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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gm2racer:
shimp208, thanks for the suggestion. Since I've got some time before the trip, I'm weighing my options. Currently I'm considering the following:

A used AT&T phone (assuming that I can unlock it) off eBay - under $100

A new unlocked Pantech Crossover - under $70

A new unlocked LG Thrive from NewEgg - $105

A Zopo ZP500 cheap Chinese Android phone, but appears to work on AT&T's frequencies - $170

The reason why I'm sticking the ZP500 into the mix is that it's specs are better than the low end Android phones that I'm also considering. Does anybody have any experience with this phone? Does it do 3G on AT&T's 850Mhz band?

Thanks!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gm2racer:
BTW, I posted a question on the TripAdvisor forum for Costa Rica regarding buying a prepaid sim card when I get in country and somebody suggested that I acquire the sim card through costaricacellularconnection before I go and activate the sim/phone when I get in country. Has anybody used this service?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shimp208:
While I haven't used it personally it seems to have good reviews with people being really happy with the performance you get for the price. And to answer your question about 3G on the 850Mhz band yes that should work.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gm2racer:
shimp208, I wound up getting a used LG Phoenix (the postpaid version of the Thrive) off ebay. Should be arriving tomorrow.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shimp208:
Just looked at this phone seems like a good choice enjoy your trip :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gm2racer:
Unfortunately the Phoenix arrived and had a busted microSD slot as it would not recognize any of my cards. So I wound up getting a new Pantech Burst. Worked out in my favor as the Burst seems to be (at least on paper) a significantly more powerful device (1.5Ghz dual core Snapdragon CPU, 1GB RAM, & 16GB flash).
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shimp208:
Yes that is a much more powerful device compared to the Phoenix dual 1.2 Ghz (From what I read) vs 800 mhz and 1 GB vs 512 RAM, plus bigger and better screen is the better choice.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oldcpu:
Ordered a ZOPO ZP500+

I ordered a ZOPO ZP500+. I've read it is identical to the ZP500 with the exception that the single core MTK6575 CPU was swapped out with the pin-for-pin-compatible dual core MTK6577. In addition to the dual SIM functionality, I like the fact it is dual core and a quad band where both 2G and 3G should work in Asia, Europe, and North America.

It purports to have 850MHz 3G, and I have read of an Australian user using this phone's 3G with 850MHz and also a Canadian with 3G at 850MHz. It reads to be reasonably popular amongst Russian users. Can't say I know the specifics of AT&T's 850 MHz implementation so I can't comment.

I anticipate delivery of the phone in a week's time, when I am keen to get a good look at it then.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shimp208:
What specifically are you trying to figure out about AT&T's 850 MHz implementation? Here is a map of where AT&T has 850 MHz 3G coverage in the U.S, if you follow the link and scroll up there should also be a map of AT&T's 1900 MHz spectrum coverage.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oldcpu:
3G 850MHz coverage in North America

Those are great maps of AT&T's 850MHz (and 1900 MHz coverage).

I'm not looking for AT&T coverage myself, but rather interested in coverage in Canada (specifically Saskatchewan and also Ontario). I only mentioned AT&T in this thread because of this post in the thread:

Again, AT&T is not of interest to me.

Reference my interest in Saskatchewan's and Ontario's coverage, the best I have been able to find so far is this site: http://maps.mobileworldlive.com/index.php
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shimp208:
If your looking to get coverage in those Canadian areas I would use the website you looked at to find out which carriers have 3G 850 MHz coverage in the areas you want. Then once you know what carriers have coverage in the areas you want, I'd go out and buy a prepaid SIM from among the the carrier that offers the coverage your looking for and then go with whatever carrier has the best value for the money in terms of data usage, etc. and use that.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gm2racer:
Let us know how the Zopo works out. I'm interested in knowing how well these Chinese MTK6575/6577 phones work. Had I not gotten a great deal on a new Burst on eBay I would have really been considering one of these. An interesting development (at least in the GSM space) is that the Nexus 4 is within $100 US of most of the currently available Chinese dual core phones. That will put a real price squeeze on the next gen quad core phones...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shimp208:
Sure will, to me unless your really on a tight budget it seems like a no brainer to invest the extra $100 or so for not only significantly more powerful hardware but also a lot better community support due to the very open nature of nexus devices.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] corbindavenport:
Maybe it's just my games talking, but the Xperia Play is pretty cheap unlocked now.
[HTC One V] RI3942:
Currently on my 5th handset after having 4 replaced by warranty and 1 by repair and none will read my SIM card. Tried everything from other SIM cards to a new SIM card to restoring to factory settings etc. I appear to be the only person having this problem. The network I'm on is Talkmobile.

