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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] shojus:
That is up to your coverage map but I would say that if your having issues with AT&T's hspa+ then T-mobile might not be a great choice but it all depends where you travel... The wifi-calling is an added bonus that I like to have! :) Definitely look up your address and see what "color" you live in and talk in and that will tell ya... I get fine service even when I only have one bar of signal strength but I'm sure that it varies by location and phone. Where I live AT&T has a much faster hspa+ network than T-mobile does but this is kind of a "dummy" line for me to play with... LOL I just have the $30 Walmart prepaid plan.. :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] zen0s:
Both carrier supposedly have good coverages where I live but I don't get any reception inside of home, which is pretty lame and drives me nuts!

I keep hearing wifi-calling being buggy on note 2? How's your experience with that?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] mcguinness89:
I'm getting 15mb/s where i live (NYC and Long Island). Better than At&t and Verizon overall, especially for the price and free mobile hotspot. I have better service then other providers here too. WiFi Calling is also great
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] shojus:
Wifi calling worked great with my note 2 until I lost my phone this morning!! Grrr
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] zen0s:
What...!? O_O someone stole your phone? Omfg I'm so sorry to hear that man... I hope you had insurance on it, or hopefully gps tracking will help find your phone :(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] slimc84:
wifi calling has worked great on my Note2 and was part of the reason I switched to T-Mobile... Verizon has 4G LTE where I am at currently; however, if they are having issues with their 4G network it is a huge PITA.... sending texts/calling over wifi is a huge bonus and definitely comes in handy
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] vinas1:
Wifi Calling is awesome if you can get a good wifi signal. At my home I get the speeds in my signature (11Mb/s down 4Mb/s up) and live in a full 4G coverage area. Where I used to live I barely got 2 bars of edge, which in that case I would use wifi calling exclusively. You do need a pretty strong signal with wifi calling (at least 2 bars) and a decent upload rate. Other that that it's great. I'd also recommend setting the preferred call method to cell (above wifi). That way you'll use cell always unless you have no coverage, then wifi calling will kick in, and it's very nice to see wifi calling when no one else can get a signal! Like others have said, check the coverage map! Where I live in Michigan AT&T stinks, my parents have them and can't get a signal anywhere. They are very jealous at my house when they have no signal and I have full 4G goodness! :good:
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thilo86:
Hey guys,

i know you won´t like to hear that question, but I am trying to fix that issue for 2 days now but nothing works.

At first, I don´t know too much about all that stuff, but I tried to flash another ROM on my GT540 anyway. Obviously that didn´t work out to good.

The last ROM i flashed on my phone was V20B_00.kdz. I also reset it numerous times. I tried to use different usernames to log in to my google account at the phone. However, when I start the phone I get the fault

"System UIDs Inconsistent: UIDs on the system are inconsistent, you need to wipe your data partition or your device will be unstable. >> I´m feeling lucky"

When I click "I´m feeling lucky" I get the next fault

"Sorry! The application Market (process com.android.vending) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again. >> Force close"

I get the second fault every time I try to start the Market. A market update didn´t work. I installed an alternative Market, still get the same fault. When I try to download the apps at my Laptop and put it on my SD card of the phone to install it, I get the fault

"Parse Error. There is a problem parsing the package. >> OK"

I tried to install an App to fix that first fault. I think it was ROM_Manager_5.0.0.1. But I get that Parse fault.

I might have changed the memory space for the system with one ROM that I had flashed to the phone. I am not sure about it. I have seen that this might be an issue for some system apps when the system partition would be too small.

I also updated my phone with LG Mobile Support Tool. So I flashed it, reset it, updated it, and now have no idea what do to, as I am not the biggest expert in that.

Help would be great. Thank you.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] sahil11:
Beats Audio + Bravia Engine +xLoud For Micromax A45 Punk

Beats Audio : Audio enhancement technology by HTC for its phones. Bestnoticeable in headphones.

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xLoud : Audio filter technology by Sony, it should increase clarity at loud volumes. And

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Bravia Engine: Better photo quality on the mobile display , adjusts brightness, saturation, colours by Sony.

