yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] -OtherSyde-:
Well, I managed to piss off AT&T by using more than 5GB on my "unlimited" (Horse sh!t) data plan to watch Netflix on my phone, and they sent me their hate-texts and started throttling my LTE speeds...

So, using the Ookla Speed Test app for Android, I ran several tests and came up with download speeds ranging about 0.51Mbps to 0.61Mbps. Then I entered the settings outlined here and forced my One X to stop using the LTE radio, and ran more speed tests - BAM! Suddenly I'm getting download speeds of 1.53, 2.34, 2.35, and 2.52Mbps. I mean, still not super-fast, but around 200k/second or so is plenty fast enough to watch videos at decent quality on YouTube, and surf with general ease.

Seems like they're more interested specifically in throttling the high-bandwidth LTE signal, since regular 3G/4G is so much slower anyway (but still way faster than a throttled LTE connection). So if you run over your LTE data plan and get throttled, then run some Ookla speed tests, switch to 3G/4G, then run some more speed tests and you might be pleasantly surprised - can't guarantee this will work for everyone, but it sure helped me a lot.

FYI I'm in Honolulu, Hawaii in a 19th floor penthouse apartment, so I get 4-5 bars constantly; Your mileage may vary depending on your area.

Thanks for the post! Life-saver!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] anomy13:
First off, shoutout to mr. Tdizzle for initiating the trend. :D (If your out there hehe.. btw your homer simpson avatar was way better imo.)

Anyway, I've tested this with AOKP and CM9 so far. AND CONFIRMED call quality is much better. No call echo and especially no dreaded UNDERWATER effect.

I'm just getting it out there for those who have not yet known this fact.

1. Flash a skyrocket rom.

2. Flash gapps.

3. Flash the rotation fix.

4. Reboot.

TEAM PTSD AOKP: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1703474

TEAM CHOPSTICKS CM 9 (download the skyrocket version): http://www.teamchopsticks.org/p/install-guide.html

Yaldak's roation fix: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1592170

Good luck!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] armyveterangunner29:
You're Welcome! :D next time ask us if you want to post a thread involving us .
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AJ26T:
Good stuff

New cm9 nightly is working fine now for me too no audio issues
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] suaverc118:
Are you saying that there is no fix for it if you are flashing a CM9 or AOKP rom if you use the tmobile version?? Just curious and i am still learning about all of this stuff.

Also I am a huge fan of Whitehawkx rom... Is the AOKP skyrocket version exactly like his? Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] anomy13:
The problem will get solved eventually. This is just a solution to the temporary problem.

And yes aokp or cm 9 on the skyrocket forums are the same.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] suaverc118:
Thanks bro. Why is it harder for a fix for the hercules version? If you don't mind me asking, what was the issue? If it's even possible to explain lol. Again thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] suaverc118:
Also without saying which ones are better. What are the differences between CM9 AND AOKP?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] anomy13:
Well the skyrocket kernel has the auto rotation reversed which could explain the nature of the programming embedded in the skyrocket kernel. I can't explain but I believe the skyrocket kernel is reversing something for the microphones which is resulting in correct projection and reflection of sounds for our phone. But I'm only speculating.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] suaverc118:
I appreciate the explanation. I'm about to charge my phone fully and then flash. I'm at 53% so hopefully it won't take long lol!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] armyveterangunner29:
Few questions.....how does the SR ROM perform when you flash it? Do you have to swap files in order for it to work fully? Just the rotate fix? We have to swap a few files and fix rotate in order to port it. What is the process? Feedback will be appreciated
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] awrnsmn:
Just flash the two files in order, that's it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jabberbox:
So far it seems to be performing perfectly. No files were swapped. Litteraly just flashed aokp_teamPTSD_0616 (1).zip then the rotation fix and gapps. No audio issues or other problems to report so far.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] `SBR`:
Just the auto rotation fix... and it will work straight away...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] suaverc118:
How about

Flash rom

Flash gapps

Flash rotate fix

Reboot

????