Cheers, Craig
[HTC One V] Lloir:
i have to ask you this, do you keep the backcover on, on the phone?

btw Questions > Q&A thread
[HTC One V] RI3942:
I do yes.
[HTC One V] TeeJay3800:
This. Thread moved there.
[HTC One V] BirthdayDog11:
That sucks, man. They're probably just giving you replacements from the same batch of broken phones, or something.
[HTC One V] Curiousn00b:
What other carriers is this device on? I only know VM.
[HTC One V] jacobcummings:
I think it's also on US Cellular and now Cricket. It's on a few other carriers in different countries but I don't know them.
[HTC One V] cybervibin:
That's just unfortunate
[HTC One V] 1ceb0x:
You are lucky. I had 7 same phones imported from Asia (I am in Europe) and none of them read my sim card. The phone were the grey version and all I can say is that in my 8th try from the same store I give up, took my money back and ordered a new one from another shop. This time I got the black version imported from Europe and my sim worked. There is nothing wrong with your sim. Just broken phones.
[HTC One V] chevymeister:
Koodo in Canada.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] delovelady:
Hi, Wizards:

I have a Galaxy Tab GT-P1000 running Overcome 3.3.1. On occasion, when all else seems quiet, the device will suddenly decide to play the /system/media/audio/notifications/12_Tweeters.ogg sound file (sounds something like a bird chirp), and I would like to find the application that causes this sound file to be played. I ran the Log Collector app (v1.1.0) and poured through its output, and that is how I determined which file is being played,

In the latest instance, the log shows:

09-06 08:40:24.230 I/MediaPlayer( 306): The actual path is:/system/media/audio/notifications/12_Tweeters.ogg.

Before that, I can see references to (306) like "KeyguardViewMediator" in the same second. In fact, there are hundreds of references to 306 within parentheses in the log, mostly involving Sensors and PowerManagerService BatteryService. But I don't see a way to trace back to the originator. (Frankly, I also don't have any indication that the '306' is important.)

How would I go about finding the reason that MediaPlayer was kicked off in the first place? (My goal is to find the application that suddenly decides to play this sound file, and to understand why it does so. After all, I'm being notified of something, right? Wouldn't it be swell to understand the reason for the notification, instead of just "Hey!" ?)

I've searched for general information on how to figure out what the Log is trying to tell me, but to no avail for something like this. Is there enough information in the typical Log Collector output to determine this information? If so, where can I read up on how to trace this? If not, then what might I do to trap/identify this?

I appreciate any pointers you may have on this.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shimp208:
Log Collector should give you enough information to solve the problem. I suppose one simple and quick solution you could try is go into /system/media/audio/notifications/12_Tweeters.ogg and just delete the file. If you delete the file, then when it wants to play that sound it won't be able to because it doesn't exist, and then it shouldn't bother you anymore.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] delovelady:
That's encouraging. Sorry I wasn't clear. Where might I find out how to read the log in such a way?

Hmmm... to me, that sounds like "If the fire alarm bothers you, just remove the battery." I do appreciate your reply, but that doesn't that sound to me like a good idea since I don't know the cause... I do welcome advice regarding figuring out that cause.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] electricpete1:
I had a problem with audios starting to play randomly. Googling led to many possible causes.

The only one I remember is the fix that worked for me - simply installing and running once a program available free from the market called DisableAutoPlay.

