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[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] maxpower7:
The GS3 uses a pentile RGBG subpixel matrix, whereas the Note 2 has full RGB pixels. Using 3 subpixels per pixel on the Note 2 vs 2 subpixels per pixel on the GS3 makes a HUGE difference, even though the Note 2 has a larger screen. Pentile blows.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] DisplacedMic:
Yeah, push isn't working for me on either the Gmail app or the mail app. Was working fine on meanrom pre 4.0

Anybody else having similar problems? I have to manually refresh in both.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mikeyxda:
Sprint/ELTE versus Verizon/Note II... at my house.

Bet you can't guess which is which. :rolleyes:

Mike
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] njspank:
Check the ElementalX thread for that kernel. I flashed it with MB 3.09 and seems to work fine.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] maxpower7:
Has anyone been successful in flashing a Verizon-compatible PRL on this phone (11119, to be specific) using MeanBean? I can't get my computer to recognize the phone as an external device.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] RonMac:
I love VZW because they have the best damn service of all the carriers.

I hate VZW because they have the worst billing set up EVER and nickle and dime you for EVERYTHING!

I hate sprint because their service isn't as good as VZW but I am holding out hope that it will get better and I will get 4G soon.

I Love Sprint because the plans CANNOT be beat.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] sqeet:
My sentiments exactly.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] smkyle:
So what if it's 100 times faster... Literally 100 times faster. At least your evo gets unlimited data, which might actually come up if you could download 100 times faster
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] thecarp1975:
Having two teenagers on my plan, I need Sprint's unlimited data, lol.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Majin101:
Feels good to be back on this Rom
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jagsaw:
I fell victim to the unresponsive touchscreen. I tried meanbean, but the screen is still dead. I've tried about 8 different roms with no luck. Anyone have a solid fix for this problem?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] cruise350:
Yes, you have to install the latest twrp and then install the latest meanbean. Or you can install the 3.15 touch panel zip from Captain Throwbacks thread.

Sent from my fast as hell phone.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] maxpower7:
Mikey -

Just wanted to say thanks for including the option to choose between Sprint and roam only in this rom. I was finally able to push the 11119 PRL to my phone, and I'm getting 3g speeds that are literally 10x what I get on Sprint's network. I'll still use wifi when I'm at home and wherever else I can, but it's nice to know that I at least have an option now if I'm in a bad Sprint area (read: every Sprint area) and absolutely have to have data service. And since the feature is baked into the rom, I don't have to use a 3rd party app like Roam Control.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mikeyxda:
Yeah, kind of ironic isn't it. You can have all you want of something not worth having, or just a little taste of something delicious. ;) Kinda like taking the bait on an all you can eat buffet... only to find out they are only serving cow manure.

I'm actually more concerned about not even being able to make a phone call when I need to. The data is secondary. Most of my big downloads I do on WiFi anyway but it's nice to be able to get data when you need it, like actually be able to speak some text while I'm out without a 30 second lag between each word... or get traffic, airport, or restaurant info without sitting and watching the phone switch between 1x and no icon and just saying "oh to hell with it" and shoving it back in your pocket in frustration. People these days forget that they can actually pick up a phone and have a real conversation too, and it's nice to have unlimited talk minutes. I stand a better chance of running those out than I do running over a 2 GB data limit just looking up something while I'm out or turning on WiFi tether for 15 minutes to let someone download an app from Google Play.

If you live in a big city and you actually get 4G soon, then the unlimited data would be nice. If you like to travel outside the city though or you live in a rural area, there are so many gaps in Sprint's coverage already that even if they go 4G on every tower they own, a lot of people still won't be able to get a 4G signal because the infrastructure was never there to begin with. If you're one of the many people who have struggled for years with 1 bar of signal and 3G speeds under 1 Mbps, I say don't hold your breath for 4G!

