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[General Topics] Juice3250:
So, who's still stuck in a contract and when does it end? What are your plans when it does end? Upgrade or leave and go to a prepaid plan?

My contract ends on 12/14/13 and am counting down the days when I can leave Verizon and never look back. It makes me sick to pay $180/month service for two smart phones when I can go with a prepaid service and save $80-$90. So I plan on waiting it out and not even toying with the idea of upgrading and locking myself into a phone that will become obsolete in 6 months and a plan that is overpriced and includes ridiculous fees and charges.

I will be looking to spend around $200-$250 on a phone. I know that I can get a SGS2 or Gnex right now for that but in 9 months I'm thinking that the price of a S3 will come down to where I can afford it. I'm also looking at a RAZR or RAZR Maxx. Used of course. I originally started looking on Craigslist, but am thinking Amazon is the way to go.

I obviously want the most for my money and something unlocked or unlockable and plenty of support available for the phone.

What other options will I have in that price range?

HTC?

Samsung?

Motorola?
[General Topics] Pennycake:
I did the same thing last November. I saw how much Sprint wanted monthly for a smartphone and now I have a smartphone for less than I was paying them for just minutes and texting with no data.

I was looking around to buy a phone and I personally felt it was better to spend a bit more money and get the GS3 (which was about $400 when I got it) so that it would last me longer and not already feel very dated. I put it on a card and I've already paid it off - very minimal interest accrued.

If I were you, I'd get the S4 or something if you're looking to buy at the very end of this year - that way they'll be on the market for a while and you can likely find one used at a decent-enough discount over buying new. I feel like it pays to spend more on something better.

Or you could buy an N4 new if you don't care about removable battery and sd card.

You could also just buy a really cheap phone or flash whatever you have now to a pre-paid service - and save the money you were paying to Verizon and put it aside to buy a better phone.

You have a long time. Ultimately, I wouldn't worry about it yet. See what you can save up between now and then, just wait and see where prices will go by then (The Nexus phones aren't much more to save up for you and I'd bet a new one will be released between now and then - a great value if the hardware is right).
[General Topics] Cynagen:
If you're looking for a phone, you're not going to find much for around $200-250 besides well used S2s right now, and S3s aren't going to come down as dramatically as the GNex did when the N4 was announced. The S3 is still a solid powerhouse that will command at least $300 at minimum for a well used one when all is said and done after the S4 drops. If you're just looking to expand your functionality of your phone, but not have to pay the insane carrier prices/payment schemes for equipment, or worse, MSRP, then you may be in the market for a cheap N7 like myself. I was originally looking for a Note or N7, if I could get the Note, that would be the end of it, but since I found a brand spanking new N7 I've been very happy overall with my pair of Androids. I can still upgrade my phone later, but because I'm not relying on my phone to do anything other than handle my data connection and provide me with a physical handheld to use for calls, I'm not quite as concerned about upgrading it anytime soon. I had already anticipated when I upgraded from a beat up Optimus 3D to the S2 that I would have to stick with whatever I got at $250 (I got super lucky, it was only 2 weeks old) for the better part of at least a year before I could even think about upgrading my phone again. I got that itch shortly after when I found myself semi-limited by the phone as far as certain gaming capability. I then eyed a Note or N7 in order to get my gaming fix. The N7 I ended up getting has since been a VERY handy tool for not just getting my mobile gaming fix, but for remote troubleshooting, home network/pc management when I get calls from my roommates for broken services.

Before you make ANY purchase, ask yourself a couple questions about what you really want. Do you want a device to game on? An accessory/toy? An internet connected tool? A better communications platform? I found that I was already satisfied with my phone and only wanted to get a bigger screen, longer battery life, and better gaming support, which made the Note and N7 perfect options. Note if I chose to drop $400 on a used one and have a phablet, or an N7 for $200 and just never take my phone out of my pocket.

Either way, I would recommend looking into Swappa.com, the Marketplace replacement as this is where I found my N7, and Craigslist (though be VERY CAREFUL here) for the S2.