It disables the feature where plugging headphones in causes auto-playing. Mind you I wasn't doing anything with headphones when my music started randomly, but apparently there can be some intermittent hardware malfunction that makes the phone think you are plugging headphones in (perhaps limited to Samsung phones like mine IIRC... I have an Infuse).
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] delovelady:
Thanks. I will keep that in mind if the time comes that I need to take such action.

I'm sorry I'm apparently expressing my intent so poorly. My goal, to be clear, is

to find out WHY

the alarm is sounding, not to prevent it. (I reserve the right to want to prevent it in the future, but right now the point remains.)

I will try to track down the author(s) of Log Collector and see where that leads me. If I find out anything useful, I will post back here.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shimp208:
Id also look into using logcat to try and solve your problem take a look at this guide to reading and writing logcat files.

Reading and Writing Logs in Android
[Microsoft Surface] guitar1969:
After returning a Asus TF700 Infinity Tablet that had issues out of the box, I watched the Microsoft Surface keynote and I am interested now. But let's face it, without a good size library of small quality RT Apps, as a tablet it won't make it against Apple and Android. I understand the ability to run full blown apps is appealing, but if they are full blown app like Office they are not going to be cheap and use a lot of resources. Then we are back to the laptop mentality and model. Also, will the unit be instant on like other tablets . I am curious if anybody has some insight from the developer community on what they are thinking of the Microsoft RT platform for small simple apps. Are most Android/Apple Devs thinking they will be able to port to RT easily and do they see promise with that platform. Also curious how the audio infrastructure will be on it. I am a musician and Apple owns that market due to low latency audio interface, and android has ignored that audio market entirely - Android has high latency, making it useless as an audio interface with no plans to pursue that market I understand there are also long term concerns that Android will continue, which seems to be why Google is getting more involved in the hardware side of things to hopefully sustain it.

Its an exciting time but also a tough time to decide what to buy.

Michael
[Microsoft Surface] TravisAntonio:
Android did it when Apple had all their apps...
[Microsoft Surface] nbates66:
Windows RT will not run full blown x86 windows applications at the moment, just Modern UI (codenamed metro) applications with the exception of Office RT which is a desktop RT app planned to be included with Windows RT itself, it's unclear if Microsoft will eventually open up windows RT to allow 3rd party desktop apps but I doubt it.

I do not believe most tablets (even apples) are instant* on from off, only instant on from standby, with between 8 seconds to a minute for cold boot, Windows 8 on PC's manages a cold boot(from power off to login screen) in less than 30 seconds on most PC's I believe(even my BIOS system's boot is farily quick with Windows 8).

as far as I understand Windows RT's kernel is largely based on the NT kernel used in Windows 7 and 8, so probably uses a similar audio stack but I don't know if there are differences in the audio stack used in modern UI apps, keep in mind too that modern UI apps are intended to be compile once, run on Windows 8 x86-64 and Windows RT.[/QUOTE]
[Microsoft Surface] redmatt:
My windows 7 computer with an SSD cold boots in less than 30 seconds and I haven't tried Windows 8 on it yet. But my old ASUS T101MT boots in less than 1 minute on cold boot with Wondows 8 developer preview and it has a dated Imtel ATOM in it. If you think 1 minute is to long you must get pissed at your toaster on a frequent basis.

But I digress. People run and hide from microsoft innovation and jump on the bandwagon that it is cool to hate MS. Apple had awhile marketing campaign about it when Vista ws out and people were buying cheap PCs then running to Apple to blow 3x the amount on a MacBook.... :-/

Buy quality and get quality. I foresee SL8 owning the market, but iff (if and only if) people adopt. Android as a computing system is a joke. iOS was NOTHING until developers made it what it is and consumer demand and executive preferences push IT Pros to make it compatible in the workplace.

RT should be able to enter the marketplace without as many restrictions, it just needs to meet the fickle consumer who thinks quantities of useless garbage applications means better. It can solve those problems by persuading the developers of the top 100 app on android and iOS to cross migrate.

I am going to wait in line at the MS store for an RT Surface and buy a red keyboard and then flaunt it in all my iPad and Android tablet owning friends faces. Ha!
[Microsoft Surface] e.mote:
>without a good size library of small quality RT Apps, as a tablet it won't make it against Apple and Android.

