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[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] dligon:
What is this crap. http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105...king-of-smartphones-becomes-illegal-saturday/
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jerseymarine:
Not a fan of this
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Bwyan Benton:
Heres my thoughts. Everybody will ***** and complain about this, but nobody will do anything about it. They will not tell us what we can and cant do with OUR own property. Sure, its now illegal to unlock our phones. The solution is simple, stop buying phones from all the carriers! Everybody stop buying phones and watch them all crumble without us. If everybody is not willing to stick together and make a stand....then dont ***** about the problem.

Sent from my SGH-I747M
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] hungmung:
While this still does suck you guys do realize this just means carrier unlocking right? Like unlocking so you can use an att phone in tmobile and vice versa. Plus it doesn't sound like it applies if you buy an unlocked phone or get the code from your carrier.

Sent via carrier pigeon...
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] G-Man.:
Already a thread on this.... http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2116859
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] crixley:
So much for America " the land of the free"
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ErebusRaze:
"Free," as in market and due rights. No one said anything about manufacturers property.

Am I the only person in America who never goes to the AT&T store besides when I initially buy my phone? If it breaks, I fix it. It there's cellular issues or internal problems I go online and send it in. People are too dependent on the actual carriers. This is why they enact such measures like this because they know a majority of Americans see no other choice but to be subjected to such laws. From home if I unlock my phone I guarantee AT&T can't detect it and since I never go in to the store, they can't deny insurance that I never buy or warranties I always break after flashing the my phones an hour after I receive them.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] kgbkny:
As soon as Google releases an LTE-compliant Nexus (or X Phone, or whatever else they may call it in the future), I will never purchase another carrier/OEM-branded phone again. In fact, I am seriously considering holding on to my S3 until such a phone comes out. LTE is becoming more and more ubiquitous, so it's only a matter of time until an unlocked, unbranded stock Android phone comes out that supports it. After all, the Nexus 4 has LTE capability (not an LTE antenna, though), and some crafty tinkerers managed to get it to connect to LTE.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Woody:
There is a similar thread over on the TMo side (which is what I have), but I posted this in there.

It is NOT going to be illegal for you to unlock your phone. It WILL be if you do it without the permission of your carrier. That means that T-Mobile and AT&T will have to do it for you. For Verizon (and Maybe Sprint but not sure), there is an FCC requirement that any devices utilizing 700MHz for LTE cannot be locked.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] kgbkny:
This fact alone doesn't make it any less BS. We, not the carriers, are the rightful owners of the phone. As such, the decision of what we want to do with our phone should be made by us, not the carriers. Why should we get permission from the carrier to unlock the phone? If, for instance, I buy a Chevrolet, should I be legally required to obtain permission from General Motors before using another manufacturer's parts?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Woody:
Don't get me wrong, I understand where you are coming from and it is BS. But from what I have read on this, it is for phone that are purchased under contract (subsidies). In that case, most people do not own the phone. It is more of a lease until you pay it off at the end. Once the phone is paid off, then you can unlock at will.

As for your Chevy example, let me play devil's advocate. You buy a Chevy and while you don't specifically have to ask them for permission to use a Ford gear shifter, your warranty probably states that only factory supplied or authorized materials can be used, otherwise you void the warranty upon installation. You intall the Ford gear shifter and somehow that destroys your transmission and shreds the gears. Is this covered by GM? They will probably say no because you installed an after-market device that caused the problem.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] kgbkny:
I just found the article linked below, which states that only phones purchased after January 26, 2013 will be affected by the new law. In other words, we are not affected by this law.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/25/tech/mobile/smartphone-unlocking-illegal/index.html?hpt=hp_t4

I'd be interested in looking into the logistics behind ownership of subsidized phones. I was always under the impression that a phone subsidy was an incentive to entice customers to sign a two year contract; after all, we are charged an early termination fee if we break the contract early, yet the device is ours to keep. Moreover, there's no formal lease agreement.

I completely agree with your analogy, but it's more applicable to rooting, rather than unlocking. From what I understand, rooting a phone automatically voids its warranty, regardless of manufacturer. Unlocking a phone, on the other hand, never voided the warranty. After all, no additional software is installed as part of the unlock process.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] crixley:
I've heard even if you buy a phone outright from a provider the law is still upheld even though you bought it out of contract.