Try new MOD for Micromax A45 with xLoud Sony Bravia Engine and Beats Audio

(Plz do a CWM backup before installing)

Install instructions:

first flash cwm recovery on your phone

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1987353

1.Download the file and place it in your SDCard.

2.Boot into recovery, install zip from sdcard choose update.zip.

3.Go to install zip from sdcard and choose the downloaded file.

4.Reboot after install completes.

5.Done!

STOP FLAMING I AM NEW TO THE FORUM.

( IF YOU DONT HAVE update.zip DOWNLOAD IT BY CLICKING update.zip link ABOVE AND PLACE ON SDCARD )

Link:- http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1434782&d=1351340764

Credit goes to ayush.gaud

http://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=4870757

I am and developer are not responsible for any problem and its fully working test by me.. :)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] sahil11:
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:) reserved.......!
[Android General] colonelcack:
Why are there no high end 4" android phones? Does everyone think bigger is better?

This article raised a very good question I've been wondering for a while now too:

http://www.zdnet.com/dear-android-manufacturers-please-sell-me-the-phone-that-i-want-7000006437/

There are plenty of android phones to choose from. But every North American manufacturer's flagship phones are 4.6+ inches and they just seem to be getting bigger! I don't want a bigger phone...but I want flagship hardware. How many >4.5 inch android phones have top tier hardware (quadcore, HD screen, top end GPU). ZERO.:crying:

The one thing I think Apple has right is the size of the iPhone 5. It fits very comfortably in your hand. I can fit the Galaxy Nexus in one hand, but I cannot reach all areas of the screen with my thumb if I have 4 fingers gripping the side of the phone. I can stretch if I put my pinky on the bottom and only 3 on the side, but if I add a case to the mix then it becomes uncomfortable again.

Now I admit I have smaller hands, but I'm sure others have this issue as well. I just was shocked to read through the comments on the story to see how many people avidly almost "attacked" the author for his opinion. Thinking it was ridiculous to expect options like this. And that people with smaller hands should just be content with outdated hardware on smaller phones.

Anyone else who wish the sizes would go back down? Or at least have options of smaller models with the same high end hardware? Was really hoping for a 4-4.3" Nexus 4...but I know that's not going to happen :( Oh well...here's to hoping it might happen with the Nexus 5...
[Android General] lowbudge:
I think it has to do with utility anymore. Screen size is pretty much a deciding factor for most because of what they can do or what they feel they need with their device. I agree with you on size but do not think one handing your phone shouldn't be a factor.

However, 4" is a nice juicy screen size for anyone. But then again there is the utility thing to think about. Who really uses a smart phone just to make calls or view an email/text anymore?
[Android General] boenklon2:
to be honest i am absolutely agree with u.

now adays smartphone is used for browsing and multimedia rather than make a call and sms or email.

u can get samsung galaxy s3 mini at least.

IMHO. nexus series will look like this in the future. i believe google has make some kind of standardization of their phone model.

4.65 with a shape like galnex.

its not the screen size that i really concern. but the battery life...:(
[Android General] Alton (Halo 2):
There is a high end phone that's 4" its called the Droid Incredible 4G LTE
[Android General] 063_XOBX:
Screens are huge because we demand high definition screens. 720x1280 doesn't come cheap in a 4inch screen. Also leaves more room for battery and the extra lte antenna.
[Android General] DinoSoup:
The new Galaxy S3 Mini just came out! It has the SPECS of a flagship devices, but has a 4" screen!
[Android General] strumcat:
I prefer big displays mainly because tiny onscreen keyboards are hard to use.
[Android General] colonelcack:
I guess I should have been more clear in my title. I meant 4" flagship devices, top tier...not just "high end". The Droid is only dual core, 1GB of ram, 8GB of storage and isn't 720P.

Take a look at the specs of the Chinese phone listed in the article...

"720p 4.3-inch screen with a Retina-display-busting pixel density of 342ppi. Quad-core 1.5GHz Snapdragon processor, 2GB of RAM, Jelly Bean and up to 32GB of storage. No microSD, sadly, and of course there may be support and warranty issues, but this ideally-sized powerhouse will retail at less than £250."

