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[Motorola Photon 4G] aywwts4:
Okay... Since you didn't get very helpful answers.

Yes you need an unlocked bootloader, a GSM supported rom (Jokersax, Peter's or Bill's all work), and you flash the KDDI radio you were linked to previously. Read the instructions there fully. But on to straight talk specific info.

Straight Talk runs two networks at once, They have an ATT network and a Tmobile network, the network options available to you depend on the zip code you enter. You only pick one.

ATT's network runs pretty much universally on a band the photon can communicate on at super high speeds in many areas (Higher than I ever got out of sprint's "4G") HSPA+ is pretty awesome.

T-Mobile is 50/50, they in some areas they are on the right frequencies for high speed data, in others they are on the wrong frequency for the photon and you will get 2G (or 3g, I am unsure) speeds. I think they are trying to convert all their towers to the correct freqency, so check your area if you want to go with T-mo, I am no expert on them but the issue seemed complex enough I said screw it and went with ATT.

Check the coverage options in your area, Overall I recomend ATT as the HSPA+ speeds are great, coverage is everywhere, and you will always be on the right band. I chose ATT

Your phone has a full sized sim not a micro sim.

You will enter the APN information by going in to settings, More, Mobile Networks, Access Point Names, Menu button, New APN, then save on exit and reboot your phone.

GSM is totally functional, works with the standard Joker/Bill's roms as well as Peter's, the phone is faster on ATT's network for me by far compared to sprint.

Some weirdness from time to time, but that is kind of par for the course for how hacked a CM10 photon is.

Hope this helps.
[Motorola Photon 4G] Lokifish Marz:
Well except for the link that was posted to all the following info.

Skip Sprint Activation

Sprint APN for Motorola Photon

Straight Talk GSM on the Photon (5/04/12)

Suggested ROM: peetr_'s [ROM] 2.3.5 Hybrid (only one that seems to have no issues. GSM, MMS or otherwise)

GSM Radio: halfevildruid's (HOW-TO) 5/28/2012 Unlock GSM for domestic carriers on Photon

APN Settings:

Name : Straight Talk

Apn: att.mvno

Proxy: 66.209.11.33

Port: 80

Server: wap.cingular.com

MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com

Mms proxy: 66.209.11.33

Mms port: 80

Mcc: 310

Mnc: 410

Apn type: default,mms,supl,agps
[Motorola Photon 4G] Lokifish Marz:
Read the stickys, then search, then post in the relevant thread. If none of those work then post a new thread. That's why. The more new threads posted covering them same things reduces the chance of ever finding the answer for the next guy that tends to post yet another thread and so on. Prime example- I can't find any ROM's or Photon LTE.

Thanks for posting the link to http://www.airportal.de/. No I'm being serious here.
[Motorola Photon 4G] Kevets:
I think the base point of the 'hostility' is that this is a dev forum. Comprehension and research are vital to successful modifications. If someone is unable to understand what is involved in the process they should hold back for a while, lest we get more "I accidentally flashed the 000.sbf for another device, why didn't someone tell me not to" threads. Flashing software is never an accident.

Too many people want to be fed an answer without even bothering to look first. Without picking on anyone in particular, a search for "straight talk" gets 17 hits in the General forum alone, with 9 in the dev forum. A simple Google search of "straight talk work on photon" serves a first page of relevant results.
[Motorola Photon 4G] peetr_:
Yep, that's it. Someone new here doesn't see that, but repeating the same questions and answers over and over again, is kind of frustrating, especially when the question can be posted in existing thread. ;)

And that brings us to the point, that this Photon forum is missing some active moderator.
[Motorola Photon 4G] Maschil:
if the answer was easy to find... people would find it... instead people post these obscure titles... and to top it all off.. more people come ot the thread with nothing to say... thus further making the thread longer than it really needs to be......
[Motorola Photon 4G] Maschil:
thanks... this is all that has to be communicated... another the other people who just add more pages to the thread... so that another noob can go on a wild goose chase trying to find an answer...
[Motorola Photon 4G] Maschil:
thanks.. im actually using straight talk with my axtrix 2... a friend saw the photon 4g with the keyboard and wanted it so i said i would ask for himm...
[Motorola Photon 4G] Maschil:
to the common person.... whether a phone can work with a carrier.... and android development.... arnt in the same ballpark... an example of this is wether my windows computer can work with linux vs whether i can customize windows 7....

i understand you spent alot of time on this stuff and i thank you.. but realize not everyone can connect those two dots...
[Motorola Photon 4G] peetr_:
I am glad, that you appreciate our work here. Thanks for letting us know.