What I mean by be VERY CAREFUL with transactions on Craigslist is that I've heard of people buying a lightly used phone from somebody for decent money on there, only to find the phone doesn't work anymore and rejects the carrier a month or two down the road. This is typically because the original seller bought the phone on a payment plan and have since either stopped making payments, or have dropped the carrier altogether, and the carrier has responded well within the contract and blacklisted the device on the network. Swappa is a lot more reliable for not dealing in possibly abused/misrepresented items, but you'll pay a premium for this peace of mind. Good luck!
[General Topics] Juice3250:
I use my phone now primarily for streaming spotify while at work, email, texting and browsing the web. My WiFi connection at work is sometimes unreliable so I rely heavily on my 3g connection. I'm not as concerned about having the latest tech either. I would probably be fine for a couple of years using a gnex or s3. Although I probably would go for the s3 simply because of the removable battery and SD card slot.
[General Topics] redvelociraptor:
Cynagen makes some very good points. I am mainly interested in changing carriers and lowering my contract price, and was looking at buying something new and unlocked. Tethering to a full-featured, higher spec tablet makes a lot of sense if the main use case is data. I rarely use my phone for voice, and most times am within wi-fi coverage.

=RV=
[General Topics] Pennycake:
It's an okay idea, but the phone's battery is going to drain FAST if it's constantly tethering. And unless you're paying for tethering, there might not always be a reliable work-around to get it to work anyway.

My S3 lasted about 4 hours of continuous tethering and it was pretty warm. Instead of it being able to manage going to "sleep", you'd have to do that manually - turn your tethering on whenever you want to use your tablet. Which may work depending on patience and usage.

Another idea might be a data-only SIM in a tablet and make calls over VOIP or just keep a spare phone for the minutes if that's what you want.

I have a phone and a tablet and I use my phone more often on a daily basis - it would not be practical to bring my tablet where I most often use my phone - the size difference is big enough to go from "kind of bulky" to "full on leg shield if you can even get it in your pocket".

I'm not knocking the idea, just saying you need to consider the downsides, too. I almost went for it, myself, but with the $30/mo T-Mobile plan I decided just to get the S3. It's a good size for carrying in a pocket, and I have a 10" tablet that's a great size for watching movies, too (bought it from a friend). I'd recommend going to a store and comparing sizes. For me, 7" just didn't fit in - it was too small for what I wanted to use a tablet for and too big to carry around all day - but if you have to carry a bag or something, it might be a better fit.
[General Topics] Cynagen:
I can confirm that it

does

drain the battery fast! To address this issue I bought a USB-OTG adapter, and just carry one of my 3 microUSB cables with me at all times. When my phone runs low while I'm on the train or bus or something, I use the USB-OTG cable from the tablet to my phone to keep my phone alive, and while it'll drain the tablet faster, I actually get about a 1.25% charge per 1% drained on the tablet (idle), so it's actually pretty efficient (this surprised me). When I'm in the office, I'll let the phone drain down to warning levels <15% and then use the USB cable to connect it to my desk computer in order to charge up, usually towards the end of the day. The tablet I only really charge at home each night when it's practically dead itself. (I practice stretching the batteries out as far as you can stomach (normally <5%) as you're supposed to with Li-Ion.)

I thought about getting a GSM N7, but when I saw it was an extra $100, plus another $30/mo for a data-only SIM card with unlimited service, when I could tether to my cellphone for free, I chose the $200 one-time & free/mo because T-Mobile just sees Android devices and doesn't care.

Evaluate your end goal, and review all possible avenues towards that goal, I chose the cheapest easiest way for myself, and while you may not have these same avenues available, make sure you do all your research to see if you can get anywhere close.

@Pennycake: I don't know how you only got 4 hours of continuous tethering, I get at least 6 straight on my S2. Check what OTHER processes you have running and see about getting a kernel you can undervolt as well as drop to a super bare minimum speed. (My S2 when WiFi tethering to my N7 sits active @ 192Mhz as that's all that's needed to maintain connection, otherwise it hits deep sleep.)
[General Topics] Pennycake:
I don't tether all that often, so it's not a big issue to me (it was on a train ride and I probably won't be travelling again for another year).

