yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amirnew:
hi all,

when using the browser in "heavy sites" it just isn't smooth(desktop view in facebook for EXM) .

there is a big lag between you swipe on the screen to the moment it acutually moves.

if you first touch the screen for a moment and than moves, the movment is instantly. i'm pretty sure it's a matter of some definition not something big.

it is pitty, cause this rom is great at everything but this point.

it's the same on every CM9 build i've been on.

allways full wiped before flashing

please help

Amir Weissbrot
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amirnew:
help please..

does anybody has the same issue?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d4fseeker:
The browsers don't have much RAM space on mobile phones. So they have to move some stuff (final rendering, Javascript engine ...) away to have the capability to move around on a website with very many HTML elements (such as Facebook)

Jellybean makes it a lot better, if you're a friend of living-on-the-edge then I recommend trying it out.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EduMonzter:
that is because they can't use gpu acceleration like in stock rom browser
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] norpan111:
Why not?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EduMonzter:
because samsung don't share these drivers. Its like with camera, cm9 camera don't have the same quality as stock samsung roms for the same reason
[Galaxy S I9000 General] omyg:
VODAFONE CSC : VAU

Today Samsung released new official 2.3.6 firmware I9000XWJW8 for Vodafone/Australia (VAU) via KIES

Release includes CSC I9000VAUJV9 , old modem I9000XWJW1 (CL1126195) and new kernel CL1152999

Links to official ZIP files from Kies

http://www.mediafire.com/?7n0f6298x08bo33

https://rapidshare.com/files/2392017493/GT-I9000_VAU_2_20120621153453_7p6u6f0pvu.zip

GT-I9000_VAU_2_20120621153453_7p6u6f0pvu.zip.enc2

JW8_JV9_JW1.tar

PDA: XWJW8

CSC: VAUJV9

PHONE: XWJW1 ( MODEM CRC32 = 2DAE106C CHANGELOG = 1126195 )

2.6.35.7-I9000XWJW8-CL1152999 dpi@DELL170 #2

ro.build.PDA=I9000XWJW8

ro.build.changelist=1152999

ro.build.date=Wed Jun 20 15:09:33 KST 2012

ro.build.fingerprint=samsung/GT-I9000/GT-I9000:2.3.6/GINGERBREAD/XWJW8:user/release-keys

JW8_JV9_JW1.tar @ GT-I9000_VAU_2_20120621153453_7p6u6f0pvu.zip

20.06.2012 10:19 262 144 boot.bin
25.05.2012 05:15 15 581 184 cache.rfs
20.06.2012 10:19 276 672 512 factoryfs.rfs
03.04.2012 18:47 12 582 912 modem.bin [B]CRC32=2DAE106C[/B]
20.06.2012 10:19 655 360 param.lfs
20.06.2012 10:19 1 310 720 Sbl.bin
20.06.2012 10:19 5 722 044 zImage

Swype (cache.rfs) : PortuguesePT Turkish German Dutch EnglishUK French EnglishAU EnglishUS Spanish Polish Korean Italian

Swype (factoryfs.rfs) : EnglishUK EnglishUS Czech Dutch French German Greek Hungarian Italian Korean Polish PortuguesePT Slovak Spanish Turkish

BONUS - official changelog from Vodafone Australia blog:
[Galaxy S I9000 General] moh3en:
post please screen
[Galaxy S I9000 General] abid885:
Anyone manage to root it..
[Galaxy S I9000 General] rbart:
You can root it with semaphore 2.7.4 kernel.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] oswade:
Flashed kernel onto ZSJW4 and it's working good, no problems so far. Changelog too small to change rom today (maybe in a week or so).

Thanks mate!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] omyg:
XWJW7 vs XWJW8 /app/ - only 1 apk with different version :

/app/wssomacp.apk

XWJW7: v1_1202_5_1

XWJW8: v1_1205_4_1

if we compare content of wssomacp.apk - only 1 different file :

/assets/libomacp.so

XWJW7: 72496 bytes

XWJW8: 89300 bytes
[Galaxy S I9000 General] oswade:
Ahh, maybe it's cause vodaphone doesn't use mms here, they use "pxt" from what I have heard.

Any difference in system/libs?

