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[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] shawnj0:
Hey guys,

I noticed there was a section in the Band Selection menu using *#2263# for selecting WCDMA 1700

I have my SIII unlocked, is there any chance in hell that choosing wCDMA 1700 in the options would give me 3G on Winds AWS 1700 Frequency Network?

If not I found this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1771021&page=25

Can anyone clarify this for me?

(In the back of my mind i know it's probably a no.)

However, I'm using WIND sim now, and it's in WIND away with 5 bars and I can text call whatever. (Might have something to do with the fact that Wind Outsources to Rogers, hence why it's working in WIND Away.)

Anyone?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] TeknoGodz:
Just tried, didn't work. About to try editing the NV values like in that thread. If I do it successfully (knock on wood) I'll do a quick more clear and precise write up.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] shawnj0:
I tried that as well, sold my i747m and going with a nexus 4. Sigh.

NV values did nothing. Just like everyone else says, AWS 1700MHz is disabled via hardware.

400 dollar bounty and no one will pick it up, I bet.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Camekan:
Hello everyone,

I am using galaxy sIII international version with android 4.1.2 installed.

There is a huge problem I am having with my contacts. My contacts storage file kept getting larger and larger, yesterday it got to 3gb and now when i look at contacts storage it shows it has a size of 5gb. All my phone memory is thus now full, and I don't have that many contacts.

I am not able to open contacts, however. I can not view any contacts when I connect my phone to my pc with Kies also. And while doing these I have been really patient for them to load, and no, they do not load. I have deleted facebook and haxsync thinking they may be filling it, but still, no change.

So now I have a contacts file that takes 5gb of space (it is stuck to that as it got my memory full) and can not be opened. It is as if my phone has a huge cancer.

Anyone, who can advise anything, I am desperate, waiting for your help. I just want to save my contacts that have a phone number.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] squ89r97:
have you tried doing a wipe data/factory reset.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Camekan:
If I wipe the data I will lose all the contacts that I use. I aim to find a better solution, yet in the end if someone can't help that seems to be what I will have to stick to.

Any other ideas?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] squ89r97:
Sync your contacts via your google account if they aren't already! You'll get them back that way, or download an app and save them to your external sd card!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Camekan:
Thank you sir, a lot! I had forgotten that Google synced all my contacts, I cleared the data and now all are restored from Google.

Again thank you so much, this had made me busy all day, and now it's solved:)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Dev.Katalyst:
Which baseband is correct for cm10. The problem is everytime i try to enable data access, it doesn't start right away..like cm7. It starts after sometime or after may tries? I'm currently using bb72. Please Help.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] deccan451:
Use bb77... Latest one for our mobile
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 Accessories] celtic_tricky:
Hi,

Can anyone tell me where I can get a spare battery for the XDA II please - its seems like a good thing to have!!!!!

Thanks

Rich 8)
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 Accessories] tenzin:
I bought mine on Expansys .
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rajthebond:
How to root and unroot samsung galaxy gt s6802.....plz reply
[HTC Wildfire S] iPlopp4D:
Hi every dev ;)

If someone want to do a custom rom for wildfire s (marvel) and you look for a tester,

just say this to me and I will test ya unofficial rom and i will say u what to change or somethin else

so contact me ;)

I just wanna help :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] aami.aami:
hi friends. the topic says it all. but here is the catch.

i have to go on a trip. its my first time ever out of the country so i really need a great CAMERA PHONE.

i know 808 sweeps floor with Both S4 and S3 for its camera performance but i still need an idea from u guys, cause u guys are the best :D

i have owned S3 and its camera is great. but not a good low light performer. its THE GREATEST PHONE for sure. and S4 will not be available till end of this month.i really need to decide within like 2 days to go for any set.

are there any friends here who owned 808 and S3 together? cause i have never used 808 but every read only good about its camera.

pls suggest me. i will not go for 920 cause windows phone sucks! well, Symbian sucks ever worse but its camera is comparable to DSLRs so im asking just to confirm from u guys.

i expect good and sincere help cause i love xda :D

*EDIT* and one more question what can be the price of used 808 as i have no idea at all about its resale

thanks in advance for ur time and help
[Galaxy S 4 General] vapotrini:
Haven't you answered your own question???
[Galaxy S 4 General] BoneXDA:
Questions should go to the proper forum section, but we have camera discussions here too.