Another idea is to use the $30/mo data only and use Google Voice + a VOIP service (like Groove IP) - turning the tablet itself into a phone that way. I read an article about someone who did it and really considered it for a while (in my case, I'm glad I didn't because I don't have the data coverage to make calls everywhere I normally am - sometimes I'm getting only GPRS where I can easily make a call, but not so much over data).
[General Topics] Juice3250:
After reading a comparison on S3 compared to One X, it seems as though overall the S3 looks better. Has better battery life, SD card slot, better camera. Now that HTC is out of the picture, I will look into comparing the RAZR phones to the S3. I have heard that Motorola phones have better reception than Samsung. Is this true or just a few people's experience?
[General Topics] 5imp7y:
To op. You can talk about early cancelation. Sometimes it doesn't cost as much as you'd think. I did that with at&t thank god for it. That was the worst and so over priced. I'm with Verizon and love it but you sound like you're paying way to much. I pay 99 a month unlimited text and data (my plan started before this family shared data thing) and 500 anytime min but I use Skype anyway.

I think I might switch depending on the shared data thing since there are 2 users on my plan.
[General Topics] Juice3250:
Early termination would be too much for us. We currently have three lines, two of which have data plans, the third just an extra line that we added almost two years ago to use it for an upgrade. Our two main lines would cost about 200 each and we would then have to buy two phones.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] Scavy8:
Hello All..!

I need some one's help here... I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 with Omega Rom V14 Installed on it and I am really happy with it, However i would like to use the default drop down menu or the Notification Bar with all the Green Stock Buttons on it as of now I have Blue.Please advice I would really appreciate it.....:confused::silly::crying:

Regards,

Scavy..
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] ralfgm04:
bump seconding this.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] if4ct0r:
Extract the SystemUI.apk and framework-res.apk from some other Sammy based rom(like Wanamlite) which has the original one and push it your /system/app folder.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] tushar9989:
Or you can flash Simplistic Framework
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] devilfromheaven:
hi..can u send me the SystemUI.apk and framework-res.apk?

because of my slow internet speed..i can't download it in a short time..

hope u can send me the files..

thanks very much..

lzchyi0722@hotmail.my
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] kOoL tHuG:
Here are the files u need. Push the systemui.apk to system/app and framework-res.apk to system/framework and go into recovery wipe cache, dalvik cache and then fix permissions and reboot and you r good to go.

http://www68.zippyshare.com/v/36012075/file.html
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] baxtandroid:
Hello everybody,

I'd like to have a tablet UI for my emails apps and for the settings app.

My ROM (Revolt JB) includes the xposed framework settings.

I installed the framework and the module but even when I set a different DPI and select "tablet UI", the app (gmail) stays in phone mode. (It only works for chrome).

I've watched videos and tutorials about how to do it buy none of them worked for me...

If you guys can help me...

Thanks.

Baxt

Sent from France to the best forum ever using my awesome Nexus 4 ;)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MasterRedfox:
I can't remember anymore which module exactly comes with ReVolt, but I use JellyBam which comes with "Xposed App Settings". You can configure the settings per app that way. I just tried it and when you set the resolution to at least 600p Gmail will use the tablet UI. You might want to check this thread. It has a link where you can download additional modules. I guess you will find the module in question there as well. Good luck!
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saldebot:
Go http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx0a-C4xGTM will show how to set it up.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] baxtandroid:
That's how i do ! I tried to download his xposed settings app but I couldn't install it... I really don't understand...

Sent from France to the best forum ever using my awesome Nexus 4 ;)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MasterRedfox:
That's weird. I am by no means an expert and I have only a week ago rooted my phone for the first time, so I guess I am at my wits end here as well. But what happened when you tried to install the module? I guess the Xposed thread might be your best bet to find out what could be the problem though. I hope you can resolve the issue. In any case please keep us posted. Good luck again!
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] baxtandroid:
The framework and the module both installs themselves normaly...

Sent from France to the best forum ever using my awesome Nexus 4 ;)
[Galaxy Ace S5830i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] poisonofchoice:
Plz help in deciding which rom is best ?