There are threads here with all info in the first post, but still the same threads are appearing again and again.

Is it our fault? I don't have the rights to make this forum clean.

This thread turned into cry thread, just because you don't try to understand us, but you try to teach us, that we are the unhelpful bad guys. Ironic, isn't it? ;)
[Motorola Photon 4G] Maschil:
exactly... threads here... thats all they are... scattered in the thousands of pages of this forum hoping someone can find them....another person who adds pages unnecessarily to a thread...:good:
[Motorola Photon 4G] retailguy:
Priceless. "scattered in the thousands of pages"... You do realize that the single thread all these "person(s) who add pages unnecessarily to a thread", were directing you to is where these "thousands" of pages were compiled in one place for YOUR ease of use, right?

In fact, it was labeled "!!!LOOK HERE FIRST!!!!", and stickied to the top of the forum. How much easier could Lokefish have made it for you? Good grief.

Quite honestly, the simple fact that you're unable to search, doesn't mean the rest of us can't. Spend 15 minutes teaching yourself to search, and less time preaching about how you "think" the rest of us should behave, and you just might stick your head up out of the sand for a minute. Doubtful, but hey, you never know....:eek:
[Motorola Photon 4G] runningslow:
The "Photon 4G with the keyboard" is a completely different phone. That's the Photon Q 4G LTE. Nothing you were told in this thread will apply to that phone. It has completely different hardware.

You should ask over in that devices forum:

http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1757
[Motorola Photon 4G] inimitableac:
XDA search is more confusing than American government plain and simple. I've been here for years and still rarely get it to work :confused:
[Motorola Photon 4G] retailguy:
I guess that you'd be a perfect user then of the stickied "!!!LOOK HERE FIRST!!!" thread that Loki put together. There isn't much to do with the photon that isn't present in that thread. Makes search related to the photon absolutely unneccessary!:laugh:
[Motorola Photon 4G] peetr_:
I believe, no one here has a problem with doing and explaining things for free...

You can explain it once, twice, three times and then it starts to be frustrating.

Why is sometimes so difficult to find something? Because this Photon forum has no active administration and old stickies.

This discussion is here, because there is no Photon owner-moderator. ;)
[Motorola Photon 4G] Modo-mopho:
So true peetr_

If there was I'm sure all the unneeded threads would have been deleted and/or cleaned so we could easily see the real important info.

Also a good moderator wouldnt allow so many "thanx for the great rom" posts. A simple thanx, donation, or a PM does the job

I've been here for about a year and never once did I post a thanx. I click the thanx button

**Loki. Your guides and files on your website are seriously an amazing job on your part and I thank you tremendously for it. I've used it numerous times in my flashing career.

Maybe our moderators have some input on how they run this thread. I'll sure we would all like to hear it

As always research will teach u more than being fed the answer
[Motorola Photon 4G] shouldbeshroomin:
Straight Talk AT&T SIM

I tried the APN settings in your compendium and I still don't have working data, although MMS works fine. I'm unlocked, rooted, running the recommened ROM and I have flashed the KDDI radio and I was previously using a T-Mobile sim and it was working fine, but coverage was spotty and with only Edge/2G data. I have a great signal with the ATT sim, but NO data. I've reset the APN settings to default and had 3G notification, but then it just disappears in a few seconds. I've re-enetered the standard settings that Straight Talk sends with the sims, but to no avail. I'm really at a loss here and any help would be great. I have the Sprint Motorola Photon 4g by the way..
[Motorola Photon 4G] Mindinspired:
Success for unlocking GSM on Mopho with 2.3.5 locked bootloader

I just wanted to post an update that I was able to successfully unlock GSM on my Photon that has a locked bootloader with the 2.3.5 OTA update. I was just about to give up when it started working. Thanks to the many folks that posted in the dev area, especially peetr for providing most of the files and info that did the trick.

