yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] TheWerewolf:
Also, Samsung is starting to open retail stores in North America. Weirdly, the first one is in Metrotown Mall in Burnaby, BC, Canada (a suburb of Vancouver). I say weirdly because Canada doesn't get anywhere near the full line of Samsung products. They've also been opening Samsung mini-stores in Best Buys in the US.

If they go ahead with a full chain of Samsung stores across North America - there's a good chance they'll implement a 'drop in' service system similar to Apple's.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] toenail_flicker:
"Its not the products of Apple I dislike, its the business model that they entertain."

Precisely. Although I do object to the walled garden, as well.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] denialnw10:
Currently having my Galaxy Note (Phone) repaired and the process is:

1. Call customer service (Helpful and friendly)

2. They send pre-paid envelope in post

3. I send phone

4. They have phone repaired and returned within 10 days.

I too love the idea of walking into a physical store to get a same day replacement, but I too have heard other stories about the Apple customer service. For instance, it is my understanding that under EU law mobile phone manufacturers are supposed to offer a 2 year warranty at no extra cost to the customer. Prior to April this year Apple did not do this and have now been forced to honor their commitment. Before they were forced to do this in April, they were actively selling Apple Care to their customers in order to extend the 1 year warranty they were offering, even though customers were supposed to be covered for 2 years automatically.

So, yes, Apple have got it right in one sense with the physical stores and no quibble returns, but they still put profits before customers (and no I'm not naive enough to believe that Samsung is different, but I haven't found an instance of them blatantly fleece their customers to date).

The best solution for me is to buy products from reputable department stores such as John Lewis, who promise to price match for up to a month after purchase and offer a return policy that says that you can return a product at any point, and I quote:

"Condition of returns

It's important that returned items are in the best possible condition, so please take reasonable care of them and keep all packaging. We don't have a set time limit on returns, but if you change your mind about your purchase, it can make your return easier and quicker to administer if you bring the item back as soon as possible."

I just returned a tablet three months after I purchased it. No quibbles, full refund, and a customer for LIFE!!! :D
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] crystalstylez:
Get a store warranty like black tie from best buy and you can walk in and out easily. I have done this before with out a problem whether its apple or something else. Plus the screen can be broken and it still will be replaced.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] dejahboi:
Here's my eexperience with Samsung, though it pertains to my $700 pc monitor.

Submitted an rma request, troubleshoot with cs, next thing you know they send me out an upgrade monitor t o exchange at the ups store. So there not one day I didnt have a monitor. Good cs.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] midas69:
Yea it's great that you can walk into an Apple store and get a warranty replacement. The only downside is that when you walk out, you still have an Apple product.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] ultramag69:
LOL....:laugh:
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] mitchellvii:
I'd be jealous except for the fact iPad is a child's toy and SGN10.1 is an actual tool and adult can use to do work.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] toenail_flicker:
What surprises me is that Apple owners don't get that. What surprises me even more is that Apple owners recommend their pads as a serious drawing tool. Huh? :confused:
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] samir_a:
Yes there is no doubt Apple support service is great two reasons for that they are an American company and thats expected second reason is their around 40 - 45% profit margins on the products
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] tenderidol:
Obviously, without a Wacom digitizer, the drawing/inking is not comparable to the Note series (or any other device with a digitizer). However, I'm against the idea of the "iPad is a toy for children, and SGN10.1 is a tool for adults" cliche. Many places (e.g., schools, hospitals, etc.) use iPads for productivity and nobody is suffering from "this is just a toy, I wish I had one with a stylus to be more productive". Yes, SGN has its strengths, but dismissing the competition as "toy" won't get you far as reflected by their market share. If you take the digitizer away from SGN10.1 (i.e., make it a Tab2 so to speak), would that make it a "toy" as well?

At the end of the day, the apps are the reason for productivity (not the OS itself), and almost everything I have on my SGN10.1 (aside from the stylus-centric apps) also exist on my wife's iPad and she's never suffered from lack of productivity (she hasn't played 1 single game on her iPad except for Sudoku, by the way) while using her iPad at home or at work.