Plz give the names of roms and their rating in 0 to 10 points system.....:confused:
[Galaxy Ace S5830i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] poisonofchoice:
Reply.....members:o
[Galaxy Ace S5830i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] js2892:
comparing and rating roms is against rules of xda...

go to the rom thread and check features!

Do a search before posting!

As this thread is useless, i'm reporting it now!
[Galaxy Ace S5830i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] michielvDroid:
It's like asking: what is the best car?

Just make a test drive and decide :D
[Galaxy Ace S5830i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eager_beaver:
why so rude dude?
[Galaxy Ace S5830i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Envy-X:
Stupid thread. Just try loads of Roms. Use the one you like the best. I like MindCr And CM 7.2. But look around in the development section for many different Roms.

Sent from my GT-S5830i
[Galaxy Ace S5830i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Android-fany:
AW: Best custom rom for s5830i till now

Rude? What should be rude if the OP can't read the xda rules? So how should we answer him? "Please look please next please time please at please the please rules plz plz plz"? So, tell us what should be rude about this post?

¿U mad bro¿
[Galaxy Ace S5830i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] poisonofchoice:
Sorry bro...my mistake....nw...:rolleyes:i will read it
[Galaxy Ace S5830i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Woody:
Best ROM threads always turn into Pissing Matches. Best thing you can do is go to Dev section and read a few OPs. Pick a few that you like and read the last 10 pages or so for bugs. Narrow it down to one you want and start reading.

Oh and make a Nandroid before flashing or your next thread will be "Help!!! My phone won't boot".

Thread Closed
[HTC One V] stubish:
Hi All,

Got KangBang up and running (needed the camera, thought I would stick to cm9 till jellybean is stable). Hellboy kernel.

I'm having some weird stalling issues, it 'seems' it when the system tries to auto suggest a fill for a field. For example, when in chrome, google auto suggests the ending to a search term and it hangs. This has also happened with the ebay app and when configuring dropbox.

has anybody experienced this before? Any suggestions on how to tune it down or out?

Thanks in advance

Stuart
[HTC One V] Seraz007:
dude Jelly bean is stable....go for Slim BEan
[HTC One V] stubish:
thanks for the quick reply Sabbit, Is slim bean stable WITH camera and Video camera?

If so, you've made me happy ;)

Peace

Stuart
[HTC One V] stubish:
Actaully slim bean looks pretty good.... suggestions for some 'smooth' kernels and cpu gov's?
[HTC One V] mr_nooby:
R: [Q] Kangbang 3.0 (hellboy kern) stalling?

You need hellboy kernel. You can over clock to 1.5ghz and use smartvass to have a very smooth phone
[HTC One V] Seraz007:
+1
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] jhonny1525:
I am having problems with the media scanner i have to restart my. Phone several times to get the songs identified

Any body plz help

sent from the best smart phone using brains
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] Dragoboss:
Are your media files on your SD or internal memory?

Try this:

Go to settings > storage > scroll down to SD card > unmount it and remount it.

Sometimes it helps...

Regards, Drago
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] jhonny1525:
I tried it already several times

Any other solution?????

sent from the best smart phone using brains
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] bornlivedie:
change music player

use winamp
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] icefire7:
use media players like and power amp and mx player they have scan option in it and works fine for me...
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] Martin Ebenezer:
Check out tis Little App in Google Play..

https://play.google.com/store/apps/...organic&utm_term=force+media+scan+google+play

It wrks fine in ICS..

Helps me a lot..
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] jhonny1525:
Thanks for suggesting guys

sent from the best smart phone using brains
[One (M7) General] battletank:
I just tried out the camera on my new HTC One in my office. I've previously used it under normal outdoor and home lighting, without problem. Perhaps it's because of the fluorescent lighting in my office, but there is a very pronounced banding visible whenever I have anything brightly coloured in frame (see the attached picture of a pale desk). It is somewhat intermittent, and can be temporarily stopped by switching back and forth between Normal/Zoe mode, but returns immediately, once there is a large proportion of 'pale/white' object in frame. It's worth adding that I can't replicate this in the same lighting conditions with any other phone/camera.
[One (M7) General] paorpas:
ufff :(
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
probably a software bug
[One (M7) General] battletank:
Yep - forgot to say my handset is on the most recent official 1.28.401.7 (WWE) firmware.