With that said, not to leave you without an answer, the PureView 808 is obviously the best camera phone on the market. The good news about the GS4 is however that it does awesome good light photos which at 13MPs are good for digital zooming or later cutting which is usually a problem with phones (no optical zoom). The bad news is that, despite improving tremendously, absolute dark shots are still problematic, and if half your shots are taken during nights or very limited lights, the Lumia 920 is the one to choose. If 80% of your shots are taken in low but not dark conditions, average lights and ideal scenery, the GS4 is an excellent all-around performer for a phone.

But you can judge the quality for yourself over this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2213853
[Galaxy S 4 General] Blackwolf10:
price of a used around 320-350$ for now
[Galaxy S 4 General] shox22:
No, its not comparable to a DSLR, but its much better then the S3/S4 and all the other phones. If you want a good low light phone, go for the 808/920 or htc one.

But if you want to shoot REALLY NICE pictures, you should get a dslr.

For example the Sony Alpha 57: currently avaible for 440€ in Germany. The supplied objective is ok but you can improve the quality with an alternative one.

All the phones avaible ARE NOT WORTH COMPARING WITH A GOOD DSLR!
[Galaxy S 4 General] hot_spare:
None. If you are going on a trip, you should get a DSLR.

I am sure you have never handled a DSLR. Don't spread FUD here.
[Galaxy S 4 General] aami.aami:
thanks to all of u guys for such quick and great responses!! :D

and dude i said "COMPARABLE" quality to DSLR

here, see for urself:

http://www.gsmarena.com/pureview_blind_test-review-773p2.php

and BTW, Olympus E-PL2 is a mid range DSLR! and 808 beat that!

and here,

http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_808_pureview_low_light-review-775.php

it is said that, "The Nokia 808 PureView is on its march to becoming iconic, trashing the Olympus PEN E-PL2 Micro Four Thirds camera in our blind test and then matching the Canon 5D Mark III for resolution in the process."

so yeah... it does have Great sensor with great performance...

and i have chosen to go for it
[Galaxy S 4 General] hot_spare:
Technically, Olympus E-PL2 is not a DSLR. It's a mirrorless interchangeable lens camera.

And "Micro Four Thirds" should have told you the size of the sensor. Compare this to a size of a typical APS-C sensor.

If I am looking to take photos, I would rather get a typical DSLR.

Matching 5D Mark III in photography? I would better ask the editor to get his eyes checked. 808 is neither good phone, not a good camera. It's much better than typical mobile camera, but can't be compared to a good DSLR. It even worse than a point n shoot like RX100.

I don't need photography lessons from blind test in GSMArena.
[Galaxy S 4 General] 1337RYoN:
808 is comparable to my 5D mark III? Please. I'll advise you to stick with your current phone and get something like Canon 650D or 60D.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Dannyada1988:
If you just want the best camera but not the window phone based phone, why not try HTC One which owns the ultrapixal camera.But note that the best camera on smartphone is still the pureview camera on Nokia Lumia 920. And the windows phone system don't sucks like what you imagined.
[Galaxy S 4 General] hot_spare:
If 2 micron is

ultrapilxel

, what do you call a 5 micron? Elephant-pixel or dragon-pixel?

I wonder if you know that even a 6 year old phone like Nokia N95 had a bigger sensor and bigger pixel-size. In 2007 they had a phone with 1/2.5 inch sensor and 2.2 micron pixel pitch.

Don't remember anyone calling it ultrapixel!
[Galaxy S 4 General] joslicx:
ultrapixel is just a marketing term aka a name. is it so hard to understand that? HTC figured that it would be rather embarrasing to sell a flagship with only 4MP on board so they coined this term.

Its like apple coined the retina display term. theres nothing to do with retina there. its just a name.