---------- Post added at 10:28 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:25 PM ----------

I am also curious of they will void the warranty now if a phone is unlocked...

there is no way to relock it either so you'd be screwed
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] dligon:
Well I feel like if you buy a phone out right and pay full retail or whatever not the 199.999 2yr contract price then you should be able to do what ever you want to it.

Its like nike saying ok you bought our air max's you can only wear nike socks with them don't let us catch you wear reebok or adidas socks.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Woody:
And you can. If you buy it outright from ATT then they can unlock it for you. You just can't take it down to Unlock City and have them do it.

Now if ATT refuses to unlock it, then there is just cause for you to file a non-compliance complaint against them.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] crixley:
do they actually have to by law if you buy it outright?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Woody:
Probably not by law but it is your property (once paid off) and if you don't have a contract then there should be no ties that bind. Now if you are using THEIR service/bandwidth they can enforce certain criteria based on services rendered.

Anyone can file a complaint, it is just hard to determine where and to whom it would be most effective.

Edit: I think I might get a copy of this law in the morning and read it on the pooper. I have a legal background so I can decipher some legalese. Anyone got a link? Not to another news source, but the actual law.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] crixley:
I wonder if they could charge you a fee to unlock after you buying it outright
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] dligon:
Well att, tmo, probably would honor unlocking the phones. Verizon you may have trouble with as always
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] twanskys204:
Ill never buy a carrier branded phone again
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] faruk06:
I would be very great full if anyone can provide the file for the last hotcakez kernel for the skyrocket. I am asking because I went to the hotcakez thread and the download links were dead.

I would appreciate any help here very much.

Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] icenight89:
it was a good kernel but the source is now outdated and its not compatible with any of the current ROMs. CVD or lightning kernel are your best bet
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SlasherIT:
Hello,

I've got a Samsung Galaxy S3 running the latest update with Jelly Bean, and the battery life is very bad. The battery was around 70% full, and I left it on idle for around 6 hours, and when I came back and checked it, it was down to 30% left. The only thing I left in the background was Skype and Wi-Fi. Is there a problem or is this normal?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LenAsh:
This topic is raised every day... have a look around or search.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Incrauze:
Install BetterBatteryStats and see what's using your battery
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SlasherIT:
Ok I did, I'm guessing I have to leave it for a while to get the stats?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gustopher:
Yes, the longer it runs the more and the better data you will get. Partial Wakelocks are probably the thing to look at first. In my experience social networking apps or location-based apps are dreadful battery hogs.

LenAsh is quite right though, there are a ton of threads on this topic from which you will get a ton of help
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SlasherIT:
Well, I'll leave it for a day then I'll post back.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] badanas:
Hi, just flashed yesterday the version 4.1.2 and my gallery now is small ( in folders view ) and is a little slow compared to 4.1.1

Anyone have this problem?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SenK9:
I found the gallery in the stock ROMs a bit slow to start off with, you might want to consider an alternative, like QuickPic (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alensw.PicFolder&hl=en). Very fast and responsive, precaching and all the rest.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] DonnyR:
Hello all,

Browsing through the dx.com, I came across an interesting item. Link HERE.

It is called an unbrick download. Even though our phone model is not mentioned, it works for my N7100.

Basically, you remove the battery, put it back and then insert the "thingy" in the micro-sub slot.

It automatically opens the download mode supposedly even if your phone is bricked.

I could not properly test it as my phone is not bricked. However, if I turn it off, when I insert the usb, it automatically opens Download Mode without me touching anything!!!

The price is $1.60 so it was a bargain.

Thought it might save some lives if it turns out to work on bricked phones.

I am in no way affiliated to the site!

Cheers,

Donny
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] sangosnip69:
It is called a USB jig. Already known, very famous :).
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] DonnyR:
cool :)

Anyway - nifty piece of hardware for less than 2 bucks.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] maliceomalice:
Re: Daz.g theming - HD OrbiconS [Iconpack]

Thank you for this awesome icons. My homescreen is still in progress but the icons help a lot :D:D:D:D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] daz.g:
No problem - Glad you like them.....
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] daz.g:
Blue OrbiconS added to op......
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] daz.g:
Clamp Red pack added to playstore:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/...51bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5kYXp6bGVyLmNsYW1wcmVkIl0.

Despite only having about 10 sales of my apps it seems they have already been pirated.....

App thiefs getting a serve.....

http://forum.mobilism.org/viewtopic.php?f=1064&t=472394&p=1277982#p1277982

edit: Forgot you need to register to view post.....