Mike
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] nohart:
If I select roam only I loose the connection and if I go back on it is automatically deselected. Is that because I need a different PRL?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] maxpower7:
You need to be on a PRL that can roam on Verizon's 3g network. I followed the directions in this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1673490

Just as a word of caution, if you roam too much (over 300 mb a month, I believe) Sprint could possibly cancel your contract. This may or may not be a good thing, depending on your perspective. :)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mobilecj:
Use alphamail works better

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Use alphamail... Works great
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] smc333:
This rom has always been good for me but for some reason keeps getting laggy after a while even tried a fresh flash
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] CrazyTechnoBoy:
The one with the crappy speed surely can't be the ELTE. :p
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] indiscriminant:
I get 4g here in Indianapolis but I have to travel a lot, if I push the prl for roaming on Verizon do I still get good sprint speeds or do I have to constantly swap the prls?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] DisplacedMic:
k- i'll give it a try :o
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] imex99:
Mikey,

Have you read the 800 mhz thread from s4gru? Some good stuff about signal changes with 800 going live in Chicago...

http://www.s4gru.com/index.php?/top...xA,-LTE,-coverage,-timeline,-etc)#entry114337

I'm very optimistic and hanging with sprint until after NV is complete and 800 mhz is deployed, then I'm make my decisions.

One on topic question, is phone still sleeping after midnight or is that sticky option?

Sent from my HTC EVO 4G LTE
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mikeyxda:
I'm done with my Sprint venting. :) I do wish them well. For now, I'll keep both my Sprint and VZW contracts and if Sprint does make good on their Network Vision plans, it can only be good for all of us. So... onward. I decided not to mess with the 12am to 7am sleep: that will always be disabled in MeanBean. Meaning there is no sleep period and you'll stay connected 24/7.

Whenever you change the roaming mode, the signal will drop for about 10 seconds and then reconnect. The radio dot for roam only has never worked but the selection does work! Even though the radio dot doesn't show (nothing shows as selected), you are in roam only mode and will remain there until you change it. If you get no signal after 10-20 seconds, it must mean you have nowhere to roam. I would suggest the 16012 PRL.

Mike
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] glgehman:
Hi, Mike. Since you're re-evaluating down to first principles, can I ask if you have any thoughts on CDMA vs GSM? Why consider Verizon, but not ATT?

Just curious.

glg
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mikeyxda:
I had AT&T for a couple years in this same area and coverage was about like Sprint out in the rural areas: zero to 1 bar and very slow data. Verizon is the only one I hadn't tried so I decided to give them a try since rural coverage is important to me. In addition, in looking at the LTE coverage maps, Verizon has 4G coverage out even past where I live... even into the "squatchy" areas. :) The AT&T 4G coverage map showed spotty coverage where I live and it doesn't go beyond my house like VZW. Those were my reasons. Down in more populated areas like the city of Sarasota, AT&T is actually faster than Verizon though. Oh, one other thing. The buildings down here are concrete and steel wrapped for hurricane prevention. When I had AT&T, if you stepped one foot inside any building, your call dropped or was so bad you only heard about every 5th word. People on Verizon (and even Sprint in the few places they have good signal) can walk all the way through the same stores and keep right on talking. Even when all three carriers have the same (good) signal outside these buildings, AT&T seems to drop right away as soon as you go inside. And that goes for every building I ever entered: doctor's office, supermarket, WalMart, Best Buy, Bed Bath and Beyond (shush... men can shop there too) ;) and many more. Don't know if it's the frequency used or what... but I didn't want to risk going back to that.

Mike
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] tybo31316:
Which phone you ended up getting on VZW?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] sslbaron:
+1. I'm with you there. I have two teenagers and a preteen. I love the unlimited texting. ;)

Sent from my EVO LTE rolling with Blues and Jazz!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] allynsky:
I've thought about switching to Verizon as well. I have a cell phone for my job through Verizon and it usually has a much better signal. The ONLY reason I don't switch is the unlimited data. I tell Sprint every time I call them that if they ever end the unlimited data, I'm gone. I drive for a living and I'm usually gone for several days at a time. I use the hell out of the wifi tether. Just yesterday I switched my service to my 3D just to get a 4G signal. I used to get decent speeds here back when it was my main phone, but now it barely picks it up. I was getting better speeds on 3G (scratching my head on that), so I switched back to my lte. Just a couple of hours later, I was getting speeds less than 100 kbps. OOOO I get so frustrated. Between my wife's account and mine, we have 7 lines, 6 phones (3 evo ltes, 1 Photon Q, 1 GS3 and 1 GS2) and an Airave (yeah, go figure, no signal at our house). I could easily sell all of them and make enough money to buy the new ones, and part of the ETF. I just don't want to be limited. Like someone else said a few posts back, I'd get all ocd on checking my usage. I'm sure that one day I'll look back and laugh about how slow it used to be. But for now, I'm just wondering why Sprint can't have a network that keeps up with their phones.