The information is in the dev area, but a quick note that when my Baseband was unknown with no service, I just needed to enter the code to check the IMEI.

Thanks Much!

Mindy
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nooktablet:
damn, i'm downloading asphalt game data and i can't even use my tablet,

what i'm doing is just sitting and looking at the downloading screen, can't do anything while it's downloading,

any way to fix this issue without unlocking bootloader, i'm rooted,

also this is because asus uses a cheap slow flash memory, not because android, right?
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CyberdyneSystems:
its a ssd.

when i was stock, it was working fine,

im unlocked,rooted,custom rom, works even better.

might be a hardware issue...or bloatwear....or your using 14.4k dial-up, who even uses that still...
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] h_10:
i had the same problem. i was going to take back the tablet because of this issue. then i unlocked and rooted...

flashed a custom rom, everything is perfect now. i recommend that you do the same. as usual, the xda community solves whatever problems the OEMs can't or refuse to.
[General Questions and Answers] royrabb:
Hey all, finally have attempted to gain root with my Amaze and while I've managed to get it unlocked, every "One Click" tool I've used fails at some point during the process, reboots me back to a normal home screen and I'm not rooted. I unlocked from the HTC site and have since made sure that debugging was on, fast boot is not checked. I've attached a couple screen shots so you know what I'm seeing that hopefully will tell you exactly what I'm doing wrong. Did everything I could to not have to post (searching multiple threads over several sites, watching vids, starting over, etc), but I just can't seem to get the thing to root.

Thanks in advance for any advice/help. :good:

And bashing noobiness is okay too, I'm sure I prolly deserve it. ha
[Samsung Infuse 4G] georgeriga:
Hi guys ! I try to come back from JB to UCBL 3 end stuck on the message "

e: failed to mount /dbdata ( File exist)

e: copy_ dbdata_media:Can't mount /dbdata

your storage not prepared yet,please use UI menu for format and reboot action. "

Meybe somebody can help me . im nooby , please help me .
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Pony Express:
Use qkster's Heimdall. :)
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssm30:
So, I did my biggest mistake by buying a 8Gb version of Nexus 7 and now I can't install more than 2 large games on it. I had to un install Nova to install Horn (already have riptide and asphalt installed) . With the flexibility now offered by some of the developers to move game data to SD card,I am planning to buy a SD card.

I already have USB to go and use stick mount. can someone please guide me which is the best SD card. Please quote brand, capacity ( compatible with Nexus 7) and class (compatible with Nexus 7)

Since, we do not have a sd card slot in Nexus 7 :( , it is better to use a pen drive on (usb flash drive) on the Nexus 7 instead. In this way, I dont have to invest in a SD card reader and be limited by its quality. If USB drive is the answer, which is the best one to choose (capacity and brand). Do these also have classes like SD cards? :confused:

Thanks
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Travisdroidx2:
+1 I ordered my USB otg cable but not sure of the best memory device to use with it flash drive if so what type?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brando56894:
USB drives don't have classes, it's more or less hit or miss because they all use different memory chips. I would say go for one of the big names like sandisk, OCZ, etc...
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] humanista:
I want to buy a tablet for playing games, but I also need it to handle 3G, have some decent GPS and a camera. Since Nexus doesn't have 3G, a decent GPS (it doesn't have GLONASS) and a rear camera I'm not happy with it (I can buy 3G modem, but with other things there's not much I can do), but I read that it is totally awesome when it comes to games.

So my question is: is it? I presume it has access to some Tegra3 exclusive games, but are there so many of them and are they unique enough to make me care? Also, since it's Tegra3 it probably handles most games better than older devices, but do higher details and more FPS compensate for small screen? I wonder whether to buy some 10 inch tablet instead (eg. Galaxy Tab 2 P5100, Acer Iconia A501, Motorola XOOM MZ601, Galaxy Tab P7500).
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nospin:
It seems like you would be happier with a Transformer Prime or TF300. The Nexus has a fine GPS (I always lock within seconds) and is great at playing games (Tegra 3 is second to none in regards to gaming right now).

