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[HTC Rezound] Kane5581:
This should be pinned to every general section in this on this site.

Sign this petition to keep unlocking legal. https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/make-unlocking-cell-phones-legal/1g9KhZG7

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2414699,00.asp

Starting Saturday, it will be illegal for you to unlock your phone without permission from your wireless carrier.

The rule change dates back to an October decision from the Library of Congress's Copyright Office, which gave consumers a 90-day window to unlock their phones without carrier permission. That 90-day period, however, ends this weekend.

The Copyright Office reviews the rules on unlocking (and jailbreaking) every three years, as required by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). This time around, regulators found that "there are ample alternatives to circumvention. That is, the marketplace has evolved such that there is now a wide array of unlocked phone options available to consumers."

Some groups, however, had requested an exemption that would allow people to unlock their phones at will "because some devices sold by carriers are permanently locked and because unlocking policies contain restrictions and may not apply to all of a carrier's devices."

The Copyright Office, however, determined that "with respect to newly purchased phones, proponents had not satisfied their burden of showing adverse effects related to a technological protection measure."

That's likely because there are currently a variety of options when it comes to unlocking your phone. Verizon CDMA phones, for example, have unlocked SIM card slots. The 4G LTE Verizon iPhone 5 also includes an unlocked SIM. Last year, AT&T started allowing non-contract iPhone users to unlock their devices for use on other GSM networks. You can also opt to buy unlocked phones for a higher price.

Still, the Copyright Office recognized that it's not as easy to unlock an older phone as it is a newer one - "in part because an older or expired contract might not require the carrier to cooperate."

As a result, regulators gave consumers that 90-day window, starting Oct. 28, to unlock their phone without carrier permission. The move "is both warranted and unlikely to harm the market," the office concluded.

The unlocking issue differs from jailbreaking. In its same October ruling, regulators upheld rules that allow for jailbreaking, which allows you to run unapproved applications. Jailbreaking is most often mentioned in conjunction with the iPhone because Apple has strict control over which apps it allows into its App Store. If you jailbreak your device, you could run an app not available in the App Store on your iPhone, but the very act of jailbreaking voids your warranty, so you better know what you're doing.

The Copyright Office, however, declined to extend its jailbreaking rules to tablets because it found that the proposed definition of the device was too broad.
[HTC Rezound] Squirrel1620:
Wow. What has this world come to. That's a communist way of looking at electronics. I wish we knew more about what will happen if you have your carriers permission to unlock.

On a second reading, it looks like this only applies to unlocking the sim. It doesn't say bootloader...

Maybe we'll still be able to dev for these amazing devices
[HTC Rezound] jayochs:
yeah its sim unlock only, so you cant run it on another network, which is still absolute BS.
[HTC Rezound] heyis4horses:
Signed. Freedom after purchase is a very big part of living in a free society. If you can't do what you want with your property what's the point in calling it yours
[HTC Rezound] mike.s:
This is the Rezound forum. The Rezound is only sold through Verizon Wireless. VZW has never locked their phones to work only on their network.
[HTC Rezound] AshtonTS:
Someone obviously missed the point...

Edit: signed
[HTC Rezound] rezoundness:
this does not matter just purchase an unlocked phone like i did the htc rezound and besides all lte phone must be unlocked according to fcc rules. for the rules.
[HTC Rezound] Squirrel1620:
Bootloader must be unlockable yes, but sim cards no. They will have control over your ability to use a phone on a network of your choosing
[HTC Rezound] V0latyle:
As if this will stop anyone. Just like how gun laws prevent shootings...
[HTC Rezound] Squirrel1620:
You may own the phone, but your service provider can cut you off it you violate their rules. They'll tell you too bad.. Go try the next provider your just a number :o
[HTC Rezound] GrayBoltWolf:
But wait a sec,

