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[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] conductive:
Aug 1st Time Warner cable was installed next door, my 4G blew and I got a new phone. Now my speed is only about 1Mb and looks as if the phone is not stable or the speed tests are having a difficult time getting data. I took my phone down the street a less than a block where I could achieve 6 to 10Mb possibly even more.

I think it is TWC but it could be an Edison smart meter or other.

Is there a noise app that could help me pinpoint the noise source?

Should I call Sprint?

Any good ideas on how to handle this issue?

Thanks
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlazinThat:
That's something I would like to know as well, I have a train yard next to my house and can't get 4g anywhere near it but it works a few blocks away.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] conductive:
I can say that there are 10 warehouse/offices which all have smart meters in the rear. To the best of my knowledge these meters are transmitting a whopping 5W @ 900MHZ 24x7

Is 13MB a realistic number or is noise making 4G look hotter than it really is? Any othe experiences or ideas.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spotopolis:
I remember reading just a few days ago that someone was having a similar issue when they started to tether. They fixed the speed issue buy setting up a proxy on the PC and they got their full 4G speeds while tethering. It was 4G over WIFI when they had the issue but maybe the same steps will help you out as well.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=966418

Also, I use to work for TWCable. If the tech did a crappy job of the install and did not put fittings on the cables properly and used wrong equipment those cable lines can leak quite a bit of signal. They have techs that drive around once a month with a special detector and GPS to pick up where they have leaks in the aera and then report them to their supervisors, then they end up heading out to fix them if they are bad enough. That stuff can interfere with the bands that emergency vehicles/planes/phones use and they have to legally keep that stuff under control. So you could call TWCable and let them know they need to come out and check for signal leaks.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] conductive:
Video is a nosy ***** but I can not be 100% sure if it is the video, smart meter or other. I can say that I started having proplems on Aug 1 the day that TWC was installed next door. The thing about TWC is it is somewhat shielded even when leaking and a smart meter is not. I am tempted to put a 75 ohm terminator on the cable to see if that helps.

I have been tethering for over a year w/o problems w/o proxy. I could be wrong, but feel that the proxy simply helps hold an internet connection when you have a weak single and changing IP addresses. I thought I solved any need for that by placing my phone way above the building. That is also a really old thread with people on sense roms and CM7 is typically quite solid.

Thanks for the good information. Do we know what frequency TWC operates on?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spotopolis:
Its alot. every channel is a 6MHz increase. So say channel 32 is 20MHz then channel 33 is at 26MHz. Its been a few years since I worked for them. I dont really remember what frequency they run on. I know some are in the 10's other in the 100's. I just tried Googling it, but couldn't find a current list.

Honestly I would just give them a call and let them know ever since they came out that you have been having issues. They'll send a tech out to take a look.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ThunderOKC:
I have a major problem with the Power for my Epic. It is not rooted or anything fancy. The charging port is broken (yes, its all kaboom). I can only charge the phone by taking out the battery, charge the battery with a charger (available at Radio Shack for only $40!) and put it back in. The problem is...the phone won't turn on! I had to declare war yesterday until I finally forced Google to provide an answer which was to remove the battery, hold the Power button for 15 seconds, put the battery back in and turn it on. Hallelujah! It worked! Then later into half of the day, the battery was low, so I properly turned off the phone in order to remove the battery to charge it. And now the phone will not, I repeat, will not power back on under my command!!! I have tried and tried everything, alternating different ways and amount of seconds of waiting and holding the Power button....nothing! What can I do? I came across mentions of the Hard Reset button under the battery cover. I can't find it. Where is it? Also, is there any other way to make this work? I have to fight this every time I am done charging the battery. No, I repeat, it is not the battery since it works in another phone. It is the phone. Please help me! This is pushing me on the verge of *sighs* fatal suicide! Ahhhh Ahhhhhhhh AHHHHHHHHHH!!!! :(
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] monke30butt:
How old is the phone & do you have TEP?

