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[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] jhha:
Just to know some direct & simple information.

1. What's better(fast & smooth) Android NAND or Native SD(say with a 32 GB class 10 card)??? :confused::confused::confused:

2. If we change or modify something (eg. SystemUI.apk) how to flash these mods (like in flashable CWM zip files for installed NAND ROMs) in to a installed Native SD ROM??? :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Any advice??? :fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] pakure:
Native sd.... is faster than nand... provided you have a good ( branded like.. san disk) sd card

Now you can enjoy another OS like wp7.8 or am on nand with fast android on native sd....

You can have multiple native sd.... roms and switch between them easily...

helpful for those who have bad nand blocks

Also read the native sd.... thread for further info... its all there
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] wyssothmar:
Does native mode neds adapted layout?

I'm new here. The layout must be adapted in native mode? If so, how? On my HD2 running MIUI-GB Nand in mode.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Vince211:
awesome was wondering that myself just got san 32g class 10 card going to give it a go... thx )
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] mengfei:
give the links below a try, it could help.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] AOT_LD:
Curious

So curious Why Native SD with Class 10 faster than NAND

SD Class 10 = R/W Speed ≈ 10mb/s

NAND =? (I don't know but i thought it faster)

am I wrong?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] samsamuel:
its nothing to do with top rated speed, which is based on a continual consecutive read/write of large block sizes, , writing captured video, for example, , for nativeSD (i.e running an OS) its all about how fast the random read/write of 4k blocks is. Most class 10 cards are slower than class 6, for example, when it comes to nativeSD.

As to why its faster than nand, i seem to remember reading that the nand is a approximately equivalent to a class 5 card.
[HTC EVO 3D] DaveC1964:
I would just like to have a clean stock ROM, meaning stock EXCEPT for all of the bloatware. I really don't want to mess with custom ROMs and the sometimes compatibility issues they might have but the stock ROM is so loaded with bloat that it kills memory and battery life.

Is there a such thing as a stock but cleaned up ROM or do I just have to go in and freeze everything (not sure what can and can't be frozen though)?

I am rooted and S-off.
[HTC EVO 3D] kevin130:
Cool ICS was always awesome to me. Its sense 3.6 and its practically stock but just super fast and debloatified! CDMA Version or GSM Version
[HTC EVO 3D] runcool:
sadly no one cares about you and I so we won't ever get a clean one. lol. maybe if I get some paper towels and water I can clean it down? lol :-p
[HTC EVO 3D] harshil102:
if bloatware includes sense in your book, i've had a great experience using SOS M
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
If you want to keep Sense and stay close to stock, MeanROM ICS is the base for SOS M and has fixes for things that are actually broken in the stock ROM. Read the changelog on the OP and you will be surprised how many things HTC/Sprint messed up (or maybe not :)).

ROM Cleaner has been used by many people to remove the "bloat", even from the stock ROM. The apps you don't need/want can also be deleted from the ROM .zip file before you flash it, or deleted rather than frozen with Titanium Backup and other utilities.

The closest ROM to what you've described is probably CleanROM BE ICS, but that still has a fair amount of customization. The problem is that most people who flash a custom ROM want something more than what stock offers. Based on what you've said, you may be best off just cleaning the stock ROM using ROM Cleaner.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] Papa Smurf151:
These kind of threads are not needed here. Everyone has an opinion on the cleanest best rom. Read the op and make ur own opinion

XDA Moderator
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Floods7:
I purchased two samsung S3's but unlocked, i bought them on craigslist and am now a little worried. I notice that under status, it says that the Serial number is not available?

Why not? Does that have something to do with unlocked phones?

I took the phone to ATT and they put a demo sim in there, it said it was on the ATT netowrk but I could not call anyone, the ATT salesman said that it was because the SIM was a demo, sound true?

I also went to TMOBILE and put a sim in, and it said it was on the TMOBILE network but did not try to make a call.