When we were discussing W8 tablets and the advantage of having MS Office before they were released, Barry had a great point that a good portion of iPad owners are high income professionals, and they never suffered from a lack of a "true" Office suite for the iPad. Does that mean that they only use it for playing games and updating FB status? Far from it.

I guess we are just open-minded people. I have a Windows8 desktop, a Macbook Pro and a SGN10.1, my wife has an iMac, a Macbook Pro and a Samsung Note II (which replaced a Nokia Windows phone), and my son uses his Nexus 7, my SGN10.1 and his mother's iPad interchangeably. If the device(s) fit our needs, we don't care who makes it or who loves/hates it.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] tenderidol:
I highly doubt that Samsung is making anything less than that from the Note series (or Asus with the Transformer line for that matter). The only devices that are sold at or near cost are the ones backed by an ecosystem to pull customers in for future purchases (e.g., Kindles, Nook tablets, etc.).
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] toenail_flicker:
IMO only, what makes the iPad less than a true productivity device is the hobbling by Apple. If it were more open, and had more features I would consider one. As it stands though, after thorough investigation, and using a friend's, I realized I would never be happy, even if it was jail broken. Apple has a long way to go to get my $. It is so widely used because of marketing and the fact that anyone can use it, even a child.

Again, this JMO.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] Tricky103:
Samsung do have some service centre plazas where you can get the products repaired whilst you wait, mainly in the bigger cities. With the growing popularity of Samsung more and more plazas will be opening throughout the UK.

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Nokia Lumia 800] Hewell:
Well, I had found this firm for the 059R263: Nokia 800 RM-801 Vodafone UK GB PAYG Simlock Black v1

Had anyone know it? I was "googling" but haven't found nothing...
[Wildfire General] gobz:
It would be really nice for people to know what roms are most popular. If a person asks which is the best rom people tear him down with 'Its personal choice. No one rom is perfect. Try on ur own and so on'

Here I ask u to feel free to post the rom you are currently using so that people like me get an idea.

'RID THYSELF FROM HATRED!'
[Wildfire General] Slymobi:
Current - Jokerdroid 3.5 modded heavily by myself.

Favourites in no order - Mokee OS,Lewa,CyanMobileX,Rempuzzle,DKcustom and Cm7. All heavily modded from stock flashing :);)

Sent from my HTC Wildfire
[Wildfire General] gobz:
Thanks mate for the reply

'RID THYSELF OF HATRED!'
[Wildfire General] Slymobi:
I'm one of the 1st to most likely jump down the throat of anyone asking "best Rom" questions but you have asked this in a correct manner so I happily submit my current and favourites but in no terms would I class these any better than others ;).

Sent from my HTC Wildfire
[Wildfire General] RealDeco:
I recently got a nexux 7 which is my first android device after being apple fanboi for many years, and no need to say im never going back ;)

anyway, i was just a confused with all this custom rom talk and with a little searching around i got the impression that Paranoid Android (PA) was one of the more popular ones for small tablets, and so far im going with that because even as a newbie i didn't have any problems putting it on, or updating it

their own site lacks information and updates though - since everything seems to be going on here..

just my input.

-Deco
[Wildfire General] Slymobi:
Nice....... but this is no use to wildfire users !!! ;)

Sent from my HTC Wildfire
[Wildfire General] E.Cadro:
Nexus 7 has its own forum

Nexus 7 Forum

Sent from my Nocturnalized One XL using Forum Runner
[Wildfire General] gobz:
I just tried miui by jordfaz and it is really cool.

Must try.