Making sure I need to do the right order. Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] awrnsmn:
If you already have gapps you do not need to install them.

Sent from my CM9'ed SGSII
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] suaverc118:
Oh ok. I thought every time I flashed aokp or cm9 that I had to flash gapps each time. That's good to know.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] anomy13:
Fixed op thanks.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] suaverc118:
Thank you sir
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] LoopDoGG79:
If you come from a different base, like from a T-Mobile base to ATT base, its highly recommended you to do full wipe. If so, you will need to reflash gapps.

Sent from the Darkside, ICS style
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jabberbox:
also links are broken in OP
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mahausrath:
Anyone here want to try something for me? I want to figure out what is causing your audio issues, and I have a couple tests. (and I will share the info with your devs)

Requirements:

Semi-intelligent (you can follow basic instructions.)

Access to a computer (preferably linux, just because I'm biased, but windows is fine as long as you have a zip program installed...)

Time. This may take a while.

The willingness to help out your community (I'm doing this because I'm curious, and I like your dev's.)

PM Me if you want to be the "audio savior" :D

(notice the sig, I'm not an idiot. I'm the other half of AOKP and Chimera)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mahausrath:
Thank you gents! Got a couple people to help out! Hopefully we'll get your bug worked out asap!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mastajest:
Team PTSD FTW!

Hope you guys figure it out.

On another note, has anyone tried this with the CM9 skyrocket nightly; 617 to be exact.

Edit: I tried the SR 617 nightly, and the low call sound is gone, but the person I called said there was an echo :rolleyes:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] suaverc118:
So far no under water sound but wife here's an echo
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] awrnsmn:
I tried this method to no avail.....the difference was minimal so back to stock rooted for now...unfortunately! Since it is a phone and I use it as such, I need call clarity. Hopefully someone figures out the issue soon. I think the mics are reversed and its using the top mic instead of the rear one as when I talk into the top one, it helps the person I call hear better. Any thoughts?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] snguyen0730:
Reflash? Mine is perfectly clear. No special flashing method either
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] suaverc118:
Is this without being on speakerphone??
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] csoykal:
thanks good stuff
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mahausrath:
Alright gents, looks like your audio bug is in /system/hw. I'll be sending a couple more tests out today, see if we can get it narrowed down between 4 suspects. So, hopefully, we'll have this thing knocked out before the end of the day :D

Also, the guys helping out are suaverc118 and mightykc, all thanks should be directed toward them!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] awrnsmn:
Yes it is.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] suaverc118:
You're doing all the hard work though.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] droid75:
This is working perfectly for me, the voice clarity and volume is actually better than stock for me. Hopefully they figure this out for the Hercules build because the data speeds on the Skyrocket take a hit compared to the Hercules AOKP on the T989
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mightykc:
We're just the guinea pigs here. You are the brains behind this so we definitely appreciate everything you are doing to help us out. Especially since you don't even have our phone!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mahausrath:
GENTLEMAN, take your glory! Lol don't pawn it off on me. Quite frankly, I want no credit for this lol. Think of it as you guys are the soldiers, I'm just calling shots from behind the line.

I want to make a correction quick too, pnaut is helping as well, so thank him as well. Sorry man, it was early, and the baby kept me up all night. (Which is also why I can't recall your username that I looked up two seconds ago lol)

Peconaut. Again, my apologies lol

-general haus ;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] anomy13:
You guys are great. Thanks for taking initiatives.

Btw just tested 0617 nightly cm9 Hercules. Still call echo and underwater effect. While the skyrocket one has clear call quality.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] snguyen0730:
I think its because its the at&t kernel. When whitehawks' based his aokp from at&t leak, there was no call quality issues

Sent from Samsung Galaxy SIV
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Octane70:
I had call echo with AT&T kernel as well, It didn't go away till the Telus kernel was used but had the under water effect and cutting in and out.

