yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] basketthis:
Thank you for this thread. A few years ago (when I had more freetime available), I would negotiate many different types of out-of-contract buys over craigslist, etc. I would regularly come out of a deal with some sort of gain. Whether it be money, a good trade, etc...

As I've become busier and Sprint is nickel and diming us, I have been less able to do personal trades/purchases out-of-contract. It's good to see that some are still able to carry this forward and are intellegent enough to figure it out.

This thread motivated me to research into whether or not I could grab the Galaxy SIII, sell my SII, and buy out of my contract. Unforetunately, it does not look like my area will be getting Sprint LTE for awhile so I guess it will wait...

Just wanted to thank everyone for commenting in here for some good information. Whether this is what you choose to do to get your next phone or not, this is good info. Great job guys. Brings back some good negotiation memories. ;)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rredef:
Awesome thread

I just wanna second everything up here^^^^ super cool thread
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] silva29445:
I'm going a different route. I upgraded in December to this phone with the understanding the Wimax would come to our area. I complained to customer service and the retention department. Finally complaining to a supervisor on a callback about LTE being adopted and now stuck with a phone that will never get 4g service and barely 3g. None wanted to give me the option to upgrade now instead of December 2013. This was even after stating I was leaving for Verizon. I told the supervisor that I am now e-mailing the VP of his center for final resolution. This was friday night. He was shocked when I read him the e-mail address. I don't know why as it is not hard to fine. I will report back when I get a response from John the VP.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Mattheyu:
I apologize for being off-topic, but were you able to retain your $30 SERO plan and activate an E4GT?

When I pushed Sprint on it for over two months, they offered me the door. When I pushed after I had switched to SERO Premium, they offered to let me revert to my old plan, sans the E4GT.

Considering that I upgraded in January, it is in no way fiscally responsible for me to get the GS3. I guess I'll wait for the next Nexus of GS4 in 2013.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] fishfuzz:
I feel the same way. Purchased in November thinking they would be committed to the technology, but quickly realized we were practically beta testers. We do have service in our area, albeit spotty and the hand-off from 4G to 3G is atrocious. Not to mention the $10 charge which started out as a Wimax fee...

Let us know how this turns out. I like the EGT but we have been deprecated in favor of LTE.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] USMarineNCO:
Awesome

Just called and had this done for my E4GT.....now I'll order the new Galaxy 3!!!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] puff601:
hmmm... my best buy contract said $200 etf when i upgraded to the e4gt on release day... im sure sprint will still try and use the $350 etf on me tho...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tgruendler:
If you bought your phone before Sept 9th, 2011, you have the lower ETF.

Edit:

Nevermind, launch day was Sept 16th, so you would have the higher ETF but you might be able to argue it with Best Buy since the information they gave you was wrong.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] basketthis:
Would like to hear what comes of this. I am considering letting them know how mad I am that we are Wimax Guinea pigs and that I haven't benefited from owning this 4G phone yet! If you don't mind, send me a pm with the email address of the person you are contacting.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ZombiiBite:
Yeah same here! Please and thanks!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] EmperorX:
I just got this phone back in December (the 26th if I remember correctly). This is the best phone I have ever owned... But I can't help but have the SGSIII bug. Considering it has only been a little over six months... I'm fairly certain that there is no cost effective way for me to upgrade? Lol. Looks like I'm waiting until October of 2013... Or until I can pay my etf and have the cost not be so astronomical :(
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] puff601:
well hopefully i can find my copy of the bb contract, otherwise i have no argument. if i can get the $200 etf that'd be sweet
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] thegoodrat:
Okay if someone can help me out...

I have 12 months left on my 2 year contract(June '13), it would cost me $120 to opt out. In this case, I would then sign another 2 year contract with Sprint, get the discounted SGIII so it will only cost me how much, TOTAL?

The best thing is that I could resell my epic 4g touch for a good price still if I'm understanding this right.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] whatsitsnamenow:
When you opt out they require you to sign up with a new number to get the new customer discount.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kawaski47:
no they dont. I bought out my contract in order to get the iPhone. When you buy out your contract they reset it to be able to get an upgrade and then you resign for another 2 years
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] whatsitsnamenow:
You may have bought out the contract when they were running the buyout promotion a few months ago. This is no longer the case from what Sprint told me. I have called in multiple times with the same answer. I can buyout or pay my eft but to get the phone discount I will be required to sign up as a new customer with new number. Either that or port out and wait 90 days and port back in. :(
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kawaski47:
Well I did that back in October of 11'. The whole point in buying out your contract is to get the upgrade. Yes your phone contract is still there but your upgrade should reset with the buyout. That really makes no sense how your describing it. That's sucks dude.

