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[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] NATO556:
So it should be ok to install custom roms even though I rebooted w/o backing up my nand and then preforming factory reset with a custom kernel installed? I will probably have my friend show me how to flash custom roms, but is there a stock kernel I could flash back to through odin? Also does the kernel reponsible for managing bloatware? Because that would explain why some of my apps like google play were gone. I just do not want to make anymore stupid errors that could ruin my player, as I worked for every penny to buy it.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] atcq28:
You should be ok even if you don't do a back up. Stock kernel and rom should be around the forums and bloatware is affected by the rom. Maybe you erased a system app and didn't reboot? that's usually why I get those messages. But seriously its hard to brick your player it could happen but as long as your careful you should be good. If your friends how to do it then he should show you that way you have a better understanding. And doing backups are mainly for after you flash something because you're most likely going to do a factory reset (erase user apps not preinatalled apps from rom) and so you can restore user apps with saved settings and progress. You could go without, but you're going to have to start from scratch which sucks! Byt good luck!
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] NATO556:
My friend looked my device over and told me that I would be ok. And that rebooting unistalls all google based app or something like that (He also told me that he should have told me that before I even accessed CWM. My googlesearchbox app kept failing and since I just use google as my browser homepage, I just deleted it using a no bloatware app. My friend said that rebooting through CWM without backing anything up and then preforming factory reset with a custom kernel installed would not do anything that could potentially ruin my player, I will soon have him show me how to use CWM to flash a custom rom and all that jazz

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[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] atcq28:
Haha ok if anything Google and this forum can most likely solve your problems! Good luck
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] NATO556:
I all that happened when I rebooted through CWM without backing up my nand and then rebooting and then after that did was delete all of my google based apps (including bloatwarle) as well as all the apps I installed myself?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] atcq28:
Yeah that's what factory reset does
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] NATO556:
I backed up my system and my apps through titanium, does that mean that everything (including all the data on my sdcard) is backed up?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] NATO556:
I also deleted the googlesearchbox apk.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] atcq28:
It's saved on your internal memory which wont be erased but yeah once it's backed up as long as you backed up both apps with data you're fullyy backed up. your sd card is only touched to read and install you rom anything there is no touched.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] NATO556:
So if I was to flash a custom rom, all the stuff on my sd card would be safe? And is it ok that I deleted the googlesearchbox apk?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] atcq28:
Everything on your micro sd are safe. And it's ok to erase google search, I erase it too
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] NATO556:
Ok, so I tried to install google Play again by installing the apk, but it needed something else too, since the app was crashing alot, I could not get rid of it, I then saw that my internet browser was gone off of the bottom bar, I then tried to preform factory reset, I was terrified, but but I restored a backup nand through CWM. My question is, since I restored a backup, everything should be ok? And how do I get Google Play back?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] atcq28:
The link for google apps from the link should be like your android version so if you have gingerbread look for the ones with GB. When you restore it will put it back to the state it was when you backed it up.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] NATO556:
It is ok, I found it under System apps, I reinstalled it, but it kept crashing, I then restored the rom using CWM, I then tried to reinstalled it again as well as Gmail, Streetviewer, and Google Searchbox, I logged into Gmail using the app, at first the app kept crashing, but I found a way to fix it and all my google apps are fine and they all seem to be working fine.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] atcq28:
Yeah its OK just try not to mess around in system apps unless you are sure it won't be needed. You can mess up your system and will have yo reinstall ROMs and its just a hassle
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] NATO556:
Trust me I won't.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] atcq28:
I learned the hard way :p
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] NATO556:
So what is a good governor to use with terra silent?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] atcq28:
I have no clue I have the 5.0 so I use Entropy's kernel try browsing the post for terra silent and post your question there. Guaranteed a better answer
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] NATO556:
Ok. I will have my friend look it over again to make sure it is ok. Question, is it easy to fit the 5.0 into your pocket? The fact that the 5.0 is almost as big as a note is why I got a 4.0.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] atcq28:
It fits in my pocket and I got the five because my hands are pretty big and i got tired of small devices :cyclops:
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] NATO556:
Makes sense to me. When my friend was tryimg to learn how to root players and what not, he he found that the 5 .0 was more popular. I got a 4.0 because it was on sale at best buy and it looked like it would be a more comfortable fit in my pocket.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] atcq28:
IT sometimes gets annoying when wearing shorts/pants that have small pockets but overall very satisfied
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] NATO556:
Well all my google based apps should be installed and running properly now.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] NATO556:
I was looking through my cache file and came upon a file labeled download file-1.apk, I clicked on it, it said select option for null, since the apk was empty, I could not install it. What is null? Is it critical to have?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] atcq28:
I think its just an invalid file leave it there just in case
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] NATO556:
Ok thnx, also I went under res then misc there was a CWMreboot.apk and a Superuser.apk, I already reinstalled superuser through my system apps (since I rooted through simpleoneclick). Is the CWMreboot app just like a shortcut to recovery mode? If so, I could understand why those two apks are there.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] NATO556:
Another question, how do I check to see if busybox is installed?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] atcq28:
The ones on res are installed there so when you go to recovery that's where it looks at to run recovery its running from there. Busybox is an app off the playstore so check your installed apps
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] NATO556:
But superoneclick should have installed busybox when I ran the program. Where would I look in my files for is and what is it used for anyways?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] atcq28:
Some apps install busybox features within the app itself like titanium backup that comes with the root acces so maybe its that? Not really sure
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] NATO556:
So all my google based apps are back and running. Market updated to google play. I backed up all my apps (both user and system through titanium) and made a backup through cwm. So is it ok to install custom roms and what not? And if I want to switch back to the rom I am running on right now do I just need to restore it the backup I made through cwm?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] atcq28:
You can go ahead and flash
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mi7chy:
After failing at convincing myself not to get one, since I already own a Note 10.1, I headed to a local Verizon brick and mortar ready to pay full price to retain unlimited data. Upon arriving found...