This is a circular argument: "RT can't succeed if it can't have many apps, but it can't have many apps if it can't succeed." What you're arguing is for the status quo, that the big will keep getting bigger, and the small can't ever get big. If that were the case, MS would still be big, and Apple forever small.

Per above, RT does have the chicken-or-egg dilemmna in getting more apps. MS' solution is to leverage Win8's installed base to get Win devs to build RT apps, which would then benefit not only RT, but also WP8, since all three now share substantial commonality. That's the plan, anyway. We'll have to see the execution.

It's a long process--a few years--so don't expect RT to be an overnight success. This first release will be basically a public beta.

>Its an exciting time but also a tough time to decide what to buy.

Not that tough. Unless you're a dev or an early adopter, don't buy a first release of anything. That includes RT. Anybody who knows MS' track record would want to wait until the 3rd release. Let's be realistic, RT can turn out to be another Zune.

>it's unclear if Microsoft will eventually open up windows RT to allow 3rd party desktop apps but I doubt it.

It's clear if you ask the question: Can Metro UI handle all desktop computing tasks available? At this point, the answer is "no." Then it means the desktop will coexist with Metro for the foreseeable future.

The next question to ask is: What is RT's ace in competing against iPad and Android? Put differently, what can RT do that iPad/Android can't? One easy answer is that it can run (ported) desktop apps. Why? Because most RT tablets will have a keyboard & trackpad, per Surface RT's design direction.

So, yeah, I'm pretty confident desktop apps will be on RT. It's MS' ace. When you're behind, you have to be able to do something different than just following the leader's footsteps. MS can't out-app the iPad. It can't out-UI the iPad. It can't out-design the iPad. It has to make RT do something the iPad can't. Like, run desktop apps.
[Microsoft Surface] agp64:
This is from the WinBeta site:

Microsoft's Windows Store has today been opened to all developers in 120 markets, which means a wider range of developers can start developing apps for the Windows 8 and Windows RT platform. The app store currently has over 1000 apps, which is an OK sum, but more the merrier?

There are over 1000 apps. And I would bet most main players are not going to miss the chance to jump on board.

120 countries can develop apps for their Language. This is a big bonus for windows 8.
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] parallon:
Hello all. I was just wondeirng if there is a way to unlock the bootloader for an OTA JB update. I checked Asus website but only saw one for ICS. Is this something will come out in due time? I eventually want to root, but figure this is the first step.

Thanks,

Mike
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kageyb:
It works for JB as well, I did it.
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smookyb:
its correct. i unlocked my JB WW version with the ICS unlocker
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] parallon:
Thank you both for the info. So, is it possible to root the OTA JB, or do I have to figure out how to downgrade it and follow one of the other methods?

Thanks again,

Mike
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] funnel71:
You can unlock the bootloader and follow step 3 of this guide if you want root - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=30516010
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Izzyb914:
There is No Reason to Unlock the bootloader for an OTA JB Update for the TF300T. You can Download the Firmware at ASUS its Available for some SKU's

http://www.asus.com/Tablet/Transformer_Pad/ASUS_Transformer_Pad_TF300T/#download

Warning Unlocking the bootloader will Void your Warranty.

If you Really want to Unlock the bootloader ASUS has an App at the link above also in the Downloads Section that will allow you to do that.Once its Unlocked it can Not be Locked again.

When you run this App it Cuts Off your OTA and records your Serial Number and sends it to ASUS.

Also if you would like to Root the TF300T it is very easy: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1689193

You Must Root the TF300T Before any Upgrade to Jellybean. You can Protect your Root with the OTA Rootkeeper App.and Restore it after the Upgrade to Jellybean.

Rooting the TF300T will also Void your Warranty with ASUS but it is Possible to Unroot if you run into a concern were you would need to use your Warranty.
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] parallon:
@funnel71 - Thanks for the info. I will look into it tonight.