Have you tried chatting online with a rep?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] peanut1596:
I just checked with my local store and they said in order to get the upgrade, I had to buyout the rest of the contract ($100), then sell them my old phone for 5 bucks, and then I could get the 199 price for the gs3.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Custodian:
My upgrade is available 12/01/2012. Can someone tell me how this would pan out if I tried to upgrade today?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] whatsitsnamenow:
Tell me about it.

Online chat just refers me to contact accounts and or retentions. I am seriously thinking about switching to straight talk for 90 days then come back.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] viper786:
Can't we call and ask them if we can pay our etf and cancel the contract but leave the account active? Would doing so reset the upgrade date? Signed my contract in December of 2010 (bought this phone off contract from Craigslist).
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] silva29445:
I did not have any luck. I received a call back from John Battaglia's assistant but did not receive the outcome. I e-mailed him back to let him know that I appreciate his time but will be going to another company now. We will see if he steps up now.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Esoteric68:
On the phone with Sprint right now and I was told the same thing. I could pay the ETF on my contract but then I lose the number, so that's not an option. On hold now for another department, we'll see what they say.

No go, but I'm not really the type to get irate and keep pushing. I did get a $100 discount over the next 4 months, so hey not a total loss.

I can't really argue with their reasoning, I mean I could but not in good conscience. lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] whatsitsnamenow:
Can you sell them back an el cheapo $10 phone from craigslist? Tell them you lost your other phone. Lol

---------- Post added at 02:25 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:23 PM ----------

I could use the discount. What you tell them to get the discount?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Esoteric68:
Honestly once they told me they couldn't assist with an early upgrade they sort of just offered. Originally she was just going to credit me with one month's bill ($69) but then offered to do $25/mo for 4 months for an even $100.

I was very polite, explained to them I wasn't trying to get over on them that I was happy to pay my ETF but didn't want to lose my number nor did I want to leave Sprint. This was some kind of account credit.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] whatsitsnamenow:
I basically told them the same thing. I would gladly pay the etf so i can sign up for a new 2 year contract with a phone discount. They just offer me the advice of adding a new line to get the discount. Lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] whatsitsnamenow:
Well Sprint finally agreed to let me buyout my contract for a little less than my etf. I was fine with that. I went to the Sprint store to look at a Galaxy s3 and it looks very impressive. When I tried the speed (3G) it was ugly. 35kbs and inside a Sprint corp store? I tried my own Galaxy s2 and the speed was the same.

I'm seriously thinking about leaving Sprint now.:crying::crying:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ubigred:
LTE is around the corner.

Sent from my EPIC TOUCH!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Esoteric68:
Depends on which corner you live. No LTE in my area, around the corner or otherwise, for the foreseeable future.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] whatsitsnamenow:
That's what I'm afraid of too. I get pretty good speeds on Wimax when I have coverage, but 3g has been awful for the past year.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Esoteric68:
We never even saw WiMax in my area and I live in the 3rd or 4th largest city in Alabama. I mean we even get called *the silicon valley of the south* yet we can't buy a 4G signal.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hooover:
About the same time the iPhone came, huh...Sort of like AT&t, but more like 1,000,000 more smart (dumb) phone users lagging the 3g connection...Just my opinion...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] whatsitsnamenow:
Actually I was using an iPhone for a good part of that time too, but yeah it started about the same time when the iPhone was introduced
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hooover:
I used one for a short amount of time, the only thing I really liked was the camera.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ubigred:
Well that's not saying much lol. First it's Alabama...then you said 3rd or 4th largest city! Bwahaha

Sent from my EPIC TOUCH!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Shoulon:
Apparently Los Angeles area of where I live has LTE. Anyone live around me tried it yet?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Esoteric68:
har har hardee har funnee feller :p