What do you guys make of this?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Floods7:
i just put my tmobile sim in it and i can make calls, but absolutly no internet
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tomatoes8:
Mine is unlocked and I have a serial number.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Floods7:
I did a little more research and this is my problem now.............. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=32694323#post32694323
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kofiaa:
in your other thread you said ebay, here you say Craigslist. We like honesty.

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

How do we know the phones are not stolen?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Floods7:
If i stole them I would not be on the phone with tmobile and yes I got it on craigslist and would like to just sell it after I fix it.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kofiaa:
We're you aware of the problem before you bought it? I think the buyer ripped you of.

For internet to work have the network and you the apk, or search online for the apn settings for at&t or T-Mobile.

And like i started in your other post, you are in the wrong forum.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Floods7:
Sorry, what forum am I suppose to be on? I clicked on the link to the chart of model numbers but I dont know what forum to be on.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kofiaa:
settings» about device» model number

What is it?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Floods7:
i9300. I attached pics in the other thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=32696987#post32696987
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
If its an SGS3 I9300 start at the beginning .

Does the IMEI match that on the box/sticker

Has the IMEI been blacklisted .

Are the APN settings correct for your network .

Is the modem correct for your location .

Regards serial number read the serial number missing/fix thread .

Similar posts occur with users purchasing phones from similar sources . Essential non working or stolen phones sold .

jje
[Samsung Infuse 4G] AndroidFREAK_:
my infuse is has a black screen and vibrating at start up . please help . :(
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Clark Joseph Kent:
...........................

CLOSED DUE TO DOUBLE THREAD....

Sir, Although you did not provide much info on your black screen here are some links, a quick search got me these:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1711993&highlight=black+screen

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1504145&highlight=black+screen

There should be some of the guru's stopping by to provide assistance, mean time do some searching on your topic. Good Day Sir.
[HTC Rezound] Kelton Rivas:
I'm pretty new to the rooting scene and having a smartphone in general, so I don't know much about what's considered "good" battery life. I'm running Nil's sense 4.0 with Snuzzo's 1.2 kernel, lazy governor with SIO. My max voltage is at 1188 and my min is at 384 (I have no idea if those are the best voltages for this phone to promote longevity; they just seemed like good values so I chose them). What do you think of this battery life I got today?
[HTC Rezound] bik2101:
2.5 hours of screen on time ? on a standard battery? yeah i'd say thats good
[HTC Rezound] Kelton Rivas:
Oh, yeah, standard. I'd appreciate any input that could further increase it, if possible.
[HTC Rezound] darkghost568:
I think you mean clockspeed, not voltage.
[HTC Rezound] acejavelin:
There are two main power draws in the Rezound, neither of which you can "fix" assuming everything else is working properly.

The screen - it's power use is clearly the highest, 2.5 hours of screen time is pretty much the best you will get with a standard battery, the only way to improve it is to reduce the brightness.

The radios - it's power use is strictly governed by the signal strength received, the better the signal the lower the power use, the worse the signal the higher the power use.

There are lots of things you can do improve the battery use, none of them will make a significant difference for the screen or radio battery usage.

The Rezound is a high-end phone, it's screen and radios are impeccable... the problem is the cost is battery life. The best way to increase the battery life is to go to an extended battery.
[HTC Rezound] bik2101:
yeah, honestly the only way to get longer battery life is to have screen on less. i mean 2.5 hours/almost 3 hrs on a standard battery is about the tops your gonna get
[HTC Rezound] im_high_tech:
I used to have Neo's Adrenaline 2.0 Rom, and was getting on average 13 hours of average usage per day. I would text a bunch, Listen to music ~4 hours, and browse Reddit for another hour. I have YET to find another rom that can produce such impressive results. AOSP SCARFS down my battery life like no other. With the same usage, I get about ~8/9 hours of usage. Although Neo's Linaro roms do seem less laggy.
[HTC Rezound] dyetheskin:
ineff deus. I modded a lot. removed nearly everything sense. tweaked build.prop a bit. kept apps frozen until needed. kept foreground apps low and prevented many from starting based on choice. I get nearly 7 straight hours on extended battery. close to 5 or more depending usage on standard
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] mchallsc:
I've googled to see if I could find some info on using boot manager with nook tablets instead of using cyanoboot but I haven't seen anything. Does the boot loader make it impossible to use??
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Cubanluke88:
I don't know about boot manager (though I do know the nook tablet is not officially supported by it) but with cyanoboot, its theoretically possible to have multiple roms installed and to use the custom bootloader to decide which one to boot into. I don't believe there are any guides for this but I recall someone mentioning they had set it up a while back.
[Xperia Play General] awesomehacker:
Hi,