And how big fat and heavy was that n95? 808 is best cameraphone out there but nokia coundnt sell it. people dont want fat phones anymore. not most people.
[Galaxy S 4 General] autophone:
Seems like you don't want a dslr. If you want REALLY GOOD picture quality and that's all you care about you could still get a decent digital non-dlsr camera which is much smaller than a dslr. I mean you already got a decent phone anyways so why throw so much money on 808 that's got nothing but a camera? Better spend something like $350 on a decent camera with superb quality. That price range can already get you something much better than any smartphone camera's
[Galaxy S 4 General] hot_spare:
Captain Obvious strikes back with vengeance.
[Galaxy S 4 General] aami.aami:
i know it very clear 808 just cant compete with DSLRs but u should give the credit where it is due. 808 does compete with some of the low end DSLRs and i said LOW END!!

and 920 is only better than 808 in terms of steady videos cause of its OIS and thats it!

808 captures true colors and u can get the punchier colors while chossing vivid mode or increasing the contrast :D

i just wish, GOD just WWWIIIISSSSHHH that HTC had used some high quality and higher pixel count sensor in ONE! that would have been awesome!

ultra pixel of HTC ONE is like the 12MP sensor of N8 when it was introduced years ago! and then Nokia perfected that with 808. i was literally hoping a great phone from HTC this year at least, but alas... Ultrapixel should be evolved and it definitely would be, into something comparable to what Nokia did with 808!

now my current wish is Nokia choses to go Android and introduce Pureview Phase 3 phone with FHD screen and camera with double the performance of 808... (just a wish :D )
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] gavster26:
dose any one no how to force the media scanner & app installer to run the one that starts when you first flash stock jb rom and wait for power off button on xperia j it wont start for me any more because the phone won't scan my media and i'm missing some apps. i tried rescan media root but it diddn't work

Edit: Got media scanned but need apps to install
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] Djocker:
Same with me.... After off the phone my phone can not scan photo and music... :crying:
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] Steam.:
Unmount and remount the SD card, the media scanner should start afterwards.
[One (M7) General] airzone:
So my 3 year old kid decided to do a drop test of my HTC one that was so new that the SIM wasn't even installed yet (don't ask me how she reached it)... The height was about 90cm (or about 3 feet for the backwards folks).

Surprisingly it fared quite well... No cracked screen or bits dropping off (otherwise there would have been bits dropping off the kid!). It landed on the corner and the aluminum speaker grill took a small ding...

As a comparison from other kid initiated drop tests:

- iPad 3 from about 30cm / 1ft: iPad took more damage on the corner, and cracked some of the glass off. It seems to be quite a lot thinner in the casing.

- iPhone 5 from about the same as the htc one: No damage owing to girlie casing my wife has

- HTC Sensation from about 30cm / 1ft: No damage, no case... Clearly a tougher phone. There was a slight scratch on the screen thanks to sandy fingers.

- HTC Rhyme from many different heights on many different occasions: Quite beaten up, the purple colouring nicked off in a few places. No screen scratches, and no cracking or functionality damage... Virtually kid proof.

- Sony TV remote, quite abused: No damage. Virtually indestructible. The plastic casing on this indicates that a GS4 would be more kid-proof than a metallic HTC phone

- Wiimote with silicone case: Thank god for the silicone.

Conclusion: HTC one is not as tough as previous HTC models, but tougher than an iPad 3. Girlie leather flip cases with credit card holders populated (with my credit cards) would be recommended in keeping a damage free HTC one where 3yo kids are about.
[One (M7) General] DTJO:
Conclusion: Keep your 3 year old away from your gadgets..... ;)
[One (M7) General] airzone:
Yeah, when they can drag a chair around the place, there really aren't many places you can keep things out of reach..
[One (M7) General] Tetsumi06:
No kidding. 4yo proved that the DesireHD was water recoverable when he dropped it down the toilet (after emptying both internal systems might I add. Yuck!)
[One (M7) General] Adam182:
Good to hear it didn't take too much damage, my ipad 3 must be made of something else as it took a full force throw into the wall, it bent slightly but didn't crack or dent or scratch...