SUCCESS - The post has now vanished from mobilism !!!!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Icecoldmeat:
Re: Daz.g theming - HD / Blue HD OrbiconS [Iconpack]

Nice, good job!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jpisini:
Sorry to hear about the piracy problems. I do think the HD theme is beautiful. Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mikevillarroel:
well since you took it out of mobilism, I just bought it from google play, nice job! J/K 'bout mobilism!!!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] PatimusXPrime:
so aside from manually changing each icon, how do i install them so that nova sees them in the theme pack changer?

i feel like this is something i should know..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mikevillarroel:
That's how it work when you buy the pack from the G Play
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] PatimusXPrime:
i figured as much, thanks dudes

this is really freakin nice by the way nicely done!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] daz.g:
Thanks a lot for positive comments - means a lot.

Tip - white wallpapers really show them off well - screw the battery life lol ...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Texas_T-Bolt:
How do u apply this? I'm on liquid smooth RC9 4.1.2 and using nova luncher I did what the instruction says and I don't see HD Orbicons pack am I doing something wrong?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] daz.g:
So you installed the market apk and it doesn't show in the icon pack ?....

Or have you downloaded the zip files from the op ?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] daz.g:
Here's my new pack I've been doing - What do you all think ??

Free APK attached..... :D

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] t1.8matt:
purchased the orbicons hd pack last week, great job! love it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Texas_T-Bolt:
I downloaded the zip in op and I try flashing it and it failed did I do something wrong ? I did what was told and went into nova settings>look and feel>icons and I see default and stock jellybean... do the zip file be in a folder or on the main SD card?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] maliceomalice:
I dont think the zip file in then OP is flashable. You are supposed to extract it and apply the icon manually using supported launcher such as nova,apex..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] daz.g:
What he said ....

Zip is not a flash able, just unzip it and manually install by holding icon/edit/tap icon/browse to images....

Need market apk to theme app drawer.....

Got a new HD BoxiconS in the pipeline and its looking great so far - more work needed before release tho....

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Starymari:
Hey Daz! Just got HD and Clamp and they're awesome! Great work! Thanks for emailing me back so quick about my question! These are great, the screen shots don't do them justice!
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] JadeX92:
Hey, there's a bug with the Plant Vs Zombie in Level 5-5.

You'll auto-die within a few seconds :(

I suspected that it is due to the PvZ.dz data inside the file.

Any soultion for this or anyone experienced this?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] -Aatif-:
which version u r using ?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] JadeX92:
Im using 1.3.16 !
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] -Aatif-:
try v 1.0 its works perfect
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] JadeX92:
The HD version?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] -Aatif-:
just google it plants vs zombies for mdpi .
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] brewy:
4shared has 1.0 version and it works perfect

Sent from my GT-S5830
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] kedar9444:
Use version 1.0 it works...

Turn off your internet connection .....
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] JadeX92:
One last question! Is Chainfire 3D needed to run Plants Vs Zombie ?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] brewy:
No don't touch that app you will end up with a load of issues its not really for aces

sent from a brewbomb ace
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 3473:
or any other effect, such as the htc effect when you reach the top/bottom.. is this possible?

I hate the glow effect, I believe this is baked into the ROM (though I may be wrong).. is there any way to change this effect

thanks
[General Questions and Answers] ebs512:
I've been searching the past few days for a fix to this because it's very annoying. Sometimes the apps work and others, they display no topic. As I was reading, I read it had something to do with the show thread and reputation plugin, I am unaware of how to fix this myself, is there a fixed working version somewhere?
[General Questions and Answers] Lifehacker7:
There is a thread for that . Ask there.

Sent from my muffin LIFE! Under maintenance.!
[General Questions and Answers] fabokid5922:
Would really love an answer to tht, I'm having the same issue as well though not constantly

//Arc S rocks//
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mtdew:
http://www.pocketables.com/2013/01/...e-for-hosting-roms-ruus-trademark-issues.html

Basically this guy is being told to remove his custom ROMs and tell the lawyer where others can be found. If HTC is going on a witch hunt we need to help out devs over there. Those of you with twitters there are links at the end please let's put some pressure on these guys for answers.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] BaconStep:
Note to self: don't buy HTC anytime soon.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Mike:
HTC---> Hate The Consumer

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Sent from my Skyrocket i727 running Team Dirt

--------------Nexus 7 running AOKP PUB--------------
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] vbrookie:
This news just put nail on the coffin.