(sadly, you're right :()
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] puff601:
i recall getting wimax somewhere around Tuscaloosa...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Esoteric68:
I'm about 3hours NE of Tuscaloosa. I'm actually sorta equidistant between Birmingham, AL and Nashville, TN, both of which are on the LTE stage 2 roll out but I don't expect that to benefit me as I think the coverage range is still going to fall short of my area.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wongda:
I am using 3.0.34-FLUXI-XX.02-beta4+fluxi@buildbox RR v2.4 ics 4.04

java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: no method with name='onReceiveDataFromBunch' signature='(Ljava/lang/String:)V' in class Lcom/google/android/apps/plus/hangout/GCommNativeWrapper; at com.google.android.apps.plus.hangout.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] P$N:
Does your Gtalk crash too when making video chat??
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bookem11:
Any solution to this? Is it an issue with Samsung phones or a Google+ issue?

EDIT: I am able to initiate hangouts no problem, but the app crashes every time i try to join a hangout.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saadoberh:
I have the same issue, when i enter a hangout it freezes (sgs2 4.0.3) ... when i start a hangout and my father (sgs1 2.3.6 Gingerbread) enter this one it works fine. ANY HELP ?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bunt83:
anyone figure out how to resolve this issue?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Doc Sniper:
Hangouts crash

I'm having crash problems with my Nexus 4 and Hangouts too, does anybody know what this is? Here the logcat:

09-09 23:19:37.101 I/ActivityManager(1082): START u0 {act=android.intent.action.MAIN cat=[android.intent.category.LAUNCHER] flg=0x10200000 cmp=com.google.android.talk/.SigningInActivity bnds=[368,593][516,757]} from pid 1447

09-09 23:19:37.271 I/ActivityManager(1082): Start proc com.google.android.talk for activity com.google.android.talk/.SigningInActivity: pid=5093 uid=10017 gids={50017, 3003, 1015, 3002, 1028}

09-09 23:19:38.653 I/ActivityManager(1082): Displayed com.google.android.talk/.SigningInActivity: +1s382ms

09-09 23:19:49.113 F/libc (5093): Fatal signal 11 (SIGSEGV) at 0x3f800000 (code=1), thread 5093 (le.android.talk)

09-09 23:19:49.183 I/ActivityManager(1082): Process com.google.android.talk (pid 5093) has died.

09-09 23:19:49.183 I/WindowState(1082): WIN DEATH: Window{41b132f8 u0 com.google.android.talk/com.google.android.talk.SigningInActivity}

09-09 23:19:49.183 W/ActivityManager(1082): Scheduling restart of crashed service com.google.android.talk/com.google.android.apps.babel.realtimechat.Request Writer in 5000ms

09-09 23:19:49.183 W/ActivityManager(1082): Force removing ActivityRecord{419b3b18 u0 com.google.android.talk/.SigningInActivity}: app died, no saved state

09-09 23:19:55.029 I/Icing.InternalIcingCorporaProvider(2953): Updating corpora: A: com.google.android.talk, C: MAYBE

09-09 23:26:58.778 I/ActivityManager(573): START u0 {act=android.intent.action.MAIN cat=[android.intent.category.LAUNCHER] flg=0x10200000 cmp=com.google.android.talk/.SigningInActivity bnds=[368,593][516,757]} from pid 914

09-09 23:26:58.949 I/ActivityManager(573): Start proc com.google.android.talk for activity com.google.android.talk/.SigningInActivity: pid=4823 uid=10017 gids={50017, 3003, 1015, 3002, 1028}

09-09 23:27:00.290 I/ActivityManager(573): Displayed com.google.android.talk/.SigningInActivity: +1s350ms

09-09 23:27:10.880 I/Icing.InternalIcingCorporaProvider(2989): Updating corpora: A: com.google.android.talk, C: MAYBE

09-09 23:27:13.022 F/libc (4823): Fatal signal 4 (SIGILL) at 0x40479cc4 (code=1), thread 4823 (le.android.talk)

09-09 23:27:13.092 I/ActivityManager(573): Process com.google.android.talk (pid 4823) has died.