If you buy the phone on contract for the lowered price then technically you don't own the phone right? So the carrier would decide?
[HTC Rezound] saintsfan09:
Don't forget to sign the death star petition as well. If ur not familiar with that petition then shame on u.
[HTC Rezound] heyis4horses:
Didn't that one end? They responded to it and it was amazing...let me see if I can find it

edit: here https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/response/isnt-petition-response-youre-looking
[HTC Rezound] saintsfan09:
How sad. I didn't know it ended already. I really thought this petition would be successful. Shows u how messed up this countries priorities r when we can't even get the government to commit necessary resources to building a death star. My generation will get this done. Guaranteed. Clever response from the White House though. I will concede that much
[HTC Rezound] heyis4horses:
I could not be happier with their response unless it was a picture of a death star in construction
[HTC Rezound] Talal916:
When I'm President, my first move in office will to order funds for R&D into the creation of a Deathstar. I hope to vaporize those damn Martians by my 2nd term...
[HTC Rezound] Dark Jedi:
Your info isn't entirely true. This law only pertains to phones purchased when the law goes in to effect. Any phones purchased before the law going in to effect is exempted.

Personally I would just buy a nexus 4 if I was going to carrier hop and know everything will work right. I do agree its stupid as if you own your phone outright you should be able to use it as you see fit. After all you can modify your car any way you want so why cant phpnes be the same way?

---------- Post added at 09:13 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:03 AM ----------

They are the government as they don't know a parsec is a measurement in distance and not time lol.

I really thought they would go for the ideal of building a death star. I mean come on it wastes money like the government seems to love to do. Plus all Americans could move in to it and then they could blow the earth up and take care of that pesky illegal immigration problem in one shot. Then we could be the ultimate power in the universe lol.
[HTC Rezound] shrike1978:
So, I've been doing some research on this, and there are a lot of misconceptions about this that need to be cleared up.

First, this seems to only apply to new phones sold after the effective date. Second, this by itself does not make unlocking a phone illegal. This decision simply states that the DMCA doesn't grant an automatic exemption to unlocking according to the interpretation of the Library of Congress, not that it's illegal. That means that the carriers can sue people for unlocking if they choose to do so, and it would then be up to the court to decide whether or not it's legal.

What would happen if it did go to court? The EFF would likely step forward to help the defense of the first defendant. Possibly other groups as well. The carriers and their industry groups would fund the prosecution. In the current legal landscape, it would likely be decided favor of the carriers, however, despite what you're reading, that hasn't actually been decided yet.

https://www.eff.org/is-it-illegal-to-unlock-a-phone
[HTC Rezound] justjayhere:
Yes Verizon has had phones that only work on their network... My HTC Eris didn't have a removable sim card.
[HTC Rezound] SteveG12543:
Because it's a CDMA phone, they don't use sim cards.
[HTC Rezound] Snuzzo:
Playing devils advocate here; so then that falls on the manufacturer to offer said service of unlocking. Which then it should be deemed why have a carrier offer such device to begin with?

Sent from my ADR6425LVW using Xparent Green Tapatalk 2
[HTC Rezound] Dark Jedi:
Ok why should auto makers make cars that can go over 100 mph when most speed limits max at like 70?
[HTC Rezound] Snuzzo:
Why are we talking about cars?
[HTC Rezound] Blakmagic:
OK.....so since rooting is still legal can we root without unlocking? Is s-off unlocked? Can someone do a small write up so we all have an understanding? As long as we can root and use custom roms I'm happy. The only thing I see as a problem if I understand correctly is that we won't be able to use aosp on sense phones and so forth do to ril. Is that even correct?
[HTC Rezound] Dark Jedi:
I was showing you an example of a device that is able to break the law by the makers. It comes down to use whatever device within the law. They put the responsibility on the consumer to make the choice.

What that law means is you can't take an att phone and flash it to work on tmobile or any other gsm carrier and vice versa. Branded carrier phones has to stay on their own network.

With that said the nexus 4 phone can be used on any gsm carrier. So the law doesn't apply to that phone as Google allows it to be used on a carrier of your choosing.