Does anyone know of a way to unlock my bootloader for under$5? Or free

THX!
[Xperia Play General] jacklebott:
No
[Xperia Play General] awesomehacker:
Or under 5
[Xperia Play General] jacklebott:
I told you, no.
[Xperia Play General] leetxperia:
If you have an Android device with high price, this is best invested money.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] Goodbye_Alltel:
Hello all, and first off, let me say congratulations on getting official CM10 and CWM support!

Here's my story (and before anyone asks, I have searched the forums for an answer, but was unsuccessful with finding my specific questions): I am currently on AT&T (was Alltel before they were bought out) with an HTC Aria and my contract for a grandfathered plan was up long ago. It is time for me to upgrade to something a little more modern and I have settled on the Blaze because of its size (I'd like a GNex, but my hands are too small) and a number of reasons. But the biggest reason is that, as I understand, it has full compatibility with both AT&T and T-mobile's 3g (4g for t-mobile) and 2g/EDGE networks.

I don't really like AT&T as a company and I also really like the monthly 4g plans that t-mobile offers. My problem is that according to t-mobile's prepaid coverage map, I won't have data service for most of the area I travel back and forth in (upper midwest USA). And as much as I dislike AT&T, they have good 3g service almost everywhere I go. So, I'd like to be able to take my current sim card and switch it and a t-mobile sim at will while I test out both service providers.

Therefore, my questions are as follows:

1) Where is the best place to buy a blaze off contract? I'd like to get one on ebay because of the price (~$200 is what I have set aside for a new phone), but there aren't that many there, and even fewer that specifically say they are unlocked - which leads to question 2.

2) Can I unlock any phone that is not on a contract (basically anything I would buy used online)? I spoke with a rep from T-mobile and he seemed to indicate that I could only unlock a phone if I was the original purchaser of it and the plan (and account) to go with it. Therefore, according to him, I would have to make sure the phone I bought was already unlocked, otherwise there would be no chance of unlocking it in the future. I would think (possibly incorrectly) that as long as I have a t-mobile account (I plan on buying and activating the $30 monthly 4g plan as soon as I receive the device to compliment my current ATT service), they shouldn't have a problem with giving me the unlock code because they did not subsidize the phone. Could anyone clear this up?

3) There are a number of sites claiming to sell unlock codes for a myriad of devices. I would consider something like that if there was no other way to unlock a second hand phone, but only if I was sure it would work and the site was legit. Are any of these sites legitimate and have you had experience with any of them?

It would be considerably cheaper and easier to find a used device that isn't unlocked, but like I said, I'm not sure if that would bite me in the rear because there is a strong chance that I will stick with AT&T due to them having service where I travel. Thanks for taking the time to read this text wall, and I can't wait to join the Blaze community! Keep up the good work!
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] jparnell8839:
1.) Good luck. Not many people are willing to sell their blaze, especially after the past couple weeks :P three weeks ago you could have had a lot of takers :P ebay would be your best bet

2.) Tmobile rep led to you like they're supposed to. anybody can request an unlock code for their phone. Naturally if you're on their plan, they'll verify that you are the owner of the account, but still. That being said, just because you can ask doesn't mean they'll give out. If you had a plan (not prepaid) for a year or two in good standings with no late payments and said you were going out of the country for a couple months and want to use your phone on a foreign gsm network, they'd bee more inclined. As a brand new prepaid customer, good luck. Best of buying it unlocked or getting the unlock code elsewhere.