What program do u use to check for differences?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] omyg:
I use linux tools , like diff

these are different lib/ binaries (same file sizes, can be different compilations of the same library version)

/lib/libcrypto.so

/lib/libc.so

/lib/libXt9core.so

list of different binaries (all lib/ and bin/ files have the same file sizes, probably same file versions)

/build.prop

/etc/ppp/ip-down-vpn
/etc/security/otacerts.zip

/lib/libcrypto.so
/lib/libc.so
/lib/libXt9core.so

/bin/cat
/bin/chmod
/bin/chown
/bin/cmp
/bin/date
/bin/dd
/bin/debuggerd
/bin/df
/bin/dmesg
/bin/dumpmesg
/bin/getevent
/bin/getprop
/bin/hd
/bin/id
/bin/ifconfig
/bin/iftop
/bin/insmod
/bin/ioctl
/bin/ionice
/bin/kill
/bin/ln
/bin/log
/bin/ls
/bin/lsmod
/bin/lsof
/bin/mkdir
/bin/mount
/bin/mv
/bin/nandread
/bin/netstat
/bin/newfs_msdos
/bin/notify
/bin/printenv
/bin/ps
/bin/reboot
/bin/renice
/bin/rm
/bin/rmdir
/bin/rmmod
/bin/route
/bin/schedtop
/bin/sendevent
/bin/setconsole
/bin/setprop
/bin/sleep
/bin/smd
/bin/start
/bin/stop
/bin/sync
/bin/top
/bin/umount
/bin/uptime
/bin/vmstat
/bin/watchprops
/bin/wipe

for example, /etc/security/otacerts.zip is different in XWJW7 and XWJW8, but if you check its content

XWJW7: /tmp/140186/releasekey.x509.pem

XWJW8: /tmp/225024/releasekey.x509.pem

this is the same file (CRC32=6C7E842C), just different folder inside zip
[Galaxy S I9000 General] oswade:
Thank you friend :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] IWastedTwoMinutesOnYou:
rooting it with previous version of kernel is the same as rolling back to previous firmware version so no need to flash new firmware then ..
[Galaxy S I9000 General] kzkan:
Yes I used this freamware.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] CatalystWon:
Then if JW7 is working for this user, no need to update to JW8. Thanks! :D
[Galaxy S I9000 General] omyg:
i9000XWJW8

20.06.2012 15:18 5 239 735 MusicPlayer.apk
20.06.2012 15:18 879 272 MusicPlayer.odex
20.06.2012 15:18 911 834 SoundPlayer.apk
20.06.2012 15:18 182 224 SoundPlayer.odex
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Ramsey:
Is this branded or unbranded? (I bought my Galaxy s when it first came out in June 2010 if I remember correctly) I bought it unlocked from the UK. Would this JW8 work well on it? I want it stock without extra icons or extra applications from Vodafone.. If this one is branded, then perhaps I will look into updating to JW7 unbranded as I know there is a version here of it.

mformarcee, have you tried jw7 before this one ? have you noticed any difference?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] octolith:
Thank you very-very much! Have a nice weekend! :))
[Galaxy S I9000 General] ghard1977:
Hey friends, where can i find this ZSJW4 modem? Can someone upload it here, TQ.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] CatalystWon:
CSC is the consumer software customization (also called Sales Code) and is specific to geographical region and carriers. It contains the software packages specific to that region, carrier branding and also APN settings for data connection, MMS etc for your service provider. CSC has nothing to do with languages and it will not add keyboard language support.

When I flash a new ROM, I don' flash the new CSC; instead I flash an older CSC for my region, then simply delete the branded apps.

If you search, you may find a way to backup ONLY your current CSC settings, then you may be able to restore them after upgrading to newer ROM.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Ramsey:
Thanks for your answer, I ended up installing it last Friday (August 3) with the same CSC that comes with this download. I rooted and removed the extra apps.

If people are interested in this ROM and are wondering how it performs, then I must say do get it! it is an awesome ROM and very speedy. I had absolutely no problem. The only thing that will remain of Vodafone is the little video during boot-up of Vodafone, that's about it! (after you remove the extra apps using root of course)

I used to be on JVP prior to this. Significant performance boost from that one after one week of use, installed all my apps the first day, and still hasn't slowed down :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] 3041ikreh:
Any mirror, please?

mediafire is down and rapidshare stops at 73 % with several devices: laptop, smartphone etc.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] cobalt_:
Does anyone have a root guide for the Vodafone I9000XWJW8 2.3.6 firmware? Would appreciate any help.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] cobalt_:
*bump*

Anyone? Surely someone has figured out how to root the most current i9000 2.3.6 firmware from VF
[Galaxy S I9000 General] lcampori:
flash semaphore 2.7.4 with odin, then reflash stock kernel with odin as well.

look for ramad's thread for the stock kernel alone.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] cobalt_:
Ok so just to confirm the steps:

1. Download Odin v1.82

2. Download Semaphore_2.7.4.tar from here -> http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1112908

I'm guessing the other versions of 2.7.4 aren't needed

3. Set phone into download mode

4. in Odin uncheck repartition. Leave everything else as default.