But no matter what radio i tried i could not get four bars of signal -95 was the highest i could get anywhere. With Offical Telus Rom full bars -74 clear as a bell.

What kind of signal are people getting versus skyrocket.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] anomy13:
Did u fully wipe? I do full wipe with twrp and no echo or underwater effect. I'm not the only one saying that this is true.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] suaverc118:
I did a full wipe using darkside superwipe non touch cwr. There was no more water mic but my wife had a horrible echo on her end. Oh and I used the aokp skyrocket rom. Now I'm not sure if this matters or not but I forgot to flash rotation fix during the whole flash but I did flash afterwards. Does that matter?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] snguyen0730:
I can confirm the echo too. My girlfriend complained. She said its not bad though

Sent from Samsung Galaxy SIV
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] anomy13:
Hmm..... that's weird. I'll do further testing and I'll let you know the results but again, this does get rid of underwater effect which is good.

Again, this could be a recovery/wipe issue: Here's what I did exactly.

on TWRP:

1. wipe cache/dalvik

2. factory reset.

3. wipe system.

4. darkside super wipe.

5. flash radio. (I did telus tlle4)

6. flashed latest skyrocket cm9.

7. flashed gapps

8. wipe cache/dalvik manually.

9. flash darkside cache wipe.

10. reboot.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tdizzle404:
Working on it

Here's a lil something else I found in Hwakxs thread seems to wotk well with AOKP

Give dude thnx!http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=27574833&postcount=2559
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] suaverc118:
I agree that it gets rid of water effect, but the echo is present which wasn't before. So it seems like it swapped one for the other.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jdmdc2y0:
Any news/progress from mahausrath suaverc? Hope he figures it out.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] awrnsmn:
I guess the hunt for a fix continues! Thanks for your effort of trying to help, but call clarity is still an issue with me also.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] suaverc118:
Without reflashing my nandroid can I just remove it via root explorer?? I think the echo is more annoying to the caller. Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] awrnsmn:
I would guess you may run into issues if you do it thru root explorer rather than using your nandroid.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] suaverc118:
That's probably the smart thing to do lol!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] suaverc118:
People giving up in this thread? Anything new.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] x4sper:
I wanted to change the color of my Galaxy Nexus without the added bulk of a case. They never released a white version of the LTE version so a white housing wasn't an option. Only thing I could find were the gray housings for a decent price. SO i figured I would paint my housing red and if I messed it up I could just replace it. I used a Vinyl & Fabric spray found at auto parts stores instead of a spray paint. I used the Vinyl dye before on a Xbox controller and durability was excellent still a year later. Here are the results!

Edit: For those interested first I used Dan1joyce's housing removal YouTube video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kp6e5w2jkk4. Then remove the speaker grill, three pogo pins, power/volume rocker. Now mask the inside of he housing with blue painters. Mainly just covering the camera and the internal stuff yo don't want painted. Then I used 800 grit sand paper to scuff up the gray painted areas and used rubbing alcohol to remove all the dust and dirt from housing, battery cover , power/volume. I didn't sand to much just enough for the paint to get into.

Now start spraying the paint. I did a coat ever 10 minutes on all 4 parts using very light coats and just making sure no hair or dust was sprayed over. I used almost the whole can. Then let it dry overnight and put it back together!

I used Duplicolor Vinyl/Fabric spray from local auto parts store which has an adhesion promoter in it and it seems to melt into the plastic giving it a good even look.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] crazyalaa:
Wow, good job man. It actually looks really good.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ÜBER™:
Nice :D

Sent From My Sprint Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] RedBlueGreen:
Pretty nice.

I done the exact same thing but your one seems a lot more neat.

Did you use heat to mould it around the phone?

How did you cut around the speaker, mic, camera and screen?

Did you take the casing off and apply it like that? or did you just apply it with the casing on the phone?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ÜBER™:
I wish somebody would start this as a service. I want a royal blue or a matte black. :cool:

Sent From My Sprint Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hurrpancakes:
That looks awesome! Nice job
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] RedBlueGreen:
The only way for it to become a service is if people are willing to send their phone in.