The banding shows up on screen, in photos and in video.
[One (M7) General] sr1ks:
may be try a factory reset ???
[One (M7) General] kultus:
It will has something to do with refresh rate for sure...some of the outdoor videos shows flickering when there are trafic lights in the view e.g.
[One (M7) General] battletank:
It's only 2 days old, with very little installed - never rooted, etc. I can't imagine that it would need a reset yet, but if no-one else is experiencing a similar issue I'll give it a try. As I said, it only happens in these circumstances, so it's not a major problem, just a bit annoying.
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
can you try "white board" from the scenes menu?
[One (M7) General] battletank:
I don't see a 'whiteboard' option, but I have a 'text' option. As you can see from the attachment, it happens in text mode (and every other mode I've tried). It also still happens when I switch from 'auto' white-balance to 'fluorescent'.
[One (M7) General] battletank:
UPDATE - here's a video to demonstrate the problem...

http://youtu.be/kKVaz4TG1Zo
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
can someone else with the HTC One test it?

maybe its a defect
[One (M7) General] Vertron:
It looks like a faulty camera to me. Get a replacement.

This sounds like typical HTC quality control...
[One (M7) General] djbenny1:
Yep can anyone else confirm?
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
defects happen, especially so early at launch

drama...
[One (M7) General] vegetaleb:
Before you swap with another One,try to factory reset like other said,a software bug CAN occur out of the box,it has nothing to do with rooting or heavy use.

Also are you sure there are no transparent protection on the lens you forgot to take out?
[One (M7) General] Maedhros:
Can you try a 3rd party camera app?

I would suggest an exchange. Very sad to see :(
[One (M7) General] kalo88:
I get it if I put my camera to a screen but that's only just to refresh rates.

Other than that, mine's fine.
[One (M7) General] fidelcstrl:
Ship the phone back, it's clearly having a problem.
[One (M7) General] Ranger302:
It is caused by fluorescent lights. Change the light source option (if it has one). Had the same problem in my office with my iphone 4s. EDIT. It was my SG1 Captivate that had that problem. Just had to choose light source to fix it.
[One (M7) General] craftycarper1:
I can't get any effect like that on mine, tried through all the camera settings, i would agree with others and exchange. Unless it is down to flourescent lighting where you are.
[One (M7) General] gtg465x:
Does the camera app have an anti-flicker setting you can adjust? You may need to change it to 50Hz or 60Hz depending on the power frequency in your country. Wonder if you bought a version meant for a country with a different power standard.
[One (M7) General] djbenny1:
i read that the htc one camera doesnt have an anti flicker setting.

although its interesting whats someone said about changing the light source setting, my camera has a fluorescent option - does the One have it?
[One (M7) General] craftycarper1:
Yes
[One (M7) General] JesseMT4G:
Just looks like the banding reflection of the fluorescent lighting to me.

Sent from a galaxy far away!
[One (M7) General] kalo88:
It's under white balance, change it from Auto to Florescent
[One (M7) General] shiningarmor:
i can confirm this on my one x, under a specific lighting , banding will occur
[One (M7) General] RyanDawson:
Maybe it is just interference from the lights in the office like you said?
[One (M7) General] djbenny1:
yea, try taking a picture of a non reflective surface - like a view of the entire office and see if you can replicate
[One (M7) General] Dharkan:
I believe it is defective camera or bugged software. Because there's no way you get that on the screen unless you're taking photo of a tv or monitor.
[One (M7) General] elee888:
This isn't a defect. My friend had the same exact problem with their Galaxy phone. It's the type of lighting (or light bulbs) in your room.
[One (M7) General] Ranger302:
Not true. As I posted on the first page I have had this happen with my Captivate in my office with fluorescent lights. You need to change the light conditions setting (some times under white balance). It is picking up the flicker of the 60hrz in the lights. Video cameras also have this problem. Some cameras will auto adjust some want.

h**p://ezinearticles.com/?All-About-Fluorescent-Light-Flicker-in-Cameras!&id=3193172