@Izzyb914 - The problem is that I have already accepted the OTA JB and I am still locked and unrooted.
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RangerLG:
I, as well as several others, have lost their root even with OTA Rootkeeper saved and not able to get it back. For those that have JB and cannot restore root, Bootloader unlock is the only possible root method at this time.
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Izzyb914:
If you have SuperSu Installed it Works with OTA Rootkeeper. It worked Perfect for ME !

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1840504
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] parallon:
So, I went to unlock the bootloader, and I have read a lot of posts about there being an .apk file on the Asus website. The file I downloaded was UnLock_Device_App_V7.zip. I opened it and did not find an .apk file anywhere, so how do I run this tool?

Thanks,

Mike
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xlife86:
R you sure? coz I downloaded it and it works fine. Did you download it directly from tf300? Use chrome to download it and give it another try. :D
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] funnel71:
I just now downloaded from Asus again to be sure. It is unlock device app v7 apk. They don't even zip it.
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] parallon:
Ahh, I just downloaded to my laptop. I will give that a try when I get home. :)

Thanks!

Mike
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -angel*:
Somebody tested this yet?

Because i got the same problem, I have OTA JB and want this Rom, but I'm not sure what to do, because in every tutorial how to install cwm it says I have to unlock Bootloader, but on the Asus page it says the Bootloader Unlocker App is only ICS... :confused:

So would be pretty nice if somebody could help me...

Thx from Switzerland ;)
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] funnel71:
I have tested this. I was on jb when I unlocked with that tool, and I also installed cwm touch recovery and rooted using that method.
[General Questions and Answers] dsaltone:
Hi.

I realy need help with my S3.

Thing is that when I root it and put a custom ROM, my SD Card starts acting strange: it only shows some files (like photos) on gallery while on pc or any explorer all files are shown. While playing music it often lags ant etc.

I used Paranoidandroid and omega ROMs.

Everything is ok when I unroot it...

I tried everything, formatted in different systems, but still nothing...

I have 32GB Class 10 micro SD

Help please with this problem.
[General Questions and Answers] DankDiesel:
Would be interested in finding out your solution... I also had sd card problems when I was rooting my friends At&t galaxy s3

I updated my drivers and everything on my computer but it was having trouble reading the sd card. Same thing in his mac. After finally getting it rooted the main problem was that it would read the s3 sd card and let me drag over a rom to flash but within the process of copying it it would close out. From the computer point of view it appeared to not be connected but from the phones view it was connected.

Clearly this is a different problem but whoever can help with the OP sd card may be able to shed light on the problem I had... my friend still has this problem when connecting his phone to add music etc.
[General Questions and Answers] dsaltone:
I cant fix it for a week now...

And i can't get it to the warranty, would be funny if i tell them that when i root it its going bad
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Max_Pain:
hey guys. just got this in my e-mail:

link to Seidio Obex mailer

anyone heard of this line of cases before? really waterproof?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] mikesdot:
hmm...interesting...I like...
[Galaxy S III Accessories] thacounty:
Great find, but that thing is just a little on the ugly side. I really like Seidio though... Hmm...
[Galaxy S III Accessories] bill3508:
Look like the life proof case. Will be nice if t comes out.

Sent from my Nexus 7 using Xparent Blue Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S III Accessories] blinkingLEDs:
Give me!
[Galaxy S III Accessories] mcp2009:
I would have to say the same but my main concern is are the buttons usable on this. I had a lifeproof for my iPhone and loved it especially because all buttons were usable and I could use it as a everyday case

Edit: From the looks of the pics buttons are accessible so in other words I'm getting this
[Galaxy S III Accessories] DINLONG:
Exactly what I have been hoping for. I am definitely getting one as soon as they are available. It is kind of on they ugly side, but I guess that is the price you pay. Knowing Seidio they may have a bunch of colors, that may help?

I was just reading about the IP68 rating and am impressed: completely dust proof and able to be submerged to 5 meters for 60 minutes or 1 meter indefinitely... Sold!
[Galaxy S III Accessories] JawjaBill:
I believe my Kraken is jealous. The screen guard concerns me. You know how picky we all are about these screens.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Speedin07si:
Well Def keep my eye on this one.

Sent from Pluto.