Along with Apple products, HTC has just put them on my DO NOT BUY LIST.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] stoopendis:
Have you guys ever read about what HTC users have to go through to flash custom roms? Geez... HTC really does hate their customers!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] xcrazydx:
Yeah I have read a lot about them. Huge pita
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] vincom:
i dont get it, they get it for free from google then they try to lock it down with their own crap, gotta love sammy for the sr, the easiest phone to do what ever the f**k you want
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] spitfire2425:
I had to root and flash a HTC evo once and it took me a few hours to do because they go out of their way to make it complicated. Lovin' sammy...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Atrizzain:
I had a Captivate Glide before the Skyrocket, both phones were easy to flash. Count me as another who will boycott HTC.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mrro82:
Rooting my old Inspire was insane. Gold card and all. The skyrocket was a walk in the park in comparison.

Sent from low Earth orbit with my Skyrocket.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mtdew:
Guys the point of this was to get people to put some pressure on HTC by contacting them for answers both over the twitter links at the bottom or by email if this is going how it sounds its not just on HTC users but everybody to let them know we won't stand for it.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] occupational_hazard:
Still dont see the point of this. If HTC has built and developed the Sense UI, which they own. How are they not in their own to protect their own product? I am not saying I agree with HTC. But they will just blow off any remarks or such left for them in their twitter feed.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mtdew:
If there is a larger volume of people on them about this it may at least get then to give us a response as to why and possibly cause them to back off. They are playing a strange hand that I think its in everyone's best interest all over who care about development to watch this and fight it as it won't only affect HTC it could go further.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] xcrazydx:
I agree, most people play follow the leader and if they see how easily a dev and community can be pushed around it won't be the last time.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] jader13254:
AW: HTC going too far help this dev.

Buy SONY...

They release guides in their own forum for rooting & flashing, and support cm devs.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] vincom:
if i put cm on a htc phone, how am i infringing on their sense ui, can i not put linux on a pc that came with windows, the contract we have is with our carriers not with htc, the contract is to pay them monthly for x amount of time
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mtdew:
This isn't about aosp that's clear because the OEMS are obligated to release their kernel source and Google has no issues with their ROMs.

But this could affect Sony, Samsung, lg, and anyone else after they see we can be pushed over so easily their generosity may come to a screeching halt. People like mohan and seanz could end up on the receiving end of lawsuits if this slides. Our options for roms other than aosp could become stock only. I know you guys aren't so short sighted to think this couldn't affect us in detrimental ways.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mindmajick:
I forgot about that! Rooting my htc made rooting my kindle look easy.

Anyway- if someone wants to start a petition... I will sign it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] BaconStep:
This right here
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mtdew:
That's support for cm devs what about people who build stock based ROMs again you guys aren't seeing the picture here

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] BaconStep:
What about people who build stock ROMs? You can build them on Sony and AFAIK they don't take their stock based ROMs down.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mtdew:
There's no precedence yet HTC may end up setting one. You guys really don't see the issue that's nuts.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] occupational_hazard:
This is how much people care for sense.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] jadwv2210:
Sense UI is still built on top of an open source project. As far as I'm concerned, that should make it completely legal to mod. Just because you change open source coding a little doesn't mean you own it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mtdew:
Sense is htc's and they hold the copyrights to all work under it. You would be incorrect.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] jadwv2210:
I'm aware. I don't think they should be allowed to do that though. Which is why I said, "as far as I'm concerned." I guess I can go take someone's source code, change the theme of the UI, and add some minor features and go get a patent for it though lol. :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] tvandegr:
Well sense is a separate app than the default launcher. They did not take the default launcher and change a few things. They wrote their own. It is like the gapps or any app you can buy a linux version of. Just because the OS is open source does not mean every app that runs on it is.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] vincom:
then we should have the right to remove said software since we paid for it and do what we please to the rest of the phone, be it adding cm or what ever rom we want
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Tybaltus Prime:
Agreed... which is why we need to act and do something about this
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mtdew:
By that logic the same would be said for tw (which isn't open source either), blur, sony's, and lg's. These guys are only obligated to release their kernel source not drivers, not apps packages, not launchers, nothing. We modify and redistribute someone's work without express permission and I bet money if Samsung hit mohan with a c&d a lot of you would be up in arms. Since it's someone else though you instantly go oh well not our problem. You guys talk about how this is a community, well this is a small part of a massive thriving community if one of us falls we all will start to fall. Why would we not at least fight for answers and see if there is a way to curb this and keep development strong.

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