- Adam
[One (M7) General] Napoleon_PhoneApart:
Drops are so random, though. I was intentionally trying to damage my iPhone 5 a couple of weeks ago. It took about a dozen drops on the concrete sidewalk before the screen cracked, though I know others who cracked their screens with just one accidental drop. It's all in the angle of the dangle, I guess. :D
[One (M7) General] dobknobby:
Wow man, glad its ok, unfortunately my kids arent allowed anywhere near my phone. . . im always moaning at the wife because shes always letting them play her iphone. . . with endless drops i might add... but hey its hers. . .

On this occasion im adiment that in the current circumstances i will not be performing a drop test. . .
[One (M7) General] MohJee:
You can't say htc one is tougher than an ipad3. The later is obviously much heavier and will take more damage when dropped.
[One (M7) General] DTJO:
The phones these days are so fragile, I have one tip: Don't drop the phone. If it happens, it is all a matter of good/bad luck ;)
[One (M7) General] ant78:
well mine fell the other day from about a 3 foot height and dented and scratched 3 corners and doesn't look at all good, sounds like you got lucky and it all depends on the surface it lands on. Don't think you can compare devices just yet
[One (M7) General] BenPope:
Interesting conclusion.

Apparently, the older devices can only be dropped from close to the floor due to their tougher cases.
[One (M7) General] airzone:
There are some variable parameters in the testing process.. I keep trying to tell my kid to drop my and the wife's stuff from a standard height, but kids these days don't listen. No respect for scientific process, and as such, I have to extrapolate the figures.

Of course when the kid decided to drop-test herself off the couch some time back, she broke a bone (at approx 40cm high, once again non-standard height)... So you could say that a HTC one (and iPad 3) is tougher than a kid. But the repair shop for the kid is cheaper than anything else thanks to public health. There wasn't a ifixit.com guide for damaged kids, so I can't comment as to the home repair-ability of them.
[One (M7) General] Tilde88:
I see... Could I have some of your cards then? It is your recommendation after all ;-p!

Lmao!!! you crack me up dude!
[One (M7) General] compact_bijou:
And by 3?

A child should be able to articulate that they understand what to touch and what not to touch .. and why.
[One (M7) General] greyhulk:
Conclusion: Stop leaving expensive gadgets where your kid can reach them. How many times does it take before you learn?
[One (M7) General] dobknobby:
Well. . . for all these 'clumsy' people. . . i think 'Tech21' need to hurry up and produce a case for the One. . . id rather spend £30 on a case rather than Insurance or £550 for a new handset. . . i had one on my One X, not because im clumsy, but im a Mobile Tyre Fitter and anything could happen to my phone . . .

Watch this website for news. . .

http://www.tech21.uk.com/
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mancuk29:
I am awaiting my 3rd replacement handset from 3 UK

My first handset had an issue when using the camera to record video - despite the room being quiet the video had loud hissing on it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQ1xApO0wN8

My second hadset has a problem with the screen where it is not sealed correctly at the top and also a proximity sensor issue

(which I discovered this morning)

3 uk are as said sending me a third replacement handset out and have said after the 3rd handset if there is a fault it has to go to HTC for repair which isn't right and I will be fighting that (however im hoping that the 3rd is perfect)

Both handsets I have had so far have been from the batch HT338W.

I have just spoken to HTC who say they are not aware of a batch issue and explained their repair service which has a 5 day turn around

I wanted to know if you have a HTC One in Silver from the batch HT338W and want to know have you any issues with it ?

I have set up a poll ....

simply

No issues

Minor issues

Major issues - Kept Phone

Major Issues - Returned for replacement

Can you also reply back to explain what your issues are if there are any and also where you got the phone from (eg phones4u, 3 uk, Amazon etc)

I am hoping to escalate to HTC regarding this batch and would like some evidence

Thanks
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SeBsZ:
I'm not sure if this is just your batch... I just tested my camera and also hear continuous loud hissing. My batch number is FA33K ...
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jme369:
I have a hissing noise present when I play all audio, video included, no matter how I am playing the audio (bluetooth speakers, headphones, the phones speakers, etc). Play a quietish song through decent headphones (the ones in the box?) at the lowest volume, thats when the noise is most noticeable.

