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[Xperia Z General] Poke_N_PDA:
At least now on T-Mobile we can get plans where we aren't losing money by bringing our own phone. That can't be said for the other carriers meaning there is a significant added cost to buying unlocked handsets (higher monthly rates caused by subsidy payback). Additionally, if we want working HSPA+ and LTE (3G/4G), 95% of the time we can't use unlocked handsets or at least can't use them to the network's fullest potential.

For instance, the C6602 Xperia Z doesn't work perfectly. Here are the frequencies.

GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 and HSPA Bands 850/1900/2100

AT&T uses 1900 for HSPA+, but T-Mobile is actively refarming this frequency and it's coverage for it is low. It's main HSPA+ is on AWS 1700/2100 which doesn't work on this phone. Meanwhile, it lacks LTE all together. Additionally, the C6603 that does have LTE doesn't work on either AT&T or T-Mobile's bands.

With a few exceptions (like the Nexus 4), unlocked devices aren't made for the US because of the carrier lock down and subsidization business model. However that does look to be changing. We are starting to get unlocked US devices (the HTC one for example). However, it's a slow process. So my point is, it's not simple at all. If it was, I would be doing it.
[Xperia Z General] colacin:
Well, the devices themselves would work fine if given a chance to- it's the carriers who are the problems. After being in Singapore for such a long time where carriers are prohibited from selling locked handsets, visiting the US makes the whole system there seem a bit archaic.

I don't really know how the carriers here do it, since the cost of the phone (to the consumer) is about the same, and the monthly plan is usually cheaper.
[Xperia Z General] Poke_N_PDA:
yeah. I'm just REALLY hoping T-Mobile's plans catch on so the other carriers adopt it. If that happens, prices will drop like crazy, just like it did for tablets. If you are an American consumer who wants change in the mobile industry, the best thing you can do right now is switch to T-Mobile.
[Xperia Z General] E90 Commie:
The specifications for the C6602 says (taken from GSM Arena):

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602

The Xperia C 6602 is fully capable of working on T-Mobile even in non-refarmed areas. I tried a SpeedTest on that carrier with my C6602 and got decent speeds.

Then I don't see the point of having LTE in the US just yet. To me, it is only useful if the data plan includes 10 GB or more. 2 GB of LTE data is just not interesting at all since no high quality streaming can be used, especially not if there is a desire to be able to browse the Internet etc.

To me, the most logical option in the US is to buy an unlocked phone and put a prepaid card in since the postpaid plans are just ridiculous. $100 per month for a basic plan is just insane but is the result of the carrier pretending to be a manufacturer (altering devices, buying a huge batch of them, support, recovery of subsidies etc). It is very naive when people believe that it is the "quality" that cost extra. No, it is not the quality but a disastrous business model.

To me, there's no doubt that having a postpaid contract in the US is just a waste of money when an unlocked, unbranded device with a prepaid card offers a superior deal. My experience of postpaid is simply that not even Verizon can be compared with a carrier like 3 in Sweden. When the monthly bill is included in the judgment, it is evident that prepaid and unlocked is the way to go.

For those that are using T-Mobile, their prepaid plans or one of the MVNOs (Straight Talk, Solavei) offers a better deal - especially with an unlocked, unbranded device.

It has been easy for me to ditch the contract and switch over to the unlocked, prepaid route but I am used to that model from Europe. Even if the market conditions in the US is very bad, there are still solutions available so the reasons to stick to postpaid are very limited. And no, 2 GB of LTE data doesn't change that.

I would even say that I rather use EDGE on an unlocked phone rather than LTE with a carrier branded one. To me, branding and $100 monthly bills are such a huge drawback that 2 GB of LTE data just can't compensate. On the same way I rather use a decent computer on a slow Internet connection than an inferior one on a fast connection.

Fortunately, it is possible to get perfectly good HSPA+ data from the MVNOs.
[Xperia Z General] Spectre51:
Yeah as noted above me that is incorrect info. The C6602 works just fine on T-Mobile HSPA+

C6602

UMTS HSPA+ 850 (Band V), 900 (Band VIII), 1700 (Band IV), 1900 (Band II), 2100 (Band I) MHz

GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz

But the C6606 is coming soon and will be exclusive.

As for the Togari Sep/Oct US release unlocked.
[Xperia Z General] 23Six:
Is "Togari" just an internal codename or has Sony run out of letters?
[Xperia Z General] Spectre51:
Internal code name
[Xperia Z General] Poke_N_PDA:
Well, I cut and pasted that info from Amazon.com. So it's only as accurate as that. Good to know Sony is one of the few who offer proper freqs.