So flash your roms, and kernels, recoveries and whatever else you can think of.
[HTC Rezound] Snuzzo:
A better example; an auto dealer selling a NASCAR stock car.

Again, why offer said device? What happens if you buy a simlock device in an unlocked state. Technically, you didn't break the law.

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[HTC Rezound] Grnlantern79:
Isn't that like buying an Xbox someone jacked in a house robbery? Just cause you didn't steal it doesn't make it legal....
[HTC Rezound] Snuzzo:
Wait ... What?

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[HTC Rezound] Grnlantern79:
Your saying that buying a phone that is already breaking the law isnt illegal cause you didn't perform the unlocking, well buying a stolen Xbox is illegal even if you didn't commit the robbery. Making the right choice is different from country to country, state to state and county to county but when it comes done to it ignorance can only protect you so much.
[HTC Rezound] Snuzzo:
Must have misread, or I am really bad at grammar. Lol Meant buying a Sim unlocked device in that state.
[HTC Rezound] Grnlantern79:
From what I read you can unlock the bootloader on any phone you just can't for example use the HTC rezound flashed a gsm network such as T-Mobile
[HTC Rezound] Snuzzo:
Yeah that's what I mean. It comes out of the box sim unlocked.

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] James14:
i dont understand rooting :rolleyes: said 101 times i guess

my firmware version is 2.3.3 so the one clicks i see are for 2.2.1/2 iirc

what can i do
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Sveke:
Read, research.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Esteway.619:
Search on YouTube for videos.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Pirateghost:
2.3.3?

You are in the wrong section. This device never had gingerbread
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] James14:
oopps what is the correct section ... i have no clue on this kinda stuff sorry
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Sveke:
Whatever phone you have is the correct section.

Smh

Sent from my Nexus 7
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ramnex:
Post to the Q&A section of the forum for your device. Go to about phone, check the model number and Google it to find out which phone you have

Sent from my GT-I9100

If I helped you, please hit the thanks button!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] James14:
thanks guys
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] James14:
i tried Flashing To Original Rom - Using Odin and the first time i missed the step where is says "check Re-partition" i finished the steps and clicked start and fail came up, the phone wouldn't turn off/on just a screen/symbol showing the phone connected to a pc

i took the battery out and tried again checking Re-partition this time and i got a pass but the phone went to a screen i have never seen before (lots of yellow/red codes) i clicked reboot in that screen and the phone turned off and on but wont go passed the intro screen ( Big S )

i have a screen shot of obin but cant post it

ffs :confused:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Zepius:
go. post. in. your. devices. forum.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] James14:
i did i got no reply :confused:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Zepius:
we dont have your phone so how can we help you?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Pirateghost:
You have an i9000 gs2? Why would you even think the galaxy nexus forums would be able to help?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] James14:
i cant remember tbh it was a mestake all the different names (i9000/gt i9000/galaxy s) i thought nexus was just another name
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Pirateghost:
A quick search with Google would have told you otherwise... We really can't help you here, as the phones are nothing alike.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] James14:
will you accept me deepest apologies ?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Pirateghost:
No apologies necessary but you need to understand that every phone is different and they all have their own methods of doing things.. If you don't want a worthless brick in your hands then you should stick to your own device forums.

Continuing to post here asking for help doesn't do any good
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] James14:
understood and my mistake :good:
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] served24:
So I've downloaded a lot of updates for adobe flash but it doesn't work at all on chrome. A few users have said that it does work so that's why I'm wondering how I can get mine to work. Mine works on Firefox but not chrome.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bjcrj:
Chrome for android does not support flash. Boat and Firefox and the aosp browser do though.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jovan93bl:
Hello guys,

I have Samsung Galaxy tab 2 10.1 (GT-P5113 model), i recently installed some kind of not official develeper version of jelly bean 4.1.1, i did that because i couldnt install official update since it was avalible only for some countrys in europe and i bought it in US, and now i cant or dont know how to root this version of android... i tried many things but every time i go in recovery mod it is androids... not ClockworkMod-Recovery!!!