They have it in stock. Check.

They have it in grey. Check.

I asked to pay full price and that's when things went sour. He pulled up my mobile # then proceeded with the upselling trying to get me to add a line, up my plan, change my plan saying that it won't affect my unlimited data when I know it's a lie then when he couldn't get his way he said he couldn't sell me one even for full price.

Learned my lesson. Dropped by Best Buy with a different approach since they're all obviously giving priority to new contract and contract extension. When it was my turn I said I wanted to buy one full price as a gift and the recipient would come in to choose plan and activate. It rung up $799 but had them price match to Verizon for $699. A kind gentleman here posted a receipt for $670 so will use that for price adjustment towards accessories.

Awesome phone and well worth the effort. Another BB salesperson and a customer noticed I was buying it and complemented it as they bought it too.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] oo3:
It's because by buying the phone outright they don't make commission off of it. Also by buying the phone out of contract, it's one less phone to sell to someone who is planning on upgrading or signing a new contract. Cheers to you though, it's an awesome phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Hitman3984:
I bet if you would have called customer service they would have forced them to do it.

The 1-800 line has over riding power over ANYTHING they say in the store if your account is noted.

You can buy at full retail online and over the phone(I did) and to VZW Coportate offices a sale is a sale.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] bulvine420:
I work for a Verizon store and can confirm that adding a line will keep your data. What I do is swap the new phone to the number you want and scan an ESN of a crappy feature phone change the last 2 numbers of the ESN and that way you won't get billed for the data on your added line. Works like a charm and I get commission you get your new phone and its a win win.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] wyatt57350:
I had a similar experience when I picked it up on the 29th when the store first opened. They tried telling me that they could not sell the phone for full price on launch day. The salesman then tried calling the manager to check, but was not able to get hold of him. Luckily another associate said that the store was allowed to sell one phone at full price... which happened to be me as I was waiting for them to open.

Wyatt W.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jmorton10:
I bought my gray Note II from a brick and mortar VZ store for full price an hour after they came in with no problem.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] DaRkL3AD3R:
From what I understand the policy is that it's up to the store manager's discretion whether or not they wish to sell you a phone at full retail or not.

It's not so much a matter of commission I don't believe, as they do earn some commission on even full retail sold phones, but the thing is it looks a lot better for the store to get a new customer or upgrade an old one, than it is to sell a phone out right. And selling that phone removes inventory that could go to a potential upgrade/new customer.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jiwengang:
sorry i am new.

why not add a line and then pay 350 to terminate it? will it hurt your credit or something?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] UrbanLejendary:
I just had a bought the phone in store for my fiancé using an upgrade on my unlimited line. Didn't affect my unlimited at all. Just have to get a rep that knows how to do it

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] IamPro:
Think Verizon charges u another ETF which all comes out to $15 less then buying the phone at full retail ($700) but easier and less of a headache just buying at retail (there is some kind of loop with a dummy line on your account but not everyone has one)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] cavertx:
Whatever the Verizon store policy is, it must be manager discretion or it's not followed consistantly.

I called the closest store to verify they had a gray Note 2 in stock and an hour later I was walking out the door with one at full retail with no issues.

I just told the sales guy I wanted to pay full retail to keep my unlimited data, and he said "no problem". I just verified on "My Verizon"...It shows my new phone and my unlimited data is still intact.

BTW...LOVE this phone! Coming from a rooted DX, running CM7...This phone is 'da bomb'!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] th3taman:
I got mine full cost, no issues. Wish I had got the gray titanium color though...sigh.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] omgitswes:
This isn't the first time I've heard this so I was worried when I went in Thursday trying to buy it.

They let me do it, could tell she was reluctant. Now I know why since they don't receive the commission, which is stupid.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] ddaann78:
Same thing happened to me... I felt the pain of waiting so long for this phone then telling me they couldn't sell me it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] megapimp:
I will only buy phones from best buy because they price matched a launch phone heavily and their 9 dollar a month unlimited warranty is amazing. I bent an iPhone 5 in half they took it back laughing and gave me a new one. Assurion would a charged 100 to swap. So far I'm liking best buys phone insurance and price match on a launch day even
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] dustincredible:
How do you bend an iphone in half? Lol!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] megapimp:
Ran it over with a forklift wheel
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] willlay:
do you have a link to that receipt? i would like to go get my price adjusted also
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] bsweetness:
If it's a corporate store, they have to sell it to you at full retail. Or at least that's what I've been told by Verizon customer service in the past.

Back when the Droid 3 first came out, I went in to buy one at full retail. The rep said they didn't sell phones at full retail in the store, and that I'd have to order one online or over the phone. I asked to speak with the manager, and he told me the same thing - "We can't sell phones at full retail in the store." I said "Yes you can. Either you don't know that you can for some odd reason or you're just making that up." Having purchased phones at full retail from corporate stores before, I promptly called customer service and told them where I was and what was going on. The manager received a call a few minutes later, and I walked out with my new Droid 3 a few minutes later.

Authorized retailers might be a different story, but corporate stores should sell it to you. If they don't, call customer service right then and there.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] ksmitchell:
This is exactly what I did yesterday at my brick and mortar verizon store. Was going to pay full price to get the phone, but the the salesman stated he could convert my two lines I currently have into a family plan without changing the unlimited data I have and add a new line for $10 a month. He then looked at my account and just used an old ESN from an old non smart phone so I won't get charged data rates on the new phone line. Yes I understand the long run I am paying almost $600 for the phone but it is spread out over the 2 year term. Now I have a line I can use for upgrades in the future if I am not forced to dump my unlimited data. I was very pleased with my salesman yesterday.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Character Zero:
At least your Best Buy would do an actual price match. At one time I was going to buy the Razr Maxx HD for full price (BB Price $800, Verizon $650) but wanted to get it from Best Buy so I could have 18 months 0% interest. We had a Best Buy Mobile in the mall and I went there first and they had to check but they said they would match it. I chickened out but then went to a Best Buy store the next day ready to buy. I asked them to price match and the guy came back and said they would meet me in the middle at $725. I asked about their price match policy and he said it was manager's discretion and the difference was too much. I ended up leaving empty handed but its all for the best because I love the S3. But why does BB have their full price so much higher than Verizon's? And they wonder why they are losing business.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] FilletMinion:
As I see it this is the way to go as long as you haven't switched to family data.

Full price:

699.99 Gnote

30.00 upgrade fee

730.00 total minus taxes

Add a line:

299.99 Gnote

35.00 activation fee

9.99/month 240.00/2years

575.00 total minus taxes

Both ways you keep unlimited. Correct me if I'm missing something.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] bsweetness:
There is no upgrade fee if you buy at full retail (because you're not upgrading in the traditional, new contract sense). So it's $699 plus taxes.

You have to make sure to activate a non-smartphone on the new line in order to drop the data charge and get the price down to $10 a month. Then you can switch the Note 2 over to your unlimited line.