'BAZINGA!'
[Wildfire General] Pator57:
Use lezo os with mihome and is the best rom for me.
[Wildfire General] gobz:
Can u pl post mihome that can be run on sense rom. I have a version which doesnt.
[Wildfire General] Pator57:
An ldpi mihome you mean ? If yes search with the searchbar mihome ldpi and you will found one resized in the galaxy mini forum.
[Wildfire General] gobz:
:banghead:

'BAZINGA'!
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] quban:
Hi

Quick question. I don't know if anyone experienced that with Xperia T. I seem to have the same problem with it as with previous X8 and X10. Screen stays blank after switching on. Just backlight comes on but nothing else. Touch panel still responds as it should but no information visible phone is kinda useless. Just wondered if anyone knows how to fix this. Would it be hardware problem which seems to be going on for quite a while then in sonys mobiles or is it just software glitch? I would buy new screen but not sure if this will fix it.

Phone is updated to latest available firmaware. Done it yesterday with SUS.

Thanks
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] gregbradley:
First I have heard of this probelm, so it sounds like just you.

Use PCCompanion to fix phone.

HAve you flashed anything to the phone, have you rooted it, have you unlocked bootloader.....
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] quban:
PC companion stops half way through the process. I've used the other standalone sonys update service to upgrade the phone which has done it no problem but still nothing visible on screen. Only brightens up slightly when switched on but nothing whatsoever visible.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] gregbradley:
I ask again...
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] quban:
Hi

Sorry, forgot to add earlier. No, nothing was done. No bootloader unlocking, no rooting, no other flashing. It just happened when I switched it on couple of days ago. I did have same/similar problem with X10 some time ago but along with just backlight on the screen (nothing else) but phone was in boot loop at the same time. This one just stays on for whatever time you want it and you can hear sounds and feel vibrating when using touch panel. Just trying to determine if it's something simple like faulty lcd (not cheap at all thoguh) or even if I splash out for a new lcd it will not help.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] gregbradley:
If you have not flashed anything, take it back to the shop for a new one

Sent from the future on my Star Trek communicator.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] quban:
Not an option. Will have to keep searching for solution. Thanks for trying.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] guilleglad:
Same problem

Hello, my girlfriend's phone is having the same problem, i can hear the sounds when i slide my fingers over the screen, i can take pictures with the dedicated button, the VolUp and VolDown buttons are working because i hear the beeping, but it's not showing anything on the screen, have you solved this issue? thank you :crying:
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] quban:
Hi

Yes I did. Fitted new screen! Only £160 :) pretty much the same as new phone now.

Was your phone damaged in any way (spilled water on it, dropped it)?
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] guilleglad:
:(

:( No man, she just was charging it up, then she plugged it out, and after that it was working but with the screen off :( , so is it a hardware problem and not software problem?
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] quban:
In my case was hardware. In yours might be not. I'm not that much of an expert so my only suggestion would be to do hard reset. Did you try that? Hold power button for about 15-20 sec.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] guilleglad:
I just have reinstalled JB Stock ROM and nothing, the Display is death, the weird thing is the Digitizer works, i can even hear when i touch the buttons, :( anyway thank you.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Mad Marty:
Would it be strange to suggest you should contact Sony for warranty?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kenvil1:
I am using a applications HelloSpy.This is a very good track, but there are a few features such as Back up data and get back lost and Record App usage I do not know how to use it well, there you have to use the guide to helpyou. If you have not used the trial and for his comments, you can up site:www.hellospy.com to download free and know about it, thank you brothers and sisters on the forum
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] suporwoden:
hellospy

does it work with iphone if I have no access to the target cell?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] colio jay:
Hellospy won't work on my samsung Galaxy s3, I am using copy10 now..
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] marvelspires:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5zbGYuTGlzdGdsQXBwIl0.

Tired of looking for a solution to the problem of sending big games to the SD card, I come across this program works perfectly in the original rom just with the root. I recommend to all. Has the video with the tutorial on how it works.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] Warren87:
This app is very useful !! Thanks
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] delpiero223:
Does this really work on Note 2? On S3 it didn't

Handschriftlich von meinem Note 2 gesendet
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] marvelspires:
Here in my Note2 functioned normally, see the comments of staff in play
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] TheRecRuiT89:
I suggest you to try DirectoryBind. A fantastic app which is a total solution for moving the big data files to external sd card.