Sounds like you need to take it to the Sprint store for replacement.

If you have TEP & it is over 1 yr old then it will cost $100.00 to replace it.

As far as the reset button......that's a myth.....some people have claimed to have it, but money has been offered for a picture of the magic button & no one has produced even one picture of the magic reset button (that I am aware of)......most of the Dev's on here will tell you the button is only a myth.......
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ThunderOKC:
It might be a year or a little less. I don't have TEP. The phone is all I have and I would rather not replace it, cuz Samsung doesn't know how to increase the 512mb to 1gb of RAM, so a lot of apps are making the phone freeze cuz RAM is always maxed out. I'm thinking about getting the blue S3, but really want to use the phone until then. I dunno why it won't power back on. I managed to get it to work once then it just cries cuz I take battery out. :(
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] monke30butt:
I would suggest some options that require rooting & flashing a custom ROM to make the phone work as it should. But with a damaged USB connector on the phone (as I understood you to say you had) you cannot flash anything. There is no way of increasing the RAM in the phone, but the internal storage can be increased to alomst 700MB by converting to MTD. I have been running CleanGB MTD (slightly overclocked) for a long while now & this phone continues to amaze me. It handles everything I throw at it without any problems. It multi tasks great. Stock it may not be as good, but our Dev's here do a great job & have turned this phone into a great device. The RAM issue has not been a problem for me yet & I push this thing to do way more than it is supposed to do.

If it is less than a year old then the replacement should be $35.00 think. It's a handling fee Sprint charges with no TEP for warranty replacements. Sounds like you don't have an upgrade coming yet either.

Hopefully one of these other guys will have some insite into how to help this situation, but I am not sure what to do with a bad usb port.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ThunderOKC:
monke30butt, will you help me one-on-one through PM or Messenger if I were to decide on replacing for another Epic? I really love the phone, just not happy with the RAM. If what you said is true, then I am interested in what you did on your Epic, so I can do the same. I don't do much, but I have themes, locker, launcher, other customs that takes up RAM. If you could help me, I would be willing to exchange for a new Epic. If you can't, I could try to risk the S3. The Epic is so glorious with the camera quality (compared to mom's phone making green look yellowish in aquariums), that Epic makes the green so deeply dark and lushy.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ThunderOKC:
And I wonder how to add a stabilization feature to the camera's video?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] monke30butt:
If you need help, I can try to lend a hand.

For my current setup: All I did was root the phone, flash Clean GB MTD (The Peoples ROM is said to be good too), adjusted CPU speed with SetCPU & adjusted SD cache size to make the best use out of the class 10 memory card I installed (it flys now!!!). I didn't do anything special. The Dev's that cook up the ROM'S, mods, & various fixes should get ALL of the credit for the improvements of how the phone works. I just used what they posted.

They say the CM roms are very good too, but I have not personally tried them yet. Trying to decide between TPR next or CM7 w/crespo modem.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ThunderOKC:
Yes, I've rooted this phone before and well, I don't know how I was able to do it, but I got it rooted, which is amazing for a retard like me. It was so kool. I can't remember what ROM I used and I got heavy help thru a chat on here and some people helped thru texting, etc. Then later, I had problems and it was hard for me to solve and accept updates and many things, so I went back to stock and I don't remember how I did that. Everything you said that you used are way different than what I used, so I guess those were developed way after the time I was into rooting and those wasn't available. At the end, when I went back to stock, the Epic place was slowing down and people were moving on, but surprised me to see some activity on here, especially from ya, so thanks. I will consider what I want, exchange or get S3. Another reason why I went back to stock was that with GO DEV Launcher EX, there was a glorious blue theme that was so perfect that it was everything that I wanted. When I rooted, I wanted to do that, cuz I wanted a nice theme for locker, text message, contact, etc, but I found out that GO made it possible for all of that without rooting, so it made it so much easier for a lil retard like me, but I do miss the plentiful of RAM and removal of Sprint's junk including that stupid Optimizer, etc.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frostedunit:
Well, that explains your RAM problems. The GO products are nice, but they eat your resources.