So It can be done. And on the affordable side even (~$400). My question is why is there no equivalent of this in the North American market?
[Android General] 063_XOBX:
4.3 with buttons is the same profile as the Galaxy Nexus without. Maybe a little narrower.
[Android General] colonelcack:
I didn't think about the buttons. I guess I couldn't really say unless I held it in my hands, but it seems noticeably smaller on paper:

Xiaomi MI-2 Dimensions:

126 x 62 x 10.2 mm (4.96 x 2.44 x 0.40 in)

VS

Samsung Galaxy Nexus I9250 Dimensions:

135.5 x 67.9 x 8.9 mm (5.33 x 2.67 x 0.35 in)

Not a HUGE difference...again, I'd prefer a 4" phone where the difference would be more noticeable. But if these specs can be squeezed into 4.3" on the cheap from a no name brand, my point is it's definitely possible to do 4" from a big name brand manufacturer.
[Android General] crazaytalent:
I think part of the reason there isn't much interest in a north American equivalent, is because, it's a common myth throughout the world that we believe 'bigger is better' ...
[Android General] rice923:
It is a common idea in North America that "bigger is better," as well as "more is better." Just check out the average BMI in the US... kinda high up there.... and it ain't muscle mass.... check out Texas as an example.

I too was very concerned with my future phone before I upgraded to the Gnex. I had a 4.3" Droid Charge. I thought that anything over 4.5" was pushing my limits, but I slowly became very comfortable with the current Gnex size. However, I still do not want anything larger than 4.65"... so I'm hoping the future Nexus phones after the Nexus 4 don't get any bigger.

Side note: w00t SF Giants FTW!!!!!
[Android General] crixley:
I think the current nexus screen size is perfect imo
[Android General] johnchad14:
maybe the nexus 3 will grant your wish?
[Android General] MattyOnXperiaX10:
I guess your the odd one out that manufacturers don't care about

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[Android General] tonylee83:
High end Android phone will never be released in 4inch. That's how they make them different from iphone in the first place. There are more ppl want bigger phone. And tbh, ppl use both hand to type even on iphone... 4inch high end flagship phone is... meh... it will never happen..
[Android General] Smokeey:
The Chinese manufactured phones (xaomi etc) are produced in small amounts and are only cheap because of excess chip production. They're really hard to find in any market.

The Droid Incredible LTE is a great phone. The Snapdragon S4 is no slouch and the screen is rather beautiful. If you're expecting a 720p screen on a 4 inch device...please...come down to earth with the rest of us. The only way you're getting that is if you buy an iPhone or somehow get your hands on one of the Chinese phones.
[Android General] Zepius:
iphone 5 is not a 720p display... close but not a true 720p

http://www.zdnet.com/will-the-iphone-5-display-remain-competitive-7000004012/
[Android General] @rbiter:
A 4" top tier device now would probably be way more costly to manufacture than the usual 4.5"+ screen size device. And there will probably be very very few quad cores, if any in a device that small. Battery and all the other top tier accoutrements just won't be feasible. You will have to settle for a sacrifice somewhere. Last years top end specs in 4" form factor is probably best you can expect for a year or two.

Off topic but I wish Samsung took a chance on the galaxy premier and made it just like the nexus instead of Samsung's typical hardware button accompanied by two capacitive buttons. Better GPU and CPU. And add stock android. Samsung is probably too scared to lose any marketshare by alienating a device. What is wrong with taking small chances on a mid end device? All the people skipping the lg nexus 4 would probably take a serious at the i9260 if it had Google's now standard software navigation, with upgraded specs aaaaaaand a SD card slot. Smdh Samsung.

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[Android General] Smokeey:
My point exactly though. You can't get true 720p in a 4 inch screen and if you did you'd have to use a microscope to read anything.
[Android General] 063_XOBX:
You'd need a microscope to read a 4" screen? Sounds like you should be wearing these
[Android General] earlyberd:
You already get high end Android devices with 4" screens, you just don't realize it because even the larger phones often don't cost as much as the iPhone. However, most 4" devices pack about half the raw processing power of the bigger devices, which puts them on par with the iPhone. The iPhone 5 only has 1GB of memory and a 1Ghz dual core A6, which clocks it in at about the same power as a HTC One S. Meanwhile, the upcoming Nexus 4 packs a 1.5Ghz quad core CPU and 2GB of RAM, which should theoretically run circles around the iPhone 5.