Edit- Also have you tried playing the video recorded by the phone on another device?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dharkan:
In my opinion give it back and buy it next month.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ste1164:
HTC are aware of the hissing and its a software issue.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jme369:
I rang them and they categorically stated that they are not. Other people on this forum have said that they have no issues with hissing, suggesting that it is a hardware issue.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bbogdaan:
This is my 4th HTC One. Also bought from 3uk. Camera issues. While having shiny white things in focus, black stripes were running over the object. For example i focused a white car. Phone made it black striped bright blue. This one however has no issues. Runs smoothly. They have to change it for you. Accept no repair bull****. Good luck!
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mancuk29:
Four is bad thought I was doing good with three replacements

Just out of curious we're they all the same batch ?

Believe me I won't be accepting a repair as I'm within 28 days I've documented all faults by picture or video

What's the serial of your perfect one ?

First 6 numbers and letters only needed

Wonder if you got a new batch ?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eat1981:
Waiting for my 3rd replacement from 3UK. Gaps, overhang, chips on the back on both device. First device HT32... had the hissing on video, haven't tried on the second device (HT33J).

No issues with the picture quality.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mancuk29:
did 3 replace it without fuss ? they said that if the next handset is faulty it needs to go to HTC

I wonder if they know they have a batch issue ?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mancuk29:
Proximity Sensor issues

Not good

Also Back and Home not lite .. down to proximity sensor faulty I presume

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTKCsZStbtc&feature=youtu.be
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whmcal:
Do you have beats audio on? This causes a really loud hiss when playing back video recordings. However, when this is deselected, it causes significant reduction in hiss. I found that in this latter condition, there's comparable hiss to that found on my other phones.

Currently using: BB Z10, HTC ONE and GALAXY NOTE 2
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eat1981:
Replaced first one without fuss, but had to wait over 2 weeks as no stock. Refused to replace the second until I sent an official complaint to HQ. Now agreed to replace but again no stock so have to wait.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] melted_cow:
Just tried the video thing in a silent room and I can hear the hissing. I think I can live with it, though.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mancuk29:
I have just filled out a complaint form advising of my issues and also emailed threes executive office so they are aware

As said it is all "what if" and im hoping the third handset is not faulty but I have made my thoughts known if it is !
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CursiveQ:
that is not a proximity sensor issue. if the phone is on speaker then the proximity sensor won't turn on. it only turns on when you're using the handset mode to turn off the screen.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mancuk29:
oops im bad :eek: - uploaded the wrong one thanks for noticing.

I did a video with speakers on and also off .. should have loaded the one with the speakers off

and also showed the app which tests proximity and as you will see its not budging when I cover the sensor at the top

Did work out from my note 2 that the proximity sensor only kicks in when the phone is on normal mode and not speaker mode

corrected and proper video now uploaded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Otsa0_gkVI8&feature=youtu.be
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mox123:
Hissing only happens when beats is selected on this is not a fault also the Mic is sensitive

disable beats and it will be back to normal
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mancuk29:
Don't know if that's true because on my replacement the video works perfect with beats enabled. Shame it two has two other faults !
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paul_59:
HT33FW

No issues that I am aware of, video has good quality pictures and audio.

There does appear to be a very small gap (miniscule) at the top, between aluminium (speaker) grill and plastic that is insignificant to me.

In summary I am very happy with the build quality of my HTC One

I wish you luck.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Will.1:
So are they aware or are they not aware ? because I do get a very loud hissing noise in a quiet room (although it's true the mic is very sensitive)

However it's almost completely gone when I turn off Beats Audio...

It's weird that some ppl don't get a hiss even when Beats is on...
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jme369:
Have you checked whether this is the case with all audio or just video? For me it's all audio, and they stated that there is no known issue when I phoned them up. 3rd replacement is arriving later, hopefully no issue...
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ste1164:
Well htc Taiwan are aware of it and are looking into it :)