5. Click PDA, select Semaphore_2.7.4.tar

6. Click start, wait for kernel to upload.

7. Phone is rooted

8. Success?

Just want to be sure I do this right so I don't end up bricking the phone.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] omyg:
ready to flash files via odin pda:

XWJW8 stock+root+CWM ( © igorka android ) = CF-Root-XW_JW8-v4.4-CWM3RFS_Unofficial.tar

XWJW8 stock+root ( © xx oid ) = zImage_jw8_su.tar

XWJW8 stock = zImage_jw8_stock.tar ( to get back from zImage_jw8_su.tar )
[Galaxy S I9000 General] cobalt_:
Thanks!

I'll give it a go tonight. Out of interest did I have the process correct in my above post?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] yunx68:
I'm using xwjw8 root with CF-Root-XX_OXA_JW4-v4.4-CWM3RFS and change with xwjw8 stock kernel...

it always hungs, freeze, and restart recently. and battery drains quickly. any idea how to fix it..

thanks
[Galaxy S I9000 General] ulisse83:
edit:i tested JW8, better than JW7 less lags

edit2: Can i flash the new stock kernel 2.6.35.7-I9000BOJW6-CL1177078 over my i9000XWJW8 ?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] lifehijack:
Hi, can someone tell me if this ROM has the Samsung Feeds and Updates widget?

Thanks,

Dinesh
[HTC Titan] iamwin:
hi! Does anyone have a link for shipped radio firmware (.nbh file), I want to have a backup for my current radio version : 16.23.06.10_16.32.00.23U

I need the radio only, not to include the whole ROM since i already have a custom rom.

Thanks in advance!
[HTC Titan] Petulinek:
You can download Ultrashots ROM 1.21 and there is Radio 16 included :-)
[HTC Titan] iamwin:
I see,so dynamics 1.21 package has the same radio as my stock radio.

Thanks again!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hitachiota:
Hey guys,

I was on a flight today and I tried to get a GPS lock inflight but was unable to despite having 8 satellites visible. I had GPS tracking turned on, and according to the GPS, the tracker functioned correctly for only the first few miles after takeoff.

What I am suspecting is the cause of not locking is that the GNex has the barometer which it uses for a lock, but the altitude determined from the in-cabin pressure significantly differs with the actual altitude so it messes things up for the GPS.

So my question here is has anyone had any experience with using the GNex as an inflight GPS? And if not, is there a way to disable the barometer?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mach3.2:
http://www.gps-forums.net/gps-chip-speed-altitude-restrictions-t40528.html
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] derPianist:
I was also on a flight from Germany to Morocoo and I had about 4-6 Satelites in View but no Fix! :(

via Google Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mach3.2:
GPS unit limitation since commercial flights normally fly at 500+knots at 30 thousand feet(9.1km), which is well below the limit.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dnlsmy:
Also, my iPhone 3G definitely could keep up GPS wise during flights. Is it only the specific GPS inside the Galaxy Nexus or is an Android limitation?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mach3.2:
My bet is on the GPS chip inside our Galaxy Nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zapek666:
I managed to do that with a Nokia N95 so it's definitely possible. It was quick too.. took only 30 seconds which surprised me.

But getting a GPS fixe can be very random. For example the N95 could take 5 minutes to get a fix without A-GPS (network data) and without moving. My TomTom GPS could also take 10 minutes to get a fix while driving if it had no recent satellite (A-GPS like) data, and that was using a state of the art GPS chip (SiRF starIII).

One way that would work would be to get a fix before takeoff, the GPS still works in plane mode as it's not transmitting anything.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mach3.2:
Hmmm, The galaxy nexus have a SiRF StarIV chip, so i guess it could be like what you said.:silly:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lkilon:
gps

I had lock during flight. It took maybe 10 minutes and I think plane was faster than that what was showing gps but it worked. GPS displayed 750km/h.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hitachiota:
So I've been thinking that its the barometer that prevents the lock. Is there a way to disable the barometer?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] giacomociani:
Not sure anyone reads this anymore, but I'd like to share my experience, that seems closely related.

I opened a new thread here.

Giacomo
[Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus] rb69:
Hello

Post ICS upgrade, my P6200 is not recognized by Kies. Installed latest Kies as well, it says my device not compatible with Kies 2.0

I tried going back to HC, and it works fine! When I again upgraded to ICS, same issue. Has any one encountered this issue or my tab is unique. :confused:
[Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus] ve7qer:
I have a P6210 with ICS on it. Kies was working until today when I applied the new Kies update. Now it does not see the tablet any more.