Part of the reason that the most powerful Android devices are also the biggest is because the processing chips are just bigger in general. A larger chip can pack more power into its surface area, but also requires a bigger battery and more space for heat dissipation. It's less efficient than smaller chips, but it's cheaper to manufacture and gives the designers a lot of leeway for the display and chassis designs that they wouldn't normally have if their primary concern was making a phone as small as possible.

Display technology hasn't quite gotten to the point where 720p is cheaply available in the 4" form factor either, so you'll be stuck with 800x480 or 960x540 for a while until 1080p becomes the standard for the next Nexus.
[Android General] @rbiter:
Don't know what you're smoking. The a6 CPU is probably most powerful dual core arm soc for a smartphone. With a 3 core sgx 543 on top of that. Wouldn't mind rocking that chip set on an android phone.

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[Android General] earlyberd:
Did you actually read the benchmark results?

http://www.extremetech.com/computin...er-than-the-galaxy-s3-faster-than-the-nexus-7
[Android General] @rbiter:
I've read more than one comparison. The current a6 soc is pretty beastly. It has smoked a lot of quads.

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[Android General] Razorblood:
Yea go with the Nexus 4. For the specs and price I don't think you can get anything better. Also like some people have said the on screen button make it really 4.3 or 4.4 inch screen. I would like a killer 4" phone but it'll be hard the come by. Look at the Samsung Galaxy Blaze 4G. Dual Core S3, 1GB RAM, MicroSD, 5MP Camera, ICS, FF Camera, Amazing Battery I hear from reviews but a 800 by 480 res screen. Probably why the battery is so good. Then there is the GSIII mini.

Kinda big drop off from the Nexus series.
[Android General] speedyink:
Xperia S has a 4.3" 720p display. CPU and such not as great, but still quite good, and has a great camera.
[Android General] 4redstars:
I was just about to post this same thing. They could even shrink the phone by using on screen buttons and it would be closer to a 4" experience. IMO It would be perfect.

720p has been done in 4.3 and could be done again.
[Android General] ChrisAG:
HTC One S

my girlfriend bought an HTC one S at my recommendation and I'm starting to like it more than my GNex. What I really like is the form factor - it appears to be the absolute perfect size to hold and pocket and the 4.3 inch screen with qHD display is nice. HD would be great but 250+ ppi is good enough. HTC Sense is better than expected, adds a lot of slick features and truthfully it is just as smooth as jelly bean in some respects. They should be releasing 4.1.1 before the end of the year.

Seriously thinking of selling my GNex and picking the One S up when that happens, since now that its no longer a new phone it is $0 on contract.
[Android General] earlyberd:
http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/19/how-the-iphone-5-got-its-a6-processor/

At any rate, I'll take more RAM over faster processing any day, simply for the fact that I won't spend as much time re-loading web pages or apps if I can keep all of it in RAM. At worst, I could always just speed up the animations to make the device appear faster.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BrownEye02:
Once again I'm back asking the same question as before. I hate doing this but I get so far out of the loop that I have no clue where the things have gone with the Xperia Play. But without further ado here we go.

I have done some digging through the development thread as well as the general and FAQ threads. Im looking for a light rom that is very good with gaming. Im currently running... well I cant seem to find it now. Anyways its starting to flip out on me here and there. Ive had it for a long time and I know development has come to a halt on it so its time to switch. I really don't care whether its ICS or Gingerbread. It would be cool if it was ICS but it still looks like ICS is to tough for our phones to run along with games. It also looks like PS pocket still is not supported on ICS, but I could be wrong. Along with the rom being light I want it to support the PS pocket so I can play my PSX games. This is a must for me. It seams stupid to drop a feature that was the whole reason for me getting this phone. I see a lot of people are saying NTX Light rocks and from what I see it does but its GSM only. From the looks of it CDMA seams to be a rare thing to support in a rom now a days. I don't blame the developer since the CDMA community looks to be a ghost town. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated!! Id love to hear from the few CDMA users still here but you GSM guys are alright. Your opinion is welcome as well :).