3.) I've had success and failure here. Most places are what they say, but some won't deliver. Always do research. Google that site or business to see if anybody has complained. And use paypal when you can, you could always claim you didn't get the service you paid for. Same goes with ebay buyer protection.

that chapter book out of the way, always always always research as much as you can. For all you know, I could be lying through my teeth right now

Sent from my CM10 powered Galaxy S Blaze 4G
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] Goodbye_Alltel:
Thanks for the advice. I would also consider buying one brand new from t-mobile if I knew I could unlock it right away. Do you think they would unlock a prepaid blaze if I bought it brand new and at full price from them through this link? http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/prepaid-phone/Samsung-Galaxy-S-Blaze-4G-No-Annual-Contract

Otherwise I'll be sure to buy one unlocked off ebay, as it seems that most unlock codes are $25 to $50, which would negate pretty much any cost savings by buying one off ebay that wasn't unlocked.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] trevor7428:
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Like the other reply. If you bought it from t mobile and said you had to go out of county for work. And would appreciate the unlock code to use other GSM networks. While away. They get commission, so if unlock is the deal breaker, they'll prob give it to you. Or if you ask enough pple. Nicely I'm sure someones bound to give it to you.

I don't recall an unlock code thread here on xda

I've been with t mobile for 12 years if I happen to stop at a t mobile (which I plan too) ill ask for code
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] dr4stic:
Have you considered a carrier like StraightTalk? StraightTalk is a MVNO which resells both T-Mobile AND AT&T service. You can specify what kind of SIM you want when you order it online. Their service prices are pretty good, and in theory their network is basically either AT&T or T-Mo depending on which one you pick.

I've seen mixed reviews on their service and whether or not they'd throttle you on excessive service... some great, some bad, so it'd be caveat emptor, but if your usage pattern doesn't change, you'll likely be fine. Either way, it's up to you to do your own research (as someone else mentioned).

I like eBay. Craigslist can be a little scary because the phone may or may not be stolen. T-Mobile and AT&T have already started disabling phones by their IMEI that have been reported stolen by the user or by the insurance. Soon they'll also start sharing that database, so the phone won't work anywhere in North America if that's the case. There are plenty of scams when it comes to craigslist where a "brand new phone" is purchased and then suddenly reported stolen because it was noticed missing from a back room.

This was my biggest fear in buying my S3. On eBay you get to see things like ratings on the sellers so you can find someone trustworthy, like I did :) Also, make sure to exercise common sense. If something's too good to be true, it very well may be.

You can unlock any phone you buy, legal or otherwise. T-Mobile has never cared if I was the original purchaser or not, and they shouldn't. They'll only care if it's an original T-Mobile phone or not. T-Mobile will give you an unlock code for a phone as long as you've had 90 days of uninterrupted service. On prepaid they want you to have 60 days (I think) with enough of a balance in your account to pay for another month's service. Not sure about the prepaid requirements, but you can look those up online.

Also, if you just wanna test service, I wouldn't do the monthly 4g $30, I'd do a daily. $3/day gets you relatively unlimited access, and you only need a few days worth to make a decision. Plus, you likely wanna switch to one of the better all-you-can-eat plans, and wouldn't want to be stuck for a month with the cheaper plan. It isn't easy to switch until the month is up.

I've had good luck purchasing codes from eBay. Never had them not work. But with everything eBay, make sure you're using someone reputable.

If it's cheaper to find it locked, then just get it locked and buy an unlock code later. If you aren't going to use AT&T service, then you don't need to SIM unlock the phone anyways. The phone will automatically work on t-mobile, unlocked or not. Finding a good carrier is difficult, I know.

If you decide to try straight talk, you could probably go with a T-Mobile SIM that wouldn't require unlocking the phone. If you find the service lacking, you could switch to an AT&T sim and then deal with unlocking the phone.