I had to uninstall kies and the mobile drivers.

Reinstalled the mobile drivers and I can access the device again.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus] rb69:
i did install / uninstall on 2 different laptops, tried reinstalling ICS - no luck!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bunleab:
Hi! everyone, I wonder when I update my Note to stock ics 4.0.3 or 4.0.4 it always not good for use, battery drain so fast and device strong heated on the top bottom camera. I try for a few stock rom still have same problem :confused:.

I want to ask witch ics stock that I can use for stable for Note or solution?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danteoo7:
Cm9 is very stable
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonpaslim:
Use cleanote by g.lewarne, stock look customize for performance.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Yin-Yang:
I am running Stock ICS 4.0.3 & flashed Speed Mod ICS Kernel K3-9. The battery life & performance has improved for me.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bunleab:
When you flash Kernel it appear yellow triangle at boot screen or not?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arinsms:
flash with mobile Odin, no yellow

4.0.4 is faster that 4.0.3 based on my antutu result
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bunleab:
Now I try N7000XXLRG Stock 4.0.4 Very nice fast smooth and battery life very nice but have some problems with me:

- my phone doesn't know CSC

- can not use samsung keyboard (when type any letter it shown only the word "null" ex: I type letter A it show word null)

can you help me fix this problem?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonpaslim:
Just flash the rom again.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rhl.thakur:
Yes I agree, i think something when wrong while flashing. I had a similar issue although not as bad, but because i had no idea what to do I reflashed and it worked for me. Just like windows(if all else fails reinstall and evey thing is as good as new ;) )
[HTC Desire S] hotohori99:
Hi all,

Where can i buy leather case for Desire S?

Thanks
[HTC Desire S] SimonTS:
ebay;-
[HTC Desire S] zurpher:
Krusell Hector

I use the Krusell Hector Mobile Case. Just ddg.gg it. ;)

Are we allowed to post external links in this forum?
[HTC Desire S] harisaltaf:
Thankyou

Thanks for give me the source i want to buy for my htc desire S
[HTC Desire S] Pomcik:
Maybe some phone magazine ?
[HTC Desire S] jepe63:
I'm using this one , cheap and handy !

http://www.benl.ebay.be/itm/320848153811?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

and my phone still looking brandnew !!
[HTC Desire S] andy1120:
Katinkas Leather Cowboy Flip Case currently on sale with free shipping to EU countries, google them.
[HTC Desire S] remusator:
Offtopic:

I am using simple neoprene pouch, and the phone looks brand new. (Except for minor scratch caused by particle of sand on my fingertip).

Also had leather, but consider neoprene better, because you can "squeeze" your phone out of pouch.
[HTC Desire S] Henf:
AW: Desire S Leather Case

just search on amazon for "desire s case". since I'm from Germany i used amazon.de. to me it was about 8€. it has a htc branding. in dollar it shouldn't be more than 12$ with free shipping.
[HTC Desire S] horbatiuk88:
I use simple leather case for 8$ and it most comfortable for me
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Wextercz:
Anyone here testing CM10 Preview Edition?

What works:

Wifi

Bluetooth

Sound

Camera (Photos + recording + panorama)

Video Acceleration (720p youtube ftw!)

Basic dock functionality (keyboard works -- second battery doesn’t show up)

3D Games

Sensors

What doesn’t work:

GPS

Lightsensor is funky

here is the link

http://androidroot.mobi/2012/07/18/cyanogenmod-10-preview-edition/
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] dagrim1:
There's a thread on it in development already... Tried it briefly but non-working sd is a dealbreaker for me atm. Other then that there are some keyboard issues when docked (on screen keyboard popping up all the time) and no camera (but that's a generic issue).

Right now I'm on the EOS build, which has sd-card working but no HD youtube vid. So something broken there in hardware acceleration or something (antutu bench can't finish either).

Was hoping for an improvement in IO but the few benchmarks I've been able to run don't show much of that in that area. But hey, it's a first build so can't expect too much (hell, it's pretty awesome for such an early build). RL Benchmark finishes in 74secs now btw, which is quite a bit better compared to ICS.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Tempie007:
i was on another aosp build last week and indeed sqlite performance is WAY better! unfortunally not yet an official kernel for jellybean so some performance benches stay the same or worse.

however i did not have ANR and lockups in browser, installation of apps went fast without lockups.

thats pretty nice to me and as long as i dont have problems i dont care about benches too much (benches arw good to pinpoint problems, but dont always reflect user experience)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] kr338r:
I've been using team EOS JB, it seems to have a few more things working right now.

smooth as butter.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Diamondback:
We already have a thread for this.