And when i try to flash new firmware or anything else from sd card it says " E:signature verification failed ", and i tryed reseting the factory setting... but it sames that noting is working... :( pls HELP!!! i just want to install official version of jelly bean on it....

And just say that all tutorials for rooting...my tab i followed to the letter, and also kies on my pc wont regonize it.. :( PLS HELP
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dynospectrum:
Use CF-Root
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droidshadow:
try this...

Well do you have Clock Work Mod Recovery installed? If you do have it installed then you should be able to boot into it by holding down the power + volume up button.

If you do not have Clock Work Mod Recovery installed then you need to install it and then you can use the CF-Root exploit to root your tablet.

Use these instructions to install Clock Work Mod Recovery if you don't already have it installed.

xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1657056

Also what non official jelly bean rom did you install?

Here is also another good link for you to teach you how to root your tablet with the jelly bean update.

www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/411639/20121205/root-galaxytab2-wifi-p5110-jellybean-xxclk7-ota.htm

I hope that helps.

-droidshadow
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jovan93bl:
OMG thank you so much!!!

it worked, the problem was that i was using a wrong "clock work mod recovery"...every time i downloaded for my model of tab "gt-p5113", but it looks like it wasnt working, i couldnt root my tab, only gt-p5110 version works... thx :good:

THX for help, ur the best!!!
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] Reset6:
Hi All,

Is it possible to flash any available S3 ROMS on the 9305, for example even those for the I9300 or are there any specific ones?

In this case, can you please point me to the right thread where I can find them?

Thank you in advance.
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] PaulM_Ro:
Do NOT flash i9300 Rom on the i9305 . You will brick your phone doing so. First of all do a backup then u can learn about roms for the i9305
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] Reset6:
Thank you for your reply.

What would you recommend to use to perform the backup?
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] Glebun:
Read the basics first.
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] Raistlin1158:
Try this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1946915 :good:
[General Topics] Blakroc:
Massively Increase Storage Space on Android Smartphones & Tablets - 256GB or more!!!

Hey! Thanks for checking in! I came up with an idea for a product that I think will be a great addition to this community. My idea involves producing hardware for specific Android tablets and smartphones to increase their storage capacity, this device is currently not on the market anywhere in the world. Their is a need in the market that is not being filled, the truth is from ios to android everyone wants more storage for their mobile devices.

This device would be low profile and connect seamlessly to your smartphone or tablet. Everyone knows you can buy an otg cable for extra storage or purchase the Kingston Wi‑Drive, but who wants to lug around a wireless hard drive the same size of your already large smartphone or worse have an otg cable dangling around to fall out or break your micro USB port.

My invention will allow for flexibility and mobility, you can workout or even go jogging without the use of a flimsy otg cable or an unnecessary WiFi hard drive that has a limited battery capacity. One of my biggest achievements is allowing you to have all of this tech with a very small footprint that connects seamlessly with your target device. Files are stored locally via SD or microSD without the use of cloud storage (Cloud storage can be your worst enemy if your not on a unlimited data plan). All of your movies, music and pictures will be available on the fly for local commutes or long distance traveling.

With the rise of HD content and smartphones being effective laptop replacements, having more storage has become essential. My biggest concern is to make sure this product if affordable, and in doing so i will not include any additional storage due to high cost flash memory. I feel its more beneficial to the end user to use his or her already owned SD or microSD card, plus you can find amazing deals on SD cards just about anywhere in the market.

Device details:

- Maximum Storage capacity of 256GB not including your internal storage

(Depending on your device you can can max out your storage capacity to 384GB).

- Change SD or microSD on the fly (SD SDHC SDXC microSD microSDHC microSDXC)

- Unit will allow for flexibility and mobility

- All your data will be stored locally

Other supported products in the future:

- Samsung Galaxy nexus

- Nexus 7

- Nexus 10

- Samsung Galaxy S II

- Samsung Galaxy Note

- Samsung Galaxy Note II

- Droid Razr

More Devices to come...