Go to the development section and go to the rooting sticky. Watch QBKing's video a couple times. Even my 2 year old could do it after watching that.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ThunderOKC:
Yeah. GO are very devious. I've always wanted to start Wake Up GO DEVils website to force them to listen and change. One example, in the Dialer, they took away the ability for us to dial a number and select Text. The only big button available down there is Call, which is highly offensive to thousands of deaf customers. Hundreds of emails, GO DEVils continued to ignore. Plus, they do random "air push" (I think is whats the name) notification ads and adding icon ads. Want to know the shocking thing? Mine are free (maybe one was paid, I dunno), but majority of what I downloaded and used are free. Not once do I get any junky ads. Okay....how about mom? Tons of ads!!! She and I use the same thing other than hers are pink theme (which are a paid feature) and those are loaded with ads. Did the GO DEVils ever listen once to correct this and behave? Never!
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flastnoles11:
Lol that's go for ya... if you decide to stick with the epic and want to root it... you can pm me for help or hit me up on gtalk... I am pretty active on here and can walk you through it... gtalk is xda username at gmail.com....

Sent from my SPH-D700 using Xparent Blue Tapatalk 2
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ThunderOKC:
It looks like Radio Shack is trying to scam people. Their $99 price is for new account only and it doesn't include new line, either, that I had done for my Epic. The new line price is $199. So, I am leaning toward replacing the Epic with another Epic. However, I do need to know something. GS3 have Stabilization for the pix/vidz, which is something that I seriously need since I always do pix and vidz with my smartphone. Epic does not have that. Is this a hardware or software feature? If it is a software feature, are there any camera app on the market that includes Stabilization? If not, I will fork over the money for the GS3. Btw, now I see two people offering one-on-one help. That makes it super hard for me to decide and pick one.

If I do decide on staying with the Epic, then rooting will mainly be for the RAM space as I will continue to use GO software and themes that I love.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flastnoles11:
If you decide on the gs3, pm naddict, he will help with the rooting and such for that phone... if you decide on the epic, my offer always stands..
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ThunderOKC:
I still need to know about the Stabilization.
[About XDA developers] elioxia:
Hello,

I am a dev working on a popular Android app line and have seen quite a few posts here by user seeking support or sharing experience. While we do have a ticket system, a dedicated Android support team and a much less popular forum, I find most problems user experience are first report here, and many posts give valuable insights on how we can further improve our products.

So I am asking the possibility of opening a forum for a specific app or a line of apps, either with or without the official support.

NOTE: This is just an idea I come across reading posts here, and does not represent the stance of the company.
[About XDA developers] flastnoles11:
There already is a forum for that... go to android development and hacking, and then android apps... there is the forum dedicated to apps...... and in case you can't find it here's the link... http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=530
[About XDA developers] elioxia:
err, a forum for "Applications and games created by xda-developers users for use on Android. No commercial apps/games allowed." seems not what I am asking for.
[About XDA developers] mdfzhi:
if its a paid app then xda too got dedicated forum for paid apps.

http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=993
[About XDA developers] Mr. Clown:
Thread closed since the OP already got his answer.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DarkPand0r:
Hi guys

Everytime I open a link in Facebook (app) using the Pop-up browser Facebook crashes immediately. This is 100% of the time. Is anyone else experiencing this? The Pop-up feature to me is something massively useful and to be unable to use it while browsing facebook is a major annoyance.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] padlad:
Seems to be working fine for me. Facebook v 1.9.5, running Android Revolution HD 2.0.
[Nook Touch General] speedman2202:
hello guys

when i charge my nook with nook's charger ..... the charger become too hot till i feel that my usb connector gonna melt ...... i dont know why .... anyone expert in hardware staff???

thx
[Nook Touch General] Sun_Cat:
Do you have another micro-USB charger you can try? The NST doesn't need the official Nook charger. I've been using my phone's charger with no problems for months.