Lack of 3G and a rear camera seem like deal breakers for you though. Get the tablet that has everything you need, or you will end up regretting it.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Droidlover123:
Off course tegra 3 is great at handling games....

But as far u want 3g ang gps too u can look for galaxy tab 2 7"(dont go for 10" it is a over priced waste.u can look for note 10.1 instead).it have everything u want and its also perform great in games....

For 10" variant my suggestion is note 10.1
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] humanista:
Transformer or Note are a little too expensive for me. I should've mentioned that I have limited budget (I live in Poland and Nexus 7 costs about 300$ here, and that is the most I'm willing to spend on a tablet).

I was just wondering whether I will be able to live without a camera and with an additional device for 3G thanks to the Tegra3 gaming experience. That's why I'm trying to figure out how good is it. I'm not convinced that a 7inch screen will provide a significantly better gaming experience than a 10inch screen, even when details and FPS are better (I have 32inch HD Ready TV and 21inch Full HD monitor and I prefer the former). Also, I read that Tegra2 exclusives are available on other devices thanks to Chainfire 3D, although I can't find any information about how those games perform on eg. Samsung Galaxy 2 10.1 (P5100). And as for Tegra3 exclusives, there are not that many of them out there, right?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MRsf27:
you're telling me that you're hands will do better on a 10" screen then a 7" screen? you cant even compare the gaming experience between the two. 7" wins hands down. how are you gonna hold that 10" clunky piece of garbage in your hands and be comfortable?:confused:
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] msavic6:
It isn't that hard to hold a 10 inch tablet. Unless you of course have fairly small hands.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] humanista:
I'm talking about the visual experience, not the convenience of holding a tablet. I have large hands, 10" screen won't be a problem.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MRsf27:
bigger screen = the need for more pixels so they dont look stretched

smaller screen = could have the same amount of pixels for less space to make it look better.

I've have tegra 3 games such as modern combat 3, nova 3, and some pinball game, that I'll tell you right now, look absolutely crazy. If you decide to get a nexus 7, root it, overclock it and it'll run even better.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] humanista:
For me a bigger screen is better, unless there is some radical difference in quality. It seems we have different taste.

I've looked on those titles you've mentioned and they look impressive indeed. Are there more of those Tegra3 exclusives? And do Tegra2 exclusives look better on Nexus than on Tegra2 devices?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MRsf27:
im pretty sure if you go to the google play store website and type in "tegra 3 games" it'll show the variety
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] humanista:
On Google Play website it isn't even mentioned that Modern Combat 3 is optimized for Nexus 7. Even on tegrazone most of the games are not exclusives. It's pretty confusing.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MRsf27:
modern combat 3 may have been a bad example because I don't think that game was made specifically for tegra 3 devices. Check out dead trigger, shadowgun, riptide gp, or fort courage is a good one to;)
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alex240188:
Tegra optimized games will usually have THD in their title

Sent from my Nexus 7
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] humanista:
Well, I've just read several reviews and absolutely everyone claim that for gaming there is no better device than Nexus 7 and that a 7 inch screen is better than a 10 inch screen. I'm pretty surprised by this concept, since I thought that I will just put a tablet on my laps and then play, but somehow it seems that you have to hold your device while playing. It is pretty weird, but that many people probably cannot be wrong.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nigameash:
Coming from an iPad, I prefer the N7 for gaming. Its smaller and lighter when playing games and the GPU is absolutely amazing. I find that android has a lack of games and apps in comparison to iOS though. I have already played most of the games on my iPad that I find in the play store now.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] humanista:
Well, you've pretty much convinced me to buy a Nexus 7. Now I have to figure out how to overcome the lack of 3G, because that's the most serious deal-breaker for me. I can probably handle lack of camera and GPS without GLONASS, but I absolutely need my tablet to have 3G. MiFi seems like perfect solution and those devices have a microSD slot, but I don't know whether I will be able to install games on a card accessible through WiFi. I guess I'll just buy it and find out.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] koala8819:
Hi everyone!