Please continue here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1781853

Closed.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shail00:
Hi Guyz...

I just bought a new sgs2 white with ICS out of the box and its running 4.0.3 baseband I9100DDLPA and Build Number Number IML74K.XWLP7

Can someone please guide me to the guide where i can root and flash new rom on it?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MistahBungle:
Stickies & CFRoot thread
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leechseed:
Hi,

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1442549

READ - alot before fkn up yo phone :good:

I would go for CF Root first just because i also started with CF ^^

greetz
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cartmenicus:
Could anyone port the ability that we had in 2.1 so you had the volume to change like ringer and you could go down tovinrate and then down to silwnt? I hate havibg to change settings! It would be alot easier to justbuse volume button like in 2.1:/ is this a possibilty??:D
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] z28tovette:
Man I tried to do you the favor,but I failed. I'll keep trying though.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cartmenicus:
Thanks dude but its okay!! I don't need it badly I just wanted, to see if it was possible!!!!:D tha ks for trying dude:!)))
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] z28tovette:
I like that feature myself.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cartmenicus:
Okayy hehehehe:) well thanls for trying dude! It would be awesome if you could gwt it work for everyone!!!:D
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] z28tovette:
Is it something like this
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] z28tovette:
This the rom that has the option,by vasishta reddy. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1189926
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cartmenicus:
Yeah exaxtley it but in the popup in the popup for ringer mode so like you can go from silent to vibrate then rinfer volume without changing anything like you hold down volume down inyo silent then up one to vibrate kindaa:/ but icant tell in your screenshot!:) but thanks for looking!!:D
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cartmenicus:
I think ahaha id have to test:)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Cavalerra:
Ok, so I may have brickt my phone!

Basically I was trying to install Android to get rid of my crappy windows OS. I formatted my card incorrectly instead of FAT32, to FATxl or something, then installed Android on there and used the HD2 Toolkit to install MAGLDR. Upon restarting my phone all I get is the HTC white screen of death. I can get into the USB bootloader thing where I can use my HD2 Toolkit through USB on my computer, but aside from that I can't do anything else.

Did I brick my phone? Is there anything I can do to save it?

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ibrahimisadek:
Hi Guys,

I installed this new rom [JB] PARANOIDANDROID [CM10HYBRID] [20120717 1.7-alpha: Tablet/Phablet/Phone, Panel] http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1619582

but Bluetooth isn't working, viber isnt working & last thing vibrate on call connect

Please advice

Best Regards,

Ibrahim
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tanner4137:
Bluetooth is probably broken, Viber isn't compatible with Jelly Bean yet, I'm not sure what you were saying in that last part...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ibrahimisadek:
the last part i was referring to an application called extra phone settings or phone settings that will let your phone vibrate when you call someone and he picks up the phone.....
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] eman3316@optonline.net:
Bluetooth is not working. You need to wait for them to fix it.

Why not discuss in the actual development thread?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ibrahimisadek:
i dont have access to post in the Galaxy Nexus Android Development area
[Galaxy S I9000 General] singh.harkirat:
So, back in 2010, my wife and I were looking for new phones to buy. I had a Nokia E71 while hers was an outdated SE feature phone, and she desperately needed a smartphone to keep track of her emails. She was hell bent on getting a Blackberry. I tried reasoning with her, and she finally agreed not to get a blackberry, but then she started insisting on getting a Nokia instead. This was around Valentine's Day in 2010, I tried telling her that some great Android Phones are about to be launched, she should wait, or better still get an iPhone.

The sad state of affairs in India in Feb 2010 was such that Apple were releasing the previous year's iPhone model (3GS I think) a month before the new model was announced. I could not let her buy an outdated iPhone for INR 36,000 when she could get the latest Nokia N97 Mini for INR 24,000. I still implored her to wait for newer Android phones.

She decided she couldn't wait and she got an N97 Mini for Valentine's Day :(. I must say I was also interested in some Symbian devices at the time, but I kept telling myself that I could make the E71 last a few more months and make a call when the newer Androids were released.

Finally i9000 released in July 2010, and I heard the world going crazy over the internet. I still kept waiting, and I finally decided that I needed to make sure that this phone would be future proof like the HD2.

The clincher for me was XDA. I saw so many people boasting of updated i9000 ROMs for each android release that I finally purchased my own i9000 on 11/11/10. :D

Not disappointed at all. Have you seen the number of JB ports available for i9000? Tell me one phone that was released at the same time and has such brilliant community support. All I can say is, my brother's Desire HD cannot find even a single decent ICS ROM.