Edit: Oh and if you haven't guessed my bootloader is unlocked.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darkharbinger81:
Cola rom on 2.3.3 gb or gbtweaked i got darkforest 3.0.5 as my bootloader is locked all three have done great for me.

sent from my r800x with darkforest rom 3.0.5 on locked bootloader
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xperia Player:
I got Cola rom on my X and never looked back
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mmm273:
I prefered Stock .2.3.4 (64 baseband) with RooT and delete all malware ( FB, Timescape etc) + DooMKERNEL V14 + ICS Theme its ultimate weapon...

FAST, STABLE, LIGHT ( only using only 80MB of RAM... 250MB FREE for you)

I can upload for you CWM Backup
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BrownEye02:
I use to be on cola but I was having stability issues for some reason. I guess it could of been because of a bad flash. After a month or so it started bugging out on me. If I'm not mistaken Hogwarts was going to pass the cola rom onto someone else. Did this happen or is development still at a stand still since Hogwarts phone got eaten?

As for 2.3.4 I also had that before cola but gmail would never sync. The stock roms are OK but I notice, even after uninstalling all the bloatware there is still speed issues compared to a bare rom. Unless this has changed?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chery2k:
I think v6 supercharger that was preinstalled in cola is giving you problems.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BrownEye02:
Well last night I stayed up and installed cola again. It started acting up on me again then I remembered chery2k said v6 came installed on the rom. I always use AutoKiller Memory Optimizer with any rom install and thought they might be interfering with each other. Did a fresh install this time not installing AutoKiller and she runs like a champ. Normally by the end of the day I have 20-5 % battery life left. Now Im at 50% and I still have my usual 1.5 Ghz overclock. Thanks for the recommendation guys. Even though its an old rom I use to be on you helped me fix the issues I had with it. THANKS!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sparkyuiop:
A while back one of my customers found a T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S2 at a bus stop which she handed in at the local police station. Last week she went back to see if it had been claimed and it had not so the police released the phone to my customer to keep as her own property.

She was aware that it was blocked but wanted to give it to her child to use as an android game device but when she told me about it I said I would have a look at it for her to check it was defiantly blocked.

On trying all network SIM cards I could only get the 'Emergency calls Only' notice. I did a Checkmend report and the device was still listed as stolen and blocked (the police have given her entitlement paperwork for the phone which I have seen) so I guessed it would be out of the question ever being able to use it as a phone again.

I decided to root the phone anyway and install a CM stock ROM. I then also installed the 'Galaxy S Unlock' APK and zero'd out the lock codes. I then tried all the SIM cards again with the same results as before.

After some browsing on the internet I download an APK called 'HC-kTool' and installed it. I then backed up my kernel and EFS folder to my SD card before hitting the advanced key and deleting my current installed EFS folder.

I turned off the phone, wrote down my IMEI number from behind the battery and inserted a Vodafone SIM card.

When the phone rebooted I got a full Vodafone signal and rang my home number, and it rang!

I then dialled *#06# and noticed my IMEI number has changed to something entirely different.

The phone has been connected over an hour now, I have not tried any other SIM as yet but I don't doubt it is unlocked and working on all networks now.

I read something briefly about T-mobile using a non-standard (I think) network system and deleting the EFS folder has the Samsung software revert it back to a non-T-mobile modified one. this could be totally wrong though...

Can anyone throw some light on this?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MemoryController:
Is the imei 04999010....?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pulser_g2:
Most likely a silly network that doesn't block the dummy Samsung "default" IMEI...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sparkyuiop:
Indeed it is. I thought that IMEI wasn't supposed to work to make calls?

Odder n odder!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MemoryController:
Yeah had the dummy imei too and didnt notice until 2 weeks or so had passed, thankfully i had a backup from a year or so
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sparkyuiop:
So are there any negatives to using the dummy IMEI then? Also, if I edit the hex of the nv_data_bin files from the backup of the original IMEI can I change it to anything I please?