Last time I fell my phone on a bowl of Noodle with oil. Well the phone got wet on the usb port part. It didn't charge anymore after the incident. But after drying it, it can charge again both on my PC and the Adapter.

My problem now is my PC doesn't detect it as a media device anymore no signs of driver missing (KEIS is installed and reinstalled, still no luck), but the phone is charging.

Was this caused by the incident?

Odin, Samsung Galaxy S3 Toolkit, and KEIS can't connect to my phone anymore....

Any suggestions? Thanks
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] koala8819:
update:

I tried connecting, and managed to install drivers automatically in Windows 7 using download mode.

My phone was detected using ODIN.

But still problem remains on mounting as media device.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stefandunn:
Hi

I have had my DHD for almost two years. I've mow come to canada for 2 month and was wondering how I can get TELUS aim card working.. no signal is found. It worked ok on multiple UK networks.

Do I need to do more than root. My phone?

Many thanks
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oPtImUsPrImEmX1:
It will work if its carrier unlocked. You just need to get a TELUS sim card at any telus in canada. Hspa speeds wont work though because European desire hd uses 1900/2100 MHz and here in north America is 850/1900 mhz.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stefandunn:
I've tried it but no signal was found. It wouldn't connect. My brother thinks it could be hardware. Im using this milestone at the moment which works great on TELUS.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stefandunn:
Update:

It's still not working, help would be great!

The APN settings seem to correct for TELUS, however, the only networks which show are Rogers Wireless. The phone still doesn't find TELUS when scanning for networks. Anyone have any idea's?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marsdta:
Could be as simple as the Sim card. Sometimes for what ever reason it just doesn't work and getting a new one helps.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stefandunn:
It works fine in an older phone.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marsdta:
You should still try a new sim. Little example of what happend to me

I gave my sister my old iPhone.phone was fully unlocked. Her sim worked in her T-Mobile phone but not in the iPhone. My brothers tmo sim would work . We picked her up a new sim, problem gone
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stefandunn:
Doesn't seem to make a difference. I think it's to do with the Band Frequencies as I have a UK phone. Would it be because I'm on ICS at all? I've flashed a TELUS radio too which didn't help.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marsdta:
Well you would only be able to get 2g in north america. But now that I think about it I believe telus 2g is cdma then if so theirs nothing you can do

OK I looked it up and telus 2g is cdma. Somebody had told me this on xda a while back but its been so long I forgot about it. Unfortunately you can't use your dhd on telus,though their are other GSM providers
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stefandunn:
Ah okay. That sucks but thanks for the definitive answer :)
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adilrenzu:
On ur dailpad press *#*#4636#*#* it will bring up the service menu choose phone information after that click menu button it will show several options choose the one on the top left corner(select radio band) set it to USA band n see if it works i m not 100 % sure but i think it will work. Let us know if it did. Gud luck
[Android Themes] thunderdrome:
Good night.

I have been researching this subject for a while and I find no solution.

I would like the pattern lock screen in my S2 to show my live wallpaper (or a different lwp) instead of a regular image.

The new S3 pulls this out easily. How can I have this in the S2? I. tried several launchers but they do not change this option.

Best regards
[Android Themes] moderaterain:
Before your S3 I dont see any similar option in a stock lockscreen. Maybe a third-party lockscreen app can do this trick. Such as the GO locker may introduce some animated components, but I'm not sure if lwp work.

Anyway, most people want to start using their devices immediately, so I dont see a point why to stare at the lock screen for minutes.
[Android Themes] thunderdrome:
I have an S2.I wish to use a live wallpaper as a background in pattern lock. go locker does NOT solve this.

s2 does not allow me but it it possible in s3.so its a software issue.

how can I solve this limitation?

is there a tweak?
[Android Themes] moderaterain:
Then try ripple lock or widget locker. I googled, no guarantee.
[Android Themes] thunderdrome:
none of those have pattern lock.if you have pattern lock you must unlock first widget lock and then the pattern.

and the pattern went have the live wallpaper background.

how can I put the pattern lock with a lwp background like the s3 then?

any thoughts anyone?

thanks