I was thinking of doing it.. but if it picks up its pretty hard for one person to do xx amount of phones. You just cant employ random people.

You cant send people the materials either because they will just mess it up.

I was thinking of renting out a shop or stall when the Olympics starts and then doing the service for people in front of them.... but my current work stops me from doing that.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] alpha25100:
Looks SWEET MAN!!!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] brunswick000:
Just to be sure what you used was a spray...correct? What was the brand?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dcowboys2184:
just to have a dallas cowboys blue would make me cream with joy hahaha
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] phatmanxxl:
That + red theme = Tig 'ol Bitties.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] SocialReject:
Do mine.

Sent from the future.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] I Am Marino:
That looks great.

Sent from my ADR6425LVW
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] x4sper:
I edited the OP with details on how I did for hose interested :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] RedBlueGreen:
Oh.. so you used a vinyl spray? I thought you meant a sheet of vinyl.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] blackhand1001:
Black or navy blue would be sick.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] harveydent:
No clear coat? And did you sand between layers?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] fubaracing7374:
Very nice!!!

Sent from my Verizon Samsung Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] uoY_redruM:
I was about to ask the same thing...specifically the clear coat finish.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Cabal_:
Nicely done. I had the HTC Droid Incredible (1) and I really like the red trim look.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
Looks great!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] theking_13:
Or... someone buys a bunch of GSM/CDMA housings, paints them, tells people the color options he has (people can request colors as well if the seller allows it), seller ships you the housing, you place everything in it, and presto!

You have a custom colored Gnex, with original housing when you decide to sell and maybe the buyer doesn't like the color. Just a thought. :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] RedBlueGreen:
Yup sorry.. i thought he done it with a sheet of vinyl not vinyl paint.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Sinistr0:
Awesome job man, army green or black with yellow stripes in back are good calls too. Let us know if you start doing this as a paid service and ship worldwide.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Kr8w20:
That looks pretty sweet.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Flippy125:
I would love to do this with a nice matte digi camo design and use a small brush to make the Google and Samsung white again
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] x4sper:
no need for clear coat or sanding. the vinyl spray has chemicals in it that bond to the plastic of the housing so it wont chip or crack as its made for flexing. Plus with just the spray it has a satin feel to it where its not rough like plasti dip and not smooth were it slips out of your hands.

http://www.duplicolor.com/products/vinylFabricCoating/
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] collins521:
White would look awesome! To bad it's only gloss white though
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jonnyg1097:
This looks great! I'd like to see how the flip side of the door looks and the inside of the housing (where the battery is) if it is painted.

My only dislike of the painting of the door is that you painted the Samsung logo. I think it would of looked awesome with the white of the name showing through. Otherwise awesome work!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] leets4uc3:
Hell yeah. Looks so awesome. I'm gunna do blue :) ty so much for posting this! ***** will be all over my phone! I can post pictures when I'm done if ppl want them
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dalythu:
Off topic but....whats the wallpaper?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] unlvmike:
Please excuse my ignorance, but what exactly did you sand down and why? I really want to try this out as I also hate the added bulk of cases.

And is it possible to remove the pogo pins, I thought those were soldered onto the phone? Thanks in advance for any help.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
Its the Sony Xperia wallpaper
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] arzbhatia:
Wow! It actually looks really great!

Make a silver one? ^-^
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] x4sper:
Sure that would be awesome

The pins have a plastic bar holding them down that slides up. Then they are held in with an adhesive.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Xparent Cyan Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ranasrule:
sweet !!!!!!!!!!!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ms0chez:
Wow that looks nice! Seriously people should start selling these housings, I'd definitely buy one in white.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Gene_Bailey:
Dude I would totally pay to have you do this to mine. Seriously. I would send the phone and everything.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lemonspeakers:
What screen protector are you using?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] x4sper:
Xoskins :) can not beat it

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Xparent Cyan Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] triStateMindgate:
Niiice!!! That $h!T looks buttah..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dschoenike:
very, very cool. like others have said, i would pay decent $ to have this done. For me, a deep forest green would be the best. Thanks for posting your awesome mod.

dschoenike
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rygran87:
This doesn't sound even remotely difficult. I'd do it myself, if I didn't have an Otter box covering the beautiful device. Seems pointless that way.