As for the htc vs. sammy, I don't know. I've had a few htcs. I guess I've just stuck with them just to be consistent. Back when I saw the original note, I got all whiney asking why htc and Sprint don't have something like this. I was pleased when Sprint got the note 2, but I'd still like it if htc had one that size. The htcs just feel and look better. In playing around with my wife's GS3, I find things that I prefer on my evo, a few more options here and there. So I don't know. If I were to switch to Verizon and get a sammy, I'd really rock my world.

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Oh, and Mikey, I really can empathize with you on this decision. These phones are great toys, but, after all, they're supposed to be phones first. If I, my wife or one of my kids couldn't make a call in an emergency, m m m (biting my tongue), no telling what I would do.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] DisplacedMic:
i'm a little unclear - is this what you're talking about?

https://zapier.com/zapbook/alphamail/notify-my-android/
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] maxpower7:
Using the 11119 PRL, I haven't noticed any difference in my Sprint service at all. I haven't tried 16012 as Mikey suggested.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mikeyxda:
Sounds like your usage may justify the unlimited data, although it's kinda funny hearing people talk about 100 Kbps and "unlimited" in the same sentence. ;) To me, the horrible speeds and lack of connectivity is by far the more limiting factor rather than sheer amount of data so for that reason I certainly don't see Sprint as an "unlimited" network. A great example for me was Monday after Super Bowl when I was driving my friend back to Tampa airport. We saw on the highway billboards that it was saying 15-18 minutes to cross the skyway bridge. I didn't think much of it since we were ahead of schedule but I handed him my phone and had him bring up Google Maps and click traffic. It was at least 3-4 miles before the phone could get enough data to display the traffic (was toggling between 1x and 3G at the time) and just as we passed the last exit before the bridge, it came up showing red to the middle of the bridge: an accident ON the bridge. We sat there crawling for 90 minutes and he almost missed his plane. All because of Sprint's network. I'm finding more and more instances of that every day: I don't use a lot of data but when I need it, I often need it FAST! OK. I said I was done with my Sprint rant so I'll stop: just giving an example of how unlimited data may be good for some but not important (or as important as reliable data) to others.

As for the Note 2, I really like what I'm seeing so far but I have to be honest: it's too big. Not by a lot though. I think if someone made one exactly halfway in between the GS3 and Note 2 in size, they'd have it perfect. I think part of it is that I haven't had it even 24 hours yet though. Maybe I'll "desensitize" myself by holding a pizza board up to my face. Then the Note 2 will feel about right. ;)

Mike
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] JJsax:
Hey guys, quick question pertaining to kernels and this ROM. Which one runs best? Elemental or BulletProof?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] allynsky:
I know when I use a tablet for a while, my phone seems really small afterwards. Maybe that will help. :D

I feel you on the traffic thing. I use it a lot when I'm in LA, the Bay Area or Seattle. It sucks when it takes miles to eventually come up.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mikeyxda:
BTW, thanks to those who said go ahead with Best Buy. My experience yesterday with Best Buy mobile was by far the best experience I've ever had WRT mobile service. This Best Buy is not the best WRT knowledgeable employees either, but their mobile dept. was a different story. They knew their stuff. I was done in 15 minutes with a brand new VZW contract and the phone activated. So a shout out to BB mobile.

Mike
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] JJsax:
Does this mean that MeanBean development is done? :(
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] P.Mobile:
I hope not :( The only reason I love my phone is because of meanbean..
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mikeyxda:
No. It just means we'll have MeanBean for this phone and (hopefully soon) MeanBean for the Note 2.