09-09 23:27:13.092 I/WindowState(573): WIN DEATH: Window{41f1b6c8 u0 com.google.android.talk/com.google.android.talk.SigningInActivity}

09-09 23:27:13.092 W/ActivityManager(573): Scheduling restart of crashed service com.google.android.talk/com.google.android.apps.babel.realtimechat.Request Writer in 5000ms

09-09 23:27:13.102 W/ActivityManager(573): Force removing ActivityRecord{41eaec80 u0 com.google.android.talk/.SigningInActivity}: app died, no saved state
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tetakpatak:
[MENTION=3288532]sniperle[/MENTION]

You're in the wrong thread, this one is for Samsung Galaxy S i9000

Otherwise it sounds also like using wrong version of the GApps, just like in the first post written in 2012 by[MENTION=4694916]wongda[/MENTION]

You haven't written anything about your ROM so nobody can know it. Post your question better in N4 help thread.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Doc Sniper:
Maybe same reason for crash on Nexus 4

[MENTION=3288532]sniperle[/MENTION]

You're in the wrong thread, this one is for Samsung Galaxy S i9000

Otherwise it sounds also like using wrong version of the GApps. You haven't written anything about your ROM so nobody can know it.[/QUOTE]

OK, here are more Infos. I think the hardware is not the problem, because I have another Nexus 4, there Hangouts is working flawless. My ROM is the latest nightly of CyanogenMod (actually CM 10.2 - Date: 2013-Sept-10) my GApps are gapps-jb-20130813-signed.zip (for android 4.3 and CM 10.2). As said before, same configuration on another Nexus 4, everything is working fine and before on this Nexus 4 everything was working fine too, but since an Hangouts update 2 or 3 months ago on (only) one phone Hangouts is crashing permanently. Maybe for the same reason then on the Galaxy S, that was the reason for me to post in this thread. :angel:
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tetakpatak:
I see.... Can't you restore your old App then? Did you not backup it before update with Titanium Backup? I think it is the most useful feature of Titanium.

I have bunch of my Apps that I don't update anymore because I don't like their newer versions. Therefore I update Apps only manually and backup the older version before update.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Doc Sniper:
Yes, good idea, but the backup is already overwritten by a scheduled backup. So bad luck for me. :(

Actually I'm planing to do a complete TWRP backup and try it with a factory reset. If everything work fine, good, if not, then I have always the choice to restore the full backup from before.

Thanks for your help :good:

Have a nice Sunday.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] electrash:
Hi dear XDA and Arc user, i had been user of arc also, iam now on xperia s.

Iam ported "LEWA OS" for xperia arc, and im searching for few beta testers (PM me, you will get download link and more)

INSTALATION GUIDE

- Unlock Bootloader

- Download and place eLeCtRo-lewaOS on Sdcard

- Download and flash Kernel or just use FXP 115+ Kernel

- Enter Recovery By pressing vol down when LED is on when the splash screen is displayed

- Full wipe/factory reset (in recovery)

- Install zip from SD and choose the Rom then flash Lewa Gapps

- Reboot and enjoy

-If WiFi doesn't work/turn on then install applicable WiFi Modules from that specific Kernel you are using​

Credits

-FXP Team

-blindndumb for briliant help

-ameer1234567890 and rest ot TEAM XPERIA

Download links in second post
[Xperia Arc Android Development] electrash:
DOWNLOADS

eLeCtRo-lewaOS

CM7 KERNEL

LeWa OS Gapps
​
[Xperia Arc Android Development] electrash:
this one 2

UPLOAD IS ON THE WAY
[Xperia Arc Android Development] JKenvin:
Hi!

Your rom base on CM7 :-/
[Xperia Arc Android Development] electrash:
Yes, why do you put that face :/

Uploaded...in second post...
[Xperia Arc Android Development] xMimyx:
Downloading in progress ..

thanks for making it Mediafire ... :rolleyes:

best regards ...
[Xperia Arc Android Development] ArcMan09:
MAY Be She is willing to say that ur rom should be rebased to ICS Rather than GB.:D
[Xperia Arc Android Development] caqo71:
Is there a pósibility to port semc camera and keyboard to this rom?, don't like miui or CM camera app. they lack of WS resolutions, and Semc is way better.

I'm downloading the rom, I'll install and test. I'll be back to report.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] electrash:
I could try but i will end posible with force close, so better not to trying at alk.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] electrash:
Refresh
[Xperia Arc Android Development] xMimyx:
Yet I've been using it for one day ..

This ROM is super fast!

Its working with baseband 64 and kernel is inside the zip file

After using it for one day I can't really tell of troubles cuz I haven't got any yet ..

But idk the icons r sort of low detailed .. like when its from low resolution ROM ..

also bravia isn't working and sound is terrible since cloud doesn't work

its really quiet!