Sent from my Sprint Galaxy Nexus CDMA
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] x4sper:
to be honest i found the removal of the housing and reassembly the most difficult part of the whole project. Using the vinyl spray was the easy part. Just keep it 12" from the housing and spray sweeping one direction to the other using very light coats 10 minutes apart. If you can reassemble the housing you can paint the housing. :) I would love to see others finished products if they get the courage to try it. I showed it to some coworkers and they did not believe me that i painted it. They thought it was a case... lol damn iphoners
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] harveydent:
This was my concern about people either ordering cases from you or sending their cases in: people who aren't willing to paint their phone most likely aren't willing to disassemble the electronics.

Thanks for the tip on the vinyl spray! I've got to try that once I'm tired of the GNex's sexy exterior
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] leets4uc3:
cool i was just gunna ask about that. there was no blue anywhere so i guess i am doing red :D

edit: just got done, looks awesome! i might buy a few more backs and paint them different colors. Blue would look so good!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] leets4uc3:
Just put it back together. Its was VERY easy to reassemble it. The battery has a weird texture and its loud when you slide your finger back and forth. I'm sure after a day or two in my pocket it will get better. Overall, I am very satisfied. Next pay check I'm gunna order another back and paint it blue so I can swap em whenever. Painting was simple, just did 4 coats. I hung the back up and laid the battery on some card board. The real test will be when I take this one off to swap it with another color. I NEVER drop my baby so that test is out of the question. I will report back with how the texture feels after a few days. Feel free to ask me any questions.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] thephantom:
looking at the title, i thought "it can't be good". seeing the picture, i say two thumbs up OP. great work!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] x4sper:
Nice! You have pics?

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Xparent Cyan Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] x4sper:
Nice job! Looks great! Not difficult at all eh?

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Xparent Cyan Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] leets4uc3:
Not at all. I have replaced many screens and this was super easy compared that to that.

Just a tip, don't use cotton balls when cleaning with alcohol. It leaves fibers/hairs and I found 2 that I painted over. They are invisible to everyone but me of course. No job is perfect no matter what. Just a personal standard.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mookie66:
Woooww, that looks great! Nicely done.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] harveydent:
Nice! Thanks for the pics!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jelliottz:
I've wanted one of these metal back covers, but wasn't sure how the 2-tone look would go over. Your paint method would be the perfect compliment to this.

Thanks for posting these pics and walk-through on how you did yours.

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=261032881255
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sarni84:
I wanted to try the 2 tone but that **** was expensive! Anyways liked red too. Went with rustoleum all purpose high gloss. Decided to keep the battery door and volume and power rocker original. Came out OK I think :) o took about 20 min to tape everything nice also took pogo pins out along with the rockers..heres my results ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sarni84:
Anyone else do this to their phones? Results? Mines is still drying 24 hours later!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] x4sper:
Nice did you use a vinyl spray or just spray paint?

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Xparent Cyan Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sarni84:
It was 1 of the most expensive ones the store had it was a primer and paint all in 1 it was crimson red spray paint. I really like the 2 tone but that was too expensive
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] xl DIGITAL lx:
I'm trying to go for a white finish but I don't want it to be glossy.

Duplicolor has the gloss white here:

http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/d...0477_-1_2983&keyword=vinyl&pt=N0477&ppt=C0171

While VHT has Satin White here:

http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/d...0477_-1_2983&keyword=vinyl&pt=N0477&ppt=C0171

Which one would you guys recommend? Thanks