Hope this helps.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] Goodbye_Alltel:
Good point about Straight Talk. I didn't mention it in my original post, but that was my third option for service. As for getting an unlocked device, I'll probably have to buy one whether it's locked or not pretty soon, after seeing how much activity has been going on here lately, lol. Ebay again seems to be the cheapest route for getting an unlock code, and I'll have their buyer protection and Paypal in case the code does not work. (I will first, of course, call and/or online request t-mobile for an unlock after I get my T-mo account setup. Maybe I'll get lucky about unlocking before their traditional 60 days of prepaid service - if not, off to ebay it is cause I need to get my current ATT sim + number on it asap)

As for ebay codes, I've seen some cheap services that promise to unlock a phone by setting up some software on my computer and plugging the phone into the computer. They then do the unlock online. They are a lot cheaper than the regular "give us carrier and IMEI and we email code" services also found on ebay and the like. Can I trust this unknown software to be running on my computer and hacking into my phone?

I have not seen or heard of T-mobile's daily plans (like the $3/day you mention). Could you provide a link to where I can find more info on these plans? Also, if you think the $30/monthly unlimited text, data, and 100 minutes plan isn't that great, what plan(s) would you recommend? I am certainly never going to sign another contract, so prepaid or monthly is the only long term option if I decide to kill my grandfathered AT&T data plan (which is looking less likely as I know that I can expect good service where I go). I'm thinking you may be pointing me to one of their plans that allows data roaming on T-mobile affiliates? Because their post-paid data map looks a lot better, even comparable to AT&T.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] merwin:
If it's a T-Mobile phone and you have T-Mobile as your carrier, you can call customer care and tell them you just got service with them and are going overseas and need it unlocked so you can use a foreign sim card in it. Thay usually works well.

If not, ask to speak to a supervisor. When transferred, ask the person if they are a supervisor or just an escalation rep. If they are not a supervisor, ask them if they can help you still.

If they won't, ask to speak to an actual supervisor and try again. If all else fails, you do have a window of time to cancel, so you can always tell them you are thinking of canceling and they will probably transfer you to a retention rep. That one's a gamble since you're bluffing.

If retention won't help, hang up in the middle of a sentence and call back. Chances are, you will get a different call center and you can say you got disconnected and try the process again.

That gives you up to 6 potential reps who can help... and they can. I was customer care for a couple years and then in corporate engineering for several years. They are flexible, you just have to play the game.

Probably not the answer you want, but it's what you will have to do to get it unlocked quickly :)
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] dr4stic:
I have always stayed away from anything that requires a cable. If they can't get you a code based on your IMEI, I don't bother. I used one of those once and I don't remember if it ever worked or not.

The daily plans don't seem to be well advertised on the site. I found them this time around by going to the "no annual contract plans" and then scrolling down to the bottom for daily and other services. Check it out here. I believe their prepaid coverage map hasn't been updated in ages on the site. Supposedly their prepaid coverage map is about 98-99% like their postpaid one. The main difference between the two is that prepaid doesn't allow you to do conditional call forwarding. This is necessary if you want to use another service for voice mail instead of T-Mobile's crappy voicemail.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] dispozable:
When I signed up for Tmo they gave me 30 days to confirm if I wanted the contract. You can get a plan and if you dont like it you can just return it before the first 30 days are up and only pay for the minutes you used. This was a big deal for me as I cam from ATT like you, but needed to knwo how well the Tmo service was. I would suggest getting the unlimited everything for $60 a month. Tmo I must say has pretty good customer service. I have had a few problems with them but all it takes is a little social engineering on the phone (saying sprint/whoever will pay your ETF) and you can get some pretty good stuff :)

I got $10 knocked off my bill for the duration (18months or so) off my bill for an overcharge I got. I also got two free blazes 2 months before my contract was up for free as well. Plus, when/if they are bought out there is a good chance contracts will be altered/changed allowing you to get out of your contract early :)