I want to start an open discussion about the future of this device, please leave your feedback and any insights you have. This product will be in the market in 3 months time starting with the Samsung Galaxy S III for all carriers.

All feedback is greatly appreciated to bring this product to market, I wanna personally thank everyone who helps with this exciting process!

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[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andyuk00:
Hi Guys,

I am working on boat and we have multiple Access points setup around vessel.

My phone connects fine to any of them but when I move location it just stays on the original AP it joined and doesn't roam between them and stops working - If I disconnect and reconnect it works fine again...

Is there anyway of making the Wifi more aggressive so it will join the strongest signal AP?

Thanks,

Andy
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shotta35:
Are all the APs setup with the same SSID/WPA? That's how roaming would work but if they are:

Boat1/WPA1

Boat2/WPA2

The phone sees them as separate networks and will hold onto the one you first connected to then it will "let go" once it's no longer available. So if it's setup as my example, tell your IT guy to quit being a retard and do as I command him to.:p -

If it is setup "properly" then i'm not so sure whats the issue. I would assume it's set up with all the same stuff to help make it easier for customers/clients to access the network with the same password all the time.

Or is it an OPEN network which directs you to a website to log in?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grubbster:
In your advanced wifi setting try checking "avoid poor connections". See if that helps it to switch.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andyuk00:
Hey, all the AP are setup the same the phone just isn't swapping between them, it just stays on the one it originally connects to. I have no issues with my laptop or old desire they both work fine on board.

Andy
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andyuk00:
I tried that, no luck :(
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andyuk00:
I am running Matr1x kernel, could that have anything to do with it?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JohnnyTA:
There's an app called 'Best Wifi' that I've been using. It will switch APs if the signal drops below a certain level.

Hope that helps!
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andyuk00:
Thanks Johnny, that app is working :D
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] threeclaws:
I'll give best wifi a shot, I've been having the same problem since I got the phone and my solution is just to toggle wifi.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] usb7:
If you're AP's are WPA 2 Enterprise with authorization, Android devices have problems switching between them.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] threeclaws:
I just want to report back that Best WiFi has been working for me.

2 APs WPA2 Personal
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deltatux:
WiFi doesn't have seemless AP pass-off like cell tech, even with Best Wifi, if you're on a VOIP voice call and you're moving between APs, you'll lose your call when it switches between the AP. It's a limitation of the technology.

deltatux
[Transformer TF300T Themes and Apps] robgee789:
Hey guys ive been loving this tablet since the day i bought it and rooted it which was months ago but for the the last couple of week ive been seeing loads of ads in all my games like angry birds and lots of other things and ive tried adaway, adblock plus and adfree but none seem to be working, does anyone else have this problem and how do i get rid of these annoying ads
[Transformer TF300T Themes and Apps] datboitito13:
I was wondering the something

Sent from my Galaxy S3
[Transformer TF300T Themes and Apps] crunchthem:
AW: Adblocking

Already tried to reboot ? :D
[Transformer TF300T Themes and Apps] robgee789:
yeah tried rebooting and cold booting with all different adblocker programs, there still working in my browsers but not in games
[Transformer TF300T Themes and Apps] elesbb:
Browsers are different.. I use xScope Pro and it has an ad blocking feature built in. Adblocking apps (ad blocker free etc..) they only block android games. But in a web browser, the HTML file (or PHP, XML etc) the ads are built in. Only way to block them is by using a web browser which offers ad blocking. And note that not all ads are blockable by one simple mod.
[Transformer TF300T Themes and Apps] Reilly1812:
Huh? Ad blocking works with web sites by blocking the source of the ad by either identifying the ip address or the site name. Apps and games that incorporate the ads into their data stream cannot be blocked. If CNN app pushes ads to the app with the same source as their data feeds you can't stop one without the other.

Still Charged Up
[Transformer TF300T Themes and Apps] Frizos:
Try AdWay, but You need root for this.