Hopefully though T-Mobile's open nature will increase our unlocked offerings. Specifically, I bet the Motorola X will be available. Also, if the Xperia Z is I bet the Togari will be too.
[Xperia Z General] Poke_N_PDA:
So, back to point of the thread, do people agree that Sony devices work about as well as nexus devices for AOSP roms?
[General Questions and Answers] murphy_31047:
I recently bought next launcher 3d and can't figure out how to change the text size for the labels on the icons. I googled it up and down and only thing I get regarding next launcher is pirate sites offering an apk. Can anyone help me? Thanks.
[General Questions and Answers] TRoN_1:
If you long press and release(2 sec?) the icon you want to edit then 6 mini icons popup surrounding your icon. Hit the lower right one and those 6 expand to 10. Hit the edit icon(pencil) to edit the label. I have not been able to figure out how to show more than 10 characters in the label.

To edit the text size for the labels, icon color etc... from the home screen hit Menu(next to your Home button), select Preferences, Screen Settings and near the bottom select Icon Editor.
[General Questions and Answers] mash4077fan:
Thank you very much. This helped me.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gregpot2000:
HI There

I have just got my GS4 today, I have always used Smart pro keyboard with the old style t9 setting on my GS2 as I find it easiest to type. I have installed on my GS4, but on the t9 setting it won't do anything, the screen vibrates to show it's picking up the information, but none of the buttons on they keyboard do anything, it's like I'm not pressing anything.

The keyboard works in all other settings, like qwerty portrait and landscape, but just wont do anything in the t9 setting.

does anyone have any ideas?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gregpot2000:
Anyone?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gents:
Smart keyboard

Did you ever find a fix?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gregpot2000:
The latest update app update cures it. The developer was cool enough to sent me a free copy as well when I queried it!
[HTC One S] cicciocant:
I've HTC One S with S4 CID VODAP 102.

SOme day go I received this advice:

How can I find the direct link to HTC server to download this OTA via PC?

Or Can I find this OTA in my device (no root)?.
[HTC One S] usaff22:
If you press download, but install later, the file will be in your downloads folder.

Copy the name of the file and paste it exactly as it is written here.
[HTC One S] cicciocant:
OTA_Ville_U_JB_45_S_Vodafone_UK_3.16.161.10-3.16.161.9_release_314595ks2c3r4s9728x22k.zip
[HTC One S] cicciocant:
Ok. Found

http://fotadl.htc.com/OTA_Ville_U_J...3.16.161.9_release_314595ks2c3r4s9728x22k.zip
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] asfagus:
My earlier gapps are not working for the new pacman ROM please tell me where to get new working ones....!:)
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] Rohit02:
xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1863876

here are the wrking gapps fr pacman rom..
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] asfagus:
Well my friend I think you provided the wrong link because it doesn't have any gapps link
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] Galaxy_Rohit:
Gapps for JB:-

http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-jb-20121011-signed.zip

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[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] asfagus:
I tried flashing that 88 mb zip but it showed that setup wizard has stopped every time.... It doesn't work with pacman or I m not flashing the right way
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] Galaxy_Rohit:
Setup wizard fc's on most roms. You should try via settings then.:)

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[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] asfagus:
Don't understand you fully...could you please gimme step by step on how to get gapps working....
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] Raj joshi:
Here is the link

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2052245
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] asfagus:
This is also giving me that setup has stopped.... Why is it happening
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] Galaxy_Rohit:
Have u tried adding accounts from phone's settings-->Accounts?? Or at the time when the rom boots up??

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[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] AXAz0r:
None of the links provided will work, I guarantee it. Gapps aren't the problem, PAC is the problem. /system/ partition doesn't have enough space to install gapps, the only thing you can try is to reinstall PAC but before you install it, wipe data, cache and then go in Mounts and select Format System. Don't forget to immediately reboot your phone after install, and after it boots for the 1st time flash the gapps zip. Also I recommend downloading gapps from the CyanogenMod Wiki. Good luck! =)
[One (M7) General] truckmann:
I've got one that I don't plan to use if anyone would like it. You have to purchase by 5/19 and mail them back an old smart phone by 6/19 to claim the $100 visa gift card.
[One (M7) General] pradeepvizz:
i got one too.. visited the HTC trade up site to make a phones estimate and it just shows 40$ for a HTC One X + :(
[One (M7) General] shree.cse:
That's too much for a one x+, so they don't even value their own products!
[One (M7) General] pradeepvizz:
Seems to be a problem with the website.. i had done a estimate few days ago and it showed up 200$ and now something seems to be wrong
[One (M7) General] truckmann:
