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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] putney1477:
You mean like when they come up as pics when you place a call? They're very grainy. I'd like to know if there's a solution as well. :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] brom25:
I would suggest you haxsync! Totally worth it, hq pics sync
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] loonie01:
Yeah when I get a call. The facebook picture quality is bad.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] willy221387:
its because they just stretch out the icon pic.... you can always put your own pic =P gmail should sync it or sim if you flash or so
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] pkd600:
Use HaxSync

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mots.haxsync&hl=en
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zman0900:
It seems like I can never find a reasonable volume for headphone listening. One step is too quiet, but the next step up is way too loud. Coming from a galaxy S varient with voodoo sound, I'm a bit spoiled by its volumn control. Is there any way to increase the number of steps available to the volumn keys? I'm willing to go as far as editing and recompiling the code if that's the only way, just have to figure out if this is something that would be in the kernel or in android or if it is just a hardware limitation.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] sports96:
I currently have the dreaded Iphone 4. Im looking at getting the Samsung Galaxy Note II. The problem is that I currently have unlimited data. What I was thinking about doing is transfering the upgrade to my wifes phone and getting the Note II. Then switching the phone to my number and keeping the unlimited data on my phone. My wife does not use as much data as I do. Will this work?

Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] JetBlue:
If she's not on unlimited data her data plan would stay the same but I'm not too sure if Verizon lets you do that upgrade way anymore.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] blackbass595:
thats how i kept mine...the rep at the store told me i couldnt do it but the people at customer service told me i could. I told the rep that and he said okay ill just put a note in the account that says they told you that you could.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] SirVilhelm:
My brother and I walked into a Verizon store. He bought the note 2 on his account. We walked outside, switched SIM cards and now I have a note 2 with unlimited data.

I don't bother telling them what we are doing because last year when I did the same thing they told me that if I try to switch SIM cards I would fry it. Then someone else told me that the SIM is only for data, not voice. Both lies...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] sports96:
The problem with that is that Verizon does not have removable sim cards. I think it is built into the phone some how. I wish the sim card was removable.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] SirVilhelm:
Ummmmmmm, I am on Verizon. The SIM cards have been removable since the thunderbolt. That's how I upgraded from TB to GN to N2.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] sports96:
Sorry I did not know that. I have the Iphone 4 and there is no sim card. So how will it work if I upgrade my wifes Iphone 4 to the Note II? I will not have a sim card since I have the Iphone 4. She will have the Note II and a sim card?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] SirVilhelm:
I thought the Iphone 4 had a removable SIM card? Hmmm. This is what I did to get a new SIM card for the nexus (thunderbolt SIM was you big). I called customer support and had them order and ship me a new SIM card, the guy I talked to have me some hassle because he didn't know what he was doing but eventually he did it at no cost to me. SIM showed up two days later. Once I got the SIM I went online to register it, no account changes required.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] flaring afro:
With both lines having unlimited, there's no way of getting around it (aside from paying full price). imo they are going to take it away from everyone once no one under contract has an unlimited plan anyways. I'd look into how much data you use. I've been fine so far with the 2GB plan but I'm also usually on wifi. You don't have to worry about forgetting to turn it on, because there's no point in ever turning it off with our battery life. Just take note that when one of you upgrades, you both should be on the capped plan.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] SirVilhelm:
I disagree. I've had "expired" plan options that I signed up for 10 years ago and they've never touched it. As long as I don't make any changes to my account they don't change it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] johnchad14:
To address the sim card discussion: All Verizon phones with LTE have sim cards. iphone 4 didn't as it did not have LTE.

Regarding the cancelling of unlimited data, it's been rumored, but so has life on mars. It probably boils down to what Verizon thinks it can get away with. I expect some grassroots campaigns would appear against them if they pulled that kind of crap, though if they can't patch the loopholes that are letting people keep it who knows what they'll do =)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] sports96:
Will a factory unlock note 2 from amazon work on Verizon? If so do you just install your sim card and your up and running?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] TechBSwift:
All you have to do to trick the system is buy the phone from verizon.com, when you receive it in the mail, DON"T activate the new sim card they send you, just swap the sim card from your other phone and boom!!! As soon as you activate the new sim card it updates your verizon profile and you lose unlimited.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] sports96:
Are you talking about buying at full price?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] buhohitr:
Your way should works fine. Transfer the upgrade to your wife, buy the note2 for her and registered it. Allow at least 24 hrs, then call up Verizon and ask them to switch the number. (her number will be the iphone4 and your number will be the note2). If a sim card is requred for the note2, Verizon will send you one for FREE or you could pick one up at any Verizon store (for free). I have done this 3 times for my unlimited data plan.Just make sure that you have the 2gb data plan on your wife's number ($30) before transfer.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] geoff5093:
No, subsidized. I just read the thread where people are reporting that when they upgrade in store, the My Verizon site instantly went to the new 2GB plan, but people who bought online and swapped SIM's with their current phone instead of using the new SIM still have unlimited.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] buhohitr:
Yes, swap sim will keep the plan, but you need to have 2 compatible sims. Going from iphone4 to a note2 is not the case here. In the past I did the droid charge to s3 and I need to get the 2 new sims.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] illogic6:
Not true. iPhone 4 was sold with unlimited data and I still have a few months on that contract.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] flaring afro:
Technically, they can bill you for the device's full price if you don't go to the plan you agreed to online. This could happen at any point for at least 6 months so be prepared in case they do...

Yeah, but once no one under contract has unlimited, they probably will mail out a warning and then boot people to a contractless 2GB. They are under no obligation to keep people off-contract with the same plan, and have been pushing this move hard (telling people they will always be grandfathered in and pulling that policy within a year etc)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kimdoocheol:
You disagree? Yes, but in the past 10 years VZW has not said that they will not offer unlimited data anymore. As of July or June, they stopped offering this plan/have obviously stated that they will change you to 2gb plan if you upgrade. If they haven't, i'm with afro on this, they will most likely cancel your contract after the two years or charge you in full for the device.

The LTE argument is purely dumb. I went to the store to exchange my device. I had my OLD 4g sim that I had from my first note 2 with unlimited data. I got a new phone and asked them kindly to not activate it in the store so I could do it at home. They gave me my old sim and I went home and did it myself. Noticed i got put on an unlimited data plan. IMO, people are either taking advantage of a loophole in the system or a loophole online. Either way, VZW will figure it out and do something about it. I'm not going to do anything to risk losing unlimited. I'd rather pay an extra $400 just to ensure that, rather than use a loophole to even risk getting caught/losing unlimited.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] flascrnwrtr:
They would seem to be well aware of the loophole, since most VZW reps will walk you through the way to upgrade on another line and then activate on the unlimited one. I don't think it is something that they are suddenly going to say, "Oh crap, we didn't know people were doing that!"
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] sports96:
Once I get my new sim card from the Verizon store for free, how do I activate it with out losing my unlimited data?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] SirVilhelm:
That is what I am saying though, I am on a plan with options that hasn't been available in at least 5 years. $5 unlimited text, $29 month for 450 anytime + free nights and weekends.

I think people are freaking out for no reason
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] flaring afro:
Verizon reps are still getting their commission and this doesn't mean the high ups know about it, or haven't had a chance to figure out a way to stop it. I'm sure they aren't purposefully allowing this kind of thing. Hell, it's possible the reps know that you will eventually be charged the full price of the phone, but you'll have a hard time proving that and they'll still get their commission. Like I said, I'd set aside the money just in case.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] johnchad14:
You'd be better served by saving a vacation day to sit there and raise hell with them if they try modifying your contract behind your back. Most of the 'loopholes' people are using to retain unlimited data are expressly permitted, ie device switching between lines. As far as them not correctly modifying your contract when upgrading the same line, well, that's their bad. No reason to feel bad about it or not complain if they try to go back on it later.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jmorton10:
I wouldn't be overly worried about VZ finding a loophole, closing it and then going back and grabbing people who used it.

I did the unlimited data/4g hotspot trick with my wifes phone well over a year ago(she was on the 4g for 2g price plan at the time).

I paid for the hotspot for one month just so it wouldn't look like a scam and then cancelled it. She has had unlimited data ever since.

The wife has probably never used over 2g in a month, but I wanted the UL on her line just for the piece of mind of knowing I never had to check it. I can't really imagine VZ taking it away from her at this point and our VZ corporate rep agreed this would probably never happen.

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Yea I see that coming at some point too.

Once you're out of contract, they can really take away your unlimited data any time they want and there is absolutely NOTHING you can do about it.

I paid full retail for my note as i'm hanging on to the unlimited as long as I can, but I see a time in the future when VZ just takes it away period.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] lngwstx:
Pay cash?

I paid cash for my phone because I wasn't eligible for an upgrade until March and I wanted it now. Also because I could only keep my unlimited plan under my current contract if I didn't get an upgrade subsidy. So, my way was to just pay cash for the device and keep my current plan.

The first guy I talked to was pretty shifty and implied that whether I paid cash or not I would only get 4G service if I switched to the capped plan. But fortunately I didn't buy it that day, and the next day the guy really didn't know what he was doing so I was pretty well in charge of the conversation. I asked the right questions and the other guy training him grudgingly admitted that if I paid cash for the phone I could keep my unlimited plan and still get 4G coverage. He also strongly suggested that once my contract runs out Verizon might very well cancel my service altogether, but they would not renew or continue to carry my contract with the unlimited data. That's different than when I got the iPhone 4s and they renewed my unlimited plan even though they weren't offering that plan new to other customers (my sister also has unlimited on my account but the other three lines have 2GB caps).

I can't envision how this cancellation of my service will work as I have a family plan and four other lines of service on the same account; things are being renewed and upgraded on totally different schedules, so the whole contract does not expire at the same time. Will they really just cancel my line and kick me off of my own contract (even though I'm the account holder and everyone else is freeloading on my credit)? My contract expires in July, so I guess I will find out then. Perhaps they will, or perhaps the salesman was just trying to scare me into changing my plan now. Why on earth I would do that when I was already paying full price for the phone I can't imagine, but perhaps that was his angle.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Haloman800:
I read another story on here where a Verizon employee refused to let the guy buy it at full price. When I went into the store to use my upgrade, the guy literally laughed at me when I asked him to throw in a case or screen protector. I also told him not to open the box because I had somewhere to go and wanted time to play with it, he promptly ignored me and placed in the battery and SIM. I tried to be nice and ask how his day was going, no response, I asked again, louder. He didn't even look at me. He actually added on a case and screen protectors to my order even though I made it clear I didn't want any unless it was discounted. I was tempted to stop in the middle and find another agent, because I was very hesitant to let that fag make a commission off me after that whole ordeal, but I was already late for a Christmas party so I just ignored his rudeness and paid my way into the phone and out of there.

That's not even the end of it, on the phone they agreed to remove the upgrade fee of $30, I told the guy in the store. After the dinner when checking my receipt, I noticed the extra $30 was still tacked onto my card. I had to spend over an hour on the phone with a very nice lady who helped me set up the phone (which wouldn't activate) and also credited the $30 the very rude employee at Verizon cheated me out of.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] samsungepicgeek:
I was about to buy this amazing phone, when I remembered that it has a locked bootloader which means no CM10.1 which means im stuck with android 4.1. Then I researched a bit and found out that the Samsung Galaxy S4 is highly rumored to come out at CES 2013, which is probably gonna be running android 4.2 and be able to have CM10.1! So I guess this is goodbye!
[Sprint LG Optimus G] Colonel Travis:
You can unlock it.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] Mike_77:
You were here? I thought presence was required before saying "goodbye"? Glad you shared your useless thoughts.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] cowfodder:
Don't let the door hit you on the way out.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] kc_exactly:
So, SamsungEpicGuy looked at our phone. Then he said that nothing Samsung has is better at the moment but some time in 2013 he is going to be rocking a phone that is better than this one.

Seriously, where is the moderator at? We have Question in the General Section. We have general comments in the development section. Now we have trolls wanting things that don't exist.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] Kchitown1977:
Haters going to hate, trollers going to troll. Fuhget about Em lol
[Sprint LG Optimus G] ryocho:
Good effort getting 5 replies in an hour, but could troll harder (mention no microSD slot maybe), 3 stars
[Sprint LG Optimus G] kc_exactly:
Yep, BTW...Rangers lead the way!

I personally am a fan or 101st Airborne. We have a "Rendezvous With Destiny".
[Sprint LG Optimus G] Kchitown1977:
I hear. I ain't gonna hate on the rangers..... We still all brothers in arms :)
[Sprint LG Optimus G] easytheezy:
The bootloader was unlocked....Read development.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] swiss_knife77:
Poor guy, by the time the S4 comes out there will be something "better" from LG or HTC etc.... he's probably waiting on the iphone 8 lol
[Sprint LG Optimus G] Lurien:
Need help making a choice...

Hi everybody. I thinking about getting a new phone but I'm having a hard time deciding between the evo lte or the lg optimus. I currently have the evo 3d. Honestly I'm leaning more towards the optimus. Is it really as good as it seems? Obviously the specs are amazing but if you actually have the phone or have used it, would you recommend that I get it too. I also noticed more activity on these forums which is a good thing. I'm not as skilled as most of you but I like to root my phone and all that... Thanks for the help!!
[Sprint LG Optimus G] KUmike:
I would honestly stay away from the Evo 4G LTE. I was a pre-order coming off an OG EVO. Sense 4 is way over aggressive on task killing and the stock mail apk would not translate html from my work exchange server , so I got lines of code. The phone also has very poor performance picking up lte signal. Deck's cm10 made the phone much better (Deck is the only saving grace in my opinion).

Sprint switched me into the S3 last week, and I picked up a lgog off Craigslist for cheap. I think both of these phones are superior to the Evo 4Gm lte . I do like the Evo 4G lte display though.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] ncfastls1:
Personally after owning a 3D, idk how you could consider HTC again. I wanted to throw mine against a wall. I absolutely love the Optimus G and would highly recommend it to other people. The camera isn't as good as the Evo LTE or the GS3 but it's good enough for what I need. Performance is lightning quick, battery life is great, very high build quality, and the screen is gorgeous. And LG's UI is actually really nice, I like it much better than Sense.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] Lurien:
I understand what you're your saying; but when I bought the 3d I was coming from (ironically) an LG phone. But that phone was very, very basic. So when I got the 3d, my first smartphone, it was the biggest thing to me at the time. Reading your comment I can tell that I'll have that same feeling if I get the Optimus G, if its as great as many people say. Thanks for your insight.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] samsungepicgeek:
Ok, guys I am extremely sorry for what I have posted. I obviously was a complete dumb ****. I wasn't thinking at the time because I was doing so many things outside of android life, So Sorry.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] genaro12543:
Your name is samsungepicgeek, you sure you got a life??
[Sprint LG Optimus G] ncfastls1:
My first smart phone was the Evo 4G. It was mind blowingly awesome. Like I literally loved everything about it, except for the top mounted power button that felt extremely cheap, and they continued that with the Evo 3D. Why HTC keeps thinking the top is the best place for the unlock/power button is beyond me...I'm so happy that it's on the side with the OG. I ended up with a 3D cause I shattered the screen on my 4G and they sent me one through insurance. After two years with HTC, I hate Sense and I'm just ready to move on. I'm not really brand biased, so I was open to LG. I had a LG Shine years back and I absolutely loved that phone. Even without a buzzing dev community it's still a great phone. I think you'll be very happy here though :)
[Sprint LG Optimus G] joao2307:
New to this group. Had HTC for a long time and now the Samsung Epic 4G Touch (love this phone). But i have looked at all the options out there and it does seems that this Optimus G is the BEST out there (at least for now, and i i looking for a phone now!!!) So just ordered it...and will be in this forum from now on.

JP
[Sprint LG Optimus G] bizzshow26:
After owning the s3 I find the radios especially lte weaker I have a hard time connecting to lte. With the evo and s3 o could hold lte throughout my house not with this. It could be due to having issues activating this phone and I think I canceled the process before it finished but somehow the phone activated. Other than that I'm happy with this its a top notch phone
[Sprint LG Optimus G] Th3Bill:
December 10 will forever be a sad sad day for the Optimus G....not

Funniest part of this is that the device is still very new. We've got some good people coming to the device that WILL bring great things to it...I am sure of that.

I guess this gentleman will never know....LOL
[Sprint LG Optimus G] phillies1again:
One thing I had to respond to that you pointed out was the GPS performance. I'm coming from an e4g touch where GPS only intermittently worked but when I used the OGs GPS the other day it was like nothing I experienced with a smartphone. It locked on so fast I couldn't believe it.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] genaro12543:
Haven't had gps like this since my blackberry :P
[Sprint LG Optimus G] thunder1979:
Hahahahaha! I don't know how Samsung didn't get with a class action suit for the poor performance of their gps on the gs1's and gs2's.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] glennd:
How do yoy update the lock screen weather widget do you need accu weather widget installed?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] freddy1991:
Just update the stock weather widget

Lockscreen weather will also update

Or you cam set the lockscreen weather to update automatically. ..

I believe that option is available in lockscreen option
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lifesgreat:
Sorry wrong phone.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] cavolt:
I flashed KT747 a two or three days ago. I just noticed that I am back to the stock kernel. I didn't flash back to stock kernel. The only thing I can think of is that I tried flashing the 10.1 12/10 preview build but CWM aborted right away due to bad download. So nothing should have been flashed. I have also made two nandroid backups since flashing KT747.

I didn't notice any big difference between stock kernel and KT747. I'm not sure if I'll relfash or not. I really just want to know what the heck happened :eek:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] cavolt:
Turns out flashing nighties also flashes back to CM kernel.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] tlrsax54:
Yes, flashing any ROM will over-write the kernel :)
[HTC One S] therion0:
HELP TO ALL THE COMMUNITY ASAP!!!

here is the deal, i had the HTC One S Rooted fine, it was working but i tried now to install a custom rom, baked black beans, but now i've downloaded the rom, set it in my HTC, accessed CMW, wiped data, installed from sd, rebooted, went to bootloader, run boot.img on cmd on computer, restarted and now i am getting the HTC Bootloader that states that "This build is for development purporses etc. etc.." now here is the deal guys... i was able to get to bootloader then to recovery, i check the sd files in clockwork recovery and nothing!! all i want now is just stock and try again.. guys.. help???

URGENT!!
[HTC One S] Darknites:
CWM cant mount SD you need TWRP for that and a RUU put you back to stock but the bootloader needs relocking. So did you even try booting the rom because the red writing is fine.
[HTC One S] GuestX0019:
you didn't mention it, but you should wipe system and caches as well as data
[HTC One S] thanhthao2002:
Not hard brick. you can chose the correct Ruu file and flash it to your phone.... solved your case.
[HTC One S] touch of jobo:
CWM can not mount our sdcard onto your computer over USB.

But it absolutely can mount the sdcard partition onto the root filesystem.

Unless you have the 'unmountable sdcard' problem, for which there is a sticky in Q&A.

My feeling is that the OP didnt mount the sdcard partition. In that case it is normal to see the mount point as an empty folder.

Once it's mounted, you can adb push rom zips to it.
[HTC One S] Darknites:
Oh right seems a lot work lol, I think I stick to TWRP.