Here is the topic: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1410262
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] delpiero223:
I already know this one and used it on my S3, but however I missed the easy to use Gl to SD-App.

Handschriftlich von meinem Note 2 gesendet
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] marvelspires:
I tried to use this app, but I could not always an error of type "directory is not empty" and it is empty, "the destination path is not valid" directory created're there and empty. With that I gave him, this is another much simpler.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] dokvader114:
amaizing ty so much it was a great help i ow you ;)
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] androidizen:
Good find, been looking for an app like this.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] LLanito:
does it only work on stock ROM??

I have Omega v.6 running..
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] LLanito:
update: Doesn't work what so ever for me.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] marvelspires:
works on any rom, INCLUDING the stock rom because it is more difficult to find something that works on stock rom.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] marvelspires:
Friend tries again, the tutorial looks right, this is another tutorial, try for it, because the program is good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWIl-ztpadI
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] delpiero223:
Jep, I know Directory Bind, but using it is much more complicated than Gl to SD.

Handschriftlich von meinem Note 2 gesendet
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] sodocacai:
guys does not work .. games after moving the files to the sd ask me to re-download the bin instead data ..directory bin not move anything ..somebody really solved this problem?
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] marvelspires:
you entered the game inside the program gl to sd?
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] micky387:
Me too.

Envoyé depuis mon GT-N7100 avec Tapatalk
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] GezDixon:
First tap on the mount button @ top then tap on the game you want to play.

After just tap unmounts.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] micky387:
ok but no games after moving the files to the sd ...
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] sodocacai:
Guys after you move the file, you should click on links at the top and then you can open the game ... sorry but when you post an app anke explained how to make it work .. thanks anyway I have taken a weight off ... loll
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] avadis99:
Problem

Hi can you advise me what to do with my Glto Sd, as I use SG S3 and only the old version provided on the google play link separately works, before goole play had automatic update button, I had disabled for this but now it does not have anymore, so my GL to Sd gets updated automatically and I have to reinstall the old one to avoid unmounting problems etc... How can I disable it from inside the program, when I open settings of GL to Sd it just shows and disappears in a minute not giving me chance to check out the possibilities.Otherwise it is THE ONLY application that moves data for samsung, believe me I tried it ALLLLL!

Thank you

Avadis
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] eXplosion17:
Go google play app my apps find the gl to sd and there you will find a box with disable automatic updates fo future even if you have problem after the update is done with the unmount just reboot you phone and it will work.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] tnslf2k:
If you said that you want to mount always,just uncheck "unmount when leave" in setting with new version.

About crash in setting,you can email developer(me).
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] thehackersz:
for me [ROOT] FolderMount is way better.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/...ue.fmount&feature=also_installed_confirmation
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] impactor:
I am working on a script that would create a swap file (in different physical space upon every boot, hence greatly reducing medium wear-out) in the internal phone memory (DATA partition) which is many times faster than even the fastest SD cards.

I am almost done, but I just need to decide on the best values for those variables:

/proc/sys/vm/dirty_ratio

/proc/sys/vm/dirty_background_ratio

/proc/sys/vm/vfs_cache_pressure

/proc/sys/vm/dirty_expire_centisecs

/proc/sys/vm/dirty_writeback_centisecs

/proc/sys/vm/laptop_mode

/proc/sys/vm/oom_kill_allocating_task

/proc/sys/vm/panic_on_oom

What do you reckon are the most optimal values (

and why!

) for (at least some of) them, given those conditions:

- Class 10 SanDisk UHS-1 sd card (fastest possible)

- 200mb free space on internal Data partition

- GB-based and JB-based roms
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sui77:
Also interested into that values
[LG Optimus 2x] natalya:
Hi everyone,

I have been running a custom GB ROM for some time, it worked perfectly this morning, made a phone call that lasted for like two mins, few hours later I get back on my phone, and it shows "Invalid SIM Card".. I tried rebooting several times, it asks for PIN Code, and then it just shows an X on the statusbar at the network service.. This is what I have tried besides rebooting the phone 9999 times:

Installing [ROM] NVFlash Opti-3D v-1.4.4 V20s Stock GB Clean CWM | UNBRICK

Installing [ROM][Stock][ICS] LG P990 Stock ICS flashable zip by harsh & tonyp (based on v28g)

Installing [NOV20][ROM][STOCK] Gueste2X "GoodBye" v2.0R - ultrasmooth [HYBRID][UNBRICK][RAMHACK]

Installing like 5 different BB's.