If another charger also heats up, then I'd worry about your Nook. If not, then I'd worry about your Nook charger.
[Nook Touch General] speedman2202:
can u specific me an charger ,,,,, thx :)
[Nook Touch General] Sun_Cat:
Any charger with a micro-USB plug will work. Here's a generic one from Amazon.
[Nook Touch General] roustabout:
Any standard micro USB to USB cable will charge your nook device. Most power transformers that have a USB output will work, also - I charge my nook off of whatever's to hand. My memory is that the NST chargers are 1 amp or so, but if they don't have access to that much current, the NST will charge a bit slower.

Also, you can use your computer's USB port to charge a nook touch (or a nook color/tablet, but the latter two will charge very slowly that way)

If there's really a problem with the device, rather than the charger, that might make trouble -it wouldn't be the first thing to recommend since it could make trouble for your USB port or your PC as a whole.

Some warming of those transformers is fairly normal, though - I see it with my phone and with my LCD nooks, moreso when they are mostly discharged before I start charging them.
[Nook Touch General] Renate:
Something is wrong there. Nothing should be getting hot to the touch.

As previously said, try another charger or a USB cable connected to a computer.

Is your Nook still charging correctly? Does it get to 100%?

You can look at the battery actual voltage a few different ways.

UsbMode can show you, so can this command in ADB:

am start -n com.android.settings/.BatteryInfo
[Nook Touch General] speedman2202:
u r right .... nook charger is about 1 Amp consumption .... also it's charge nook too fast .... between i charge nook from computer it's become too slow also take about 4 hours or more to become 100% , and the thing make me sure that nook charge till the led turn from orange to green

hello Renate .... ok .... i will use this command after i install ADB on my computer ...... but i wanna ask u what USBMode use for (ur program) .... also i wanna cancel that my nook being seen from my computer as a hdd (host mood) i just wanna put it and charge my nook and enable me use my nook , cuz when i connect my nook to pc u know the message say (USB Mood) that block u use ur nook between charging ur nook

thx all guys :)
[Nook Touch General] Renate:
To prevent your Nook from mounting as a Mass Storage Device when you plug it into a PC, do this:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=32826229&postcount=2
[HTC EVO 3D] omgallthenamesaretaken:
Hi, guys -

Up til recently I was running Viper ICS after downgrading to hboot 1.4, and liked it. However, I had to revert everything to stock and take the OTA update in order to get Sprint's help to troubleshoot a text messaging issue.

Now my phone seems to be having digitizer issues (doesn't detect some touches, detects phantom touches, etc), so I'm going to exchange it at Best Buy next week.

Unfortunately, in the meantime, I'm heading off on a short-notice business trip this Sunday and I'd like to have the thing be rooted so that I can tether etc. while I'm out of town.

Every guide I find involves flashing various roms and almost all involve the HTC dev unlock which according to the HTC site, clears your data. I don't want to mess with all of that before a trip that I don't have much time to prepare for.

So, long story short, is there a way to JUST get root on my existing rom? I don't care about custom recoveries or any of that since I won't be flashing any custom ROM's before I swap the thing out.

If all else fails I can get by with a non-root tether app, but I've had awful luck getting those to work, so I'm hopeful someone will have a suggestion.

Thanks...
[HTC EVO 3D] tukijembz:
You unlocked with HTCDev and you see tutorial rooting on xda thread.
[HTC EVO 3D] coal686:
The only way to root without losing data is to temp root. Unfortunately, the temp root methods are notoriously unstable on the 3d. In fact, when I tried to temp root, my phone bootlooped.

Edit: no temp root methods work anymore. See ramjet's post below.
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
There are no temp root methods that work on the Sprint ICS 2.89.651.2 build as HTC has patched the exploit that was being used in previous builds.