That's all I've now ..

Also some apps are completely in Chinese so.. such like Calender I believe and themes

I'll keep testing it this week until something happens ..

Also .., the gallery app isn't not not really cool ...

I'll keep testing it to see if tethering works or no, I'll also try it with my Bluetooth headset later

Thanks for porting this ROM and to give me the ability to enjoy tryig it

Just needs more quality and more stable apps ..

Best regards .. =)
[Xperia Arc Android Development] electrash:
Working to fix it, thanks for report.

Also i will working on xLoud to.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] xMimyx:
Update ..

I've faced few troubles lately ..

Bluetooth headset works Flawlessly !

but whenever I power on my mobile , It freezes ..

and I must to hold the power button .., after Ive to press the bck button to cancle the power off menu , then it backs to work

pls fix this It's annoying ... :confused:

thanks .. :rolleyes:

I'll keep feedback once I find something new

regards..
[Xperia Arc Android Development] xMimyx:
Any news of this Rom .. ?

It seems dead .. :confused:
[Xperia Arc Android Development] caqo71:
I think that it's due to another lewa OS out there, that's more stable.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1719813
[Xperia Arc Android Development] kormatoes:
Fail that's a copy and paste ROM for pro
[Xperia Arc Android Development] caqo71:
WOW, you're right about the Fail, I didn't noticed when istalled that rom.

Tell me something.... If this rom is basen on CM7, is there a posibility that some app from semc could be ported to this rom?, like the Keyboard, and camera???
[Xperia Arc Android Development] kormatoes:
Original port by Wayne, team xperia he is updating it soon, I don't use ginger bread bro ics only so don't know
[Xperia Arc Android Development] electrash:
yes this is CM7 based rom, im trying to figure out, with rest of lewa team, so i can port over CM9 which ic ICS.

I think CM7 based lewa wont attract so much people, and no one is interested.

I can make update to make this chinese stuff go away if you want.

Let me know.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] caqo71:
I'm on CM7.2 right now, and I love it, there is only a couple of things that make me miss the stock SE, like the camera, but I think that if this rom gets workin like CM7, then people would be interested, it's like a cm/ with different interface, and that's always a good thing. ICS roms are still lagging from sony, so I don't know when the ROM itself would be more smooth, like last GB, or close.

If this rom gets close to the CM7.2 then I'll use it for sure.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] IIEtCII:
Hi

Wich one is better GNex or GS2

gaming performance is important to me & I know that SG2 is better in gaming

but i need to know if GNex gaming performance is good enough & the GPU in GNex can play heavy games without problems

thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kevinjgray88:
Nooooooooo not another one

Sent from rooted Jitterbug running ICS
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] HeCareth:
I would think you would be looking at the Galaxy S3. But if you are really comparing those 2, the Nexus all day.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] marian0:
Lol, I think it'll be faster for you to look for related questions. This smartphones are similar, but the strenght of GNex is better support from Google. It's pretty sure that GNex get upgrade to Android 4.1/5.0.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MikeMurphy:
I have both. Nexus is easily good enough for gaming.

You won't be pinning 60fps on gta at max detail but you'll stay above 30fps. I prefer the nexus overall.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] joshnichols189:
S2 is better for games..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] IIEtCII:
I have already searched in related questions

But i need to know if the GNex can play heavy games . & if there away to increase GNex GPU performance

Note : Does GNex support USB-OTG ?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] JaiaV:
These threads never end well,.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] theking_13:
Why do people always ask the same questions?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] JaiaV:
Because people are glorified apes that aren't exactly as smart as they think they are, myself included.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkCwFkOZoOY
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] crking1980:
How about you just buy me some dinner?!?!? starving over here
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MikeMurphy:
I gave you the answer. What part of 'yes' isn't clear?

If you come on here with a silly question and refuse to acknowledge answers given to you why don't you just search Youtube and see for yourself??
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] IIEtCII:
ok thanks to every one ,

I ((Think)) i`ll buy GNex :p
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kevinjgray88:
Yay can't wait to have you in the gnex forum

Sent from rooted Jitterbug running ICS
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] IIEtCII:
LOOOOOL , I'll send a Big MAC by fedex
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] theking_13:
If you "know" the GS2 is better for gaming, why ask the question of which is better for gaming?