Installed the Euro Open original firmware from this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1035041

Everything results in the same: Asks for PIN Code, and then an X at the network service..

Really need some help!

Thanks.

EDIT: Forgot to mention that I have tried my SIM Card on another phone and it worked perfectly.
[LG Optimus 2x] xExabyte:
Try out a different RIL.
[LG Optimus 2x] Yscman:
Same issue

Strangely, I have the exactly same problem! I dont think that it's a RIL problem since other SIM card worked!

But, i'll try!
[LG Optimus 2x] xExabyte:
One of my customers had the same issue once and I fixed it by just fully wiping his phone and reflashing CM7. Maybe that'll resolve your problem. If not, make sure your SIM card is placed correctly in your phone. Sounds stupid but who knows..
[LG Optimus 2x] Yscman:
Thanks man... I'll do that!
[LG Optimus 2x] Custom40:
Just so you all know, I have had this issue before too. Flashing a new baseband, a new ROM, anything with Smartflash or NVFlash will NOT help. This is the only thing that will help:

Took me three minutes to do. I assure you, if you do it correctly, it will work!

Good luck.
[LG Optimus 2x] Yscman:
Thanks man, will do that today and get back to you with the result!!

:)
[Galaxy S II General] voidzero:
Warning for everyone who uses the Samsung applications for (at least) email!

If you use the Samsung email application then YOU JUST GAVE SAMSUNG your username(s) and password(s)!

How did I find out about this? Easy, and you can try it too if you know how to run an email server.

I run my own IMAP email server. So I configured email on the phone and then I synchronised my email.

Then I had a look on my server to see what my phone was doing.... and HOLY SHIITAKE! It wasn't my phone's IP address... it was Samsung's IP address195.124.9.34 which is eu025-egress-a.fra.samsungsocialhub.com.

That means your phone logs into Samsung's servers and Samsung's servers log into the email server.

Yes, I'm extremely worried by this. Just think about how many politicians, CEOs, sysadmins, and ordinary people use Samsung's email program! We know Google does this on their own servers but if you use a different IMAP or POP3 server for email then you wouldn't expect Samsung to read over your shoulder!

Is this even legal???​
[Galaxy S II General] brittonberkan:
What type of connection did you establish between your IMAP server and the phone? Do you have it set to periodic polling (check every few minutes) or have you set it to "push" mail of some sort.

If the latter one is the case, i believe there is no alternative to letting the samsung server check for new mail and send the notification to your phone when it arrives. Otherwise your phone would have to send/receive your IMAP info all the time and would be battery dead in no time.
[Galaxy S II General] voidzero:
It happened during a manual synchronisation. But even if it were periodic, IMAP has an IDLE command. My HTC One S can do this in exactly the same way without using HTC's servers. That is why this is so alarming. You never knew your password would be used by Samsung.
[Galaxy S II General] bluefa1con:
this is one of the most stupidest things i have ever read

whats so special if it goes through samsung's server

your emails are hosted on gmail servers does that mean google spies on us ? maybe maybe not
[Galaxy S II General] psychart:
Third party knowing your password is a huge security problem.
[Galaxy S II General] naokilla:
Stop smoking so much hash
[Galaxy S II General] kyleforge:
Who actually cares
[Galaxy S II General] drowsy1982:
This is stupid mate what a waste of thread...its not like you discovered america mr colombus. We all know our username and passworda are stored in email servers...how the heck are you excpected to log in and out of your email accounts ??

Close this off man...its a waste.