Mike
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] JJsax:
Cool, I can deal with that. I was thinking of Sammy for my next phone anyway. Just not on VZW, I'm sticking with Sprint, they've been fine for me for the past 6 or so years.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] AndrasLOHF:
I've been using the elementalx for a few days and it's running prefectly. Not one issue yet.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] xanmanz31:
damn dude i was really hoping to have a Mean One. ive been running your roms on my evo 3d and my lte nobody else does it like u. you will be missed.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ecoleye:
ElementalX caused some crackling noises when playing music over bluetooth for me. Anyone else?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] erickw68:
not just sprint

just to show that its not just Sprint though... its every carrier struggling with the additional 3G data load, its all just relative to when, where and how you use device.. where the multimode carrier upgrades have been completed users are reporting best performance ever..

http://www.howardforums.com/showthr...as-become-so-slow-that-it-s-basically-useless
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] guycan:
Hey mike your note 2 is for verzion.but love to see some mean bean for the note2 on sprint. Been a long time follower of ur work and ur dedication u put out. Thanks

SGNote2
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] couragedragon:
Do you mind sharing the details of the plan you ended up getting?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jackie08:
old

would be OK but this seem really old news from June 2012 sure it may be better now ;)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] gianmarco00:
Same here, and it dropped my quadrant scores by 1000 back down to low 6000's. Back to MeanBean within just a few hours. The regular Sweep2Wake is ok but not enough to justify that. The main reason I want Sweep was what Mikey did with the volume using the in between spaces. Until he works his magic, not worth it to me.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mikeyxda:
Just the plain Jane 2 GB plan. I doubt I'll use 2 GB per month but if I'm a little over, I'll pay the extra $10/mo for 4 GB. Only other thing I got was the Best Buy $9.99 insurance.

Mike
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] tybo31316:
How's the service compared to sprint?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] AndrasLOHF:
No bluetooth issues here. Bluetooth is the only way I listen to music(headset/on car stereo) so I would have noticed it by now. A few people have reported dropped benchmark scores but IMO the phone is more fluid despite what the scores show. Especially in places where I experienced lag on the old overclocking module(mainly 3d intensive gaming).
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] maxpower7:
How are people getting 7000+ quadrant scores using this rom? I get just shy of 6000 on the stock kernel and maybe up to 6500 or so when I OC to 1700.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rpwhite3:
Odd Issue

I keep current with the latest and greatest ROM Mikey puts out and have never had issues. Since last night when I last upgraded, and maybe it was just this morning but I am getting flooded with copies of text messages on Handcent. So I thought maybe it was a handcent issue, so I uninstalled it, now I am still getting them on the stock message app.

Anyone have any ideas? Seems they come in batches and random times. For example the last 10 mins no copies? bizzaro...

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DAYUM they are still coming, this is going to drive me nuts!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ecoleye:
It looks like undervolting is the culprit for my bluetooth issues. I re-flashed the kernel and set voltage to the stock level and the crackling is gone. :thumbup:
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] 007math:
If I flash the Bulletproof kernel and then choose use aroma installer on meanbean and choose stock kernel, does this effectively get rid of the bulletproof one? I'm sorry if this is a dumb question (kinda new to this)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] thecarp1975:
I'm guessing it will. My suggestion would be to run aroma and choose your sticky settings, let the phone boot up, then go back into recovery and flash Bulletproof.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mrshades812:
Or just dirty flash the same rom over what you have now. That will install the stock kernel and keep all your settings.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] thecarp1975:
If one wanted to change their sticky settings in aroma, but keep bulletproof, wouldn't they have to reflash bulletproof after running aroma? Or am I incorrect. Maybe I misunderstood what they were wanting to do.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Dakidd516:
Thanks to Mikey I decided to analyze my Sprint unlimited and saw I wasn't using that much data monthly as I'm usually on Wi-Fi from my isp and phone signal has gotten horrible....upon looking at Verizon and selecting the 2gb...I think I'll be leaving sprint after being with them for 18 years.....and over 5 years of no wiimax/lte near my home and steadily paying......being that I reside in New York....long island and looking at sensorly mapping I'm out
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] firegeek:
I too am contemplating a switch, been with sprint for 15 years ... But my data is almost completely useless. That and I have no signal at my house, and the stupid airrave is junk! I just have 3 lines and one is my ex wife... Not sure how to get out of that kinda contract.