Adding a line is a great option, but keep in mind that it's really only an option for people who already have a family plan. For those who just have a single line, it won't work out so well.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] FilletMinion:
True on both accounts but are they forcing you off of unlimited if you want to add a line to a single line account? I don't think changing the base plan will effect your data.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] bsweetness:
The problem is that you can't add a line to an individual account. An individual account is set up to be exactly that - individual (with a single line). You can only add lines to family plans or to the new share everything plans. So, if you have an individual account with unlimited data, and you want to add a line, you'll have to switch to a share everything plan. And of course that means losing your unlimited data. That's why the adding a line strategy to keep unlimited data and get a phone a little cheaper than full retail won't work for someone who has an individual plan.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] FilletMinion:
You are probably right but I might actually know of a work around in eroes Verizon's pos system for this. I will try it and report back.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] textron:
You can keep your unlimited data this way. But if you don't previously have a second account it's more a month though its not $10.

For me it was like $80 for 700 minutes or $100 for 1400 + five friends - 20% for discount = $64 or $80. $10 per line(I think it might before for txt) = $20. $30 for the unlimited data. $7 for insurance.

$121 or $137 vs. $87 for 900 mins + 5 friends, Insurance/unlimited warranty, unlimited txt data = $34-50 bucks extra. $34 X 24(2 years) = $816 + $296(-$50 + $30 + tax) = $1112 for phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] FilletMinion:
Yeah the loop hole didn't work so $1000 or there abouts is what I came up with. I pulled the trigger on the note and I am impressed with it. Even touch wiz surprises me with not sucking. And I am an aosp purist so that is saying a lot. Though if Verizon had ended up with the nexus 4 the note would haven't have even been on my radar. All in all I'm extremely happy with it even if the vzw jerks took away my wireless charging dreams.

If any of you are in Kansas City and the corporate stores won't sell you one I would be happy to do so. And thanks for the group math help.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] oxidant11:
Yes you can, any existing customers including single lines can still get the old family plans and keep unlimited data also sales reps are not suppose to but technically even new accounts can still get the old plans except for unlimited data of course.

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So yes every corporate store can sell you a full retail phone they just don't like to, and no customer service cannot make us they don't have anything over us in fact most the time there morons, but if you are on the old family share plans adding a line for 9.99 with an old provided basic phone is the best way to go because it's usually cheaper than buying at full retail price considering note2 for example $300 phone + $35 activation +$240 24 months price = $575 which is better than the $699.99 full retail price and you still keep the unlimited data.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] morbidz:
$9.99 is very misleading, with taxes and fees it becomes ~$15, making it only ~$10 cheaper overall than full retail after all is said and done
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] isosunrise:
I was at the Verizon store the other day, and the manager wouldn't sell me one at retail price. He said he can order online for delivery for me. I stood there, called VZW CS, and the lady on the phone asked me to hand the phone over to the manager. The manager handed the phone back to me, and told one of the sales associates to sell me the Note 2 at retail price :).
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] suzook:
That's awesome! What a douche!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] thunderstruck!:
should have said 'I changed my mind' and walked out to really piss him off.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jmorton10:
these stories are odd to me, VZ has never refused to sell me anything.

when the n2 came out, I walked into a local VZ store just to see is they had any. The Chic working there said let me check if they have come in yet.

I said, I just want a new one in the box at full retail. You don't need to activate it, I'll take care of all that.

she said no problem, rang it up and I walked out with it 10 minutes later.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] chakra:
I called a Best buy store and asked if they would price match a cash deal, they said NO.

I asked to speak to the manager, he said NO, not only was he not going to price match but he wouldn't sell it to me cash.

I asked "You do know that if you offer an item for sale with a retail price attached, you are obligated by law to sell that item for said price?"

I then said, "I have read your company policy on price match. and should I meet all the specific demands of your price match policy you are obligated by law to follow that written policy."

Then I asked "Are you now telling me that you are not going to meet your legal obligations?"

He said, "Well yes in that case if you meet all of our specific demands I would be willing to price match and sell it at retail."

The law is your friend. At least in California, if they post a retail price, they must honor it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] imnuts:
AFAIK, they can't deny you based on payment method. And, I'm sure if you call customer service while you stand in store, phone support will tell them to sell it every time, assuming they still have them in stock.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] zapote21:
Got mine at a vzw store. Full price plus tax. No questions asked
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