ClockworkMod Tether is a USB tether app that works pretty well without root.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] omgallthenamesaretaken:
Weird, I made a short post thanking you for the answer but apparently it never showed up.

Anyway, I kind of suspected that that might be the case, thanks for confirming it. I ended up just using CWM tether for non-root users and it was fine.

Thanks again.
[Hardware Hacking General] dmexs:
There are many of us in the Nexus 7 community who are looking to build our tablets in to our cars and other places where the power button will not be practically accessible. I am one of those people. I was wondering if anybody had any ideas on how to extend the power button?

The ribbon cable for the power and volume buttons can be seen here: http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Installing+Nexus+7+Power+&+Volume+Button+Cable/9926/2

The header/connector on the board for the cable looks way too small to solder to and so my latest idea is finding a replacement ribbon cable that I could extend in to a tiny gauge wire and externalize from the case. From what I've been able to find so far, I think this is a ZIF FPC/FFC type ribbon cable and connector? I was thinking of something like this: http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail...GAEpiMZZMvyL%2b65tEJ/L29YMZjxdjhiuZuU4IfHbXs= But I truly have no idea if this cable will fit? Anybody who's great with PCBs who would like to chime in?

If it helps I found a Molex catalog that has a couple connectors that look similar:

http://www.molex.com/catalog/web_catalog/pdfs/F.pdf
[Hardware Hacking General] irishboym4:
Subscribed!!

Ive been considering the nexus for my car pc aswell. Once i pick mine up i will tear it down and see if a ribbon cable could be either extended or possibly simply cut and have wires soldered to it for external power and volume. I have already designed a power supply for the nexus in the car that would also power a DAC and a HDD. I can provide the part number for the TI power chip that i used if anyone is interested. Its capable of producing 6 amps of current at 5 volts.
[Hardware Hacking General] jllbenson:
physical buttons suck. make all phone with only capacitive buttons,.
[Hardware Hacking General] Polo96:
Interesting :D
[Hardware Hacking General] dmexs:
How would that make externalizing the buttons as needed in this application any easier..?

This is what I ended up doing. I got some good advice from another XDA'er who suggested I just pop the bubble button off the ribbon and solder to the contacts directly. In reality the bubble buttons are on a laminated sticker that I could just peel back. Then I soldered to the pads and pushed the cables out through where the rubber for the power button used to be. So far things seem to be working well, I'm a little weary of how this soldering will survive the swings in temperature being left in the car, but I guess there's only one way to find out. Observe:
[Hardware Hacking General] irishboym4:
Thats very nicely done. I want to do power and volume for my setup. Did the wire size you use work well or would you recommend smaller? otherwise i will need a separate volume control solution for the system. what do you have your tablet connected to for your amp and speakers?
[Hardware Hacking General] dmexs:
Thanks. I used a 22 gauge wire, the smaller the better I think, as long as it's not bare. As far as amp, I'm using an aftermarket CD deck with a 3.5mm audio in. So I don't really plan on changing the volume on the tablet itself. I'll probably just keep it at 90% to avoid clipping and then adjust the gain with the CD deck. I haven't put it in my car yet though.
[Hardware Hacking General] irishboym4:
Steering Wheel Controls for Car PC

Has anyone tried the Joycon steering wheel control system with an android yet? It supports HID and no drivers are required for windows. It says that it cannot be programed from a linux or mac computer but just windows. Though once its programed it can be used with linux. Im thinking USB OTG plus this guy and you could control the tablet right from the steering wheel.
[Hardware Hacking General] Omyn:
The solder will last fine on that job. The only thing I would be concerned about is getting false "presses" from the one lead that's soldered to the middle touching the outside ring. Perhaps just place a piece of electrical tape under it. Your other option might be to go straight from the connector the the flex plugs into. Just use a multimeter to test which pins you need to tap.