Hmmmmm...

Erik
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] adhusky:
Is it performing much slower than v2.5?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] AndrasLOHF:
According to benchmarking apps yes. According to real world usage NO. If anything the GPU overclock has actually gotten rid of the last little bit of lag I was experiencing.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] gianmarco00:
I misread the post I responded to so sorry for the confusion.

Maybe someone can help, but ever since flashing the ElementalX kernel, my speaker sounds "off". It's much louder now and the sound is actually distorted. When my email notification comes in, it's much louder and sounds tinny almost. Unfortunately, I flashed back to MeanBean and it's still there.

Any ideas if this is more of a hardware issue and maybe the speaker went bad or has anyone else had this? Also, if I flashed MeanBean and ran the Aroma installer sticky settings, then flashed ElementalX, then went back and flashed MeanBean, would I have to run the Aroma installer again to get my overclocking settings back or should those stick? It's honestly been so long since I had flashed it that I forgot what I had and I'd rather not run it if I don't have to.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mikeyxda:
I'm enjoying my reliable connection... and working on MeanBean v0.1 for the Note 2. Just an inside scoop: looks like at least a prelim version of MeanBean will be ready to go for the Note 2 either later today or tomorrow. :cowboy:

Mike
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] flar2:
RE sound issues: I don't modify anything in the kernel related to sound or bluetooth. But, on the One XL there were a couple of people that found sound volume from the speaker was affected by the CPU voltage. Basically undervolting made their volume fluctuate. Raising the voltage by about 50mV seemed to solve their issue. It was only a couple people though, I personally don't have any issue with sound and I'm undervolting to 800mV (One XL is nearly the same as the EVO, which is why I have a kernel for the EVO)

Just for reference (you might be interested in this Mikey), I recently discovered that HTC bumps all voltages lower than 1150mV up to 1150mV. No matter what speed your chipset is rated for (i.e. slow, nominal or fast). Stuff like this, and guaranteed stability for every device, is probably why they do this. So anything below 1150mV is undervolting according to HTC. I don't think it's necessary to run that high for the vast majority of people.

RE benchmarks (you'll also be interested in this MIkey, since you've been using the oc_mod): the custom kernel scores quite a bit lower on Quadrant than the stock+overclocking module. I'm fairly certain that the oc module is clocking faster than stated, which explains why we couldn't go higher than 1890MHz. Nevertheless, the custom kernel feels smoother and I think performs better overall. The battery should be much, much better anyway.

Sorry for the slight off-topic, now back to MeanBean...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] maxpower7:
I'm intrigued by the possibility of a version of MeanBean based on Android 4.2 at some point in the future... although Verizon will undoubtedly be the last carrier to update their Note 2 to 4.2. Their network is fast and reliable, but their updates sure aren't.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] smkyle:
Power toggles and Swiftkey keep turning off and it's making me sad. Is this rom related?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] AndrasLOHF:
I'm inclined to believe this also. With the module I could not once (and I tried plenty of times) get it to run at 1890. On the custom kernel I've been at 2106 for 3 days without issue.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mjhuffer:
It's been hard to follow this thread through the last couple of weeks. Are you discontinuing development for the EvoLTE and more specifically MeanBean? Are you leaving Sprint? I've searched and I can't find the answers. I see you are starting development on the Note 2 so I'm wondering if you will continue your contributions to the EvoLTE. Maybe clarification in the OP would be awesome.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] zosopage:
observations.

So, I am sad to see Mikey go, but I honestly understand. I sent an email to Sprint and they basically told me that they don't care if I leave and go to Verizon.. me and my family will leave when the contract is done... Too bad, I have been with them (or Nextel) for about 17 years but the fact that wimax never made it for my original evo, and this is looking to be a duplication of that experience, so be it...

I live in Denver Colorado and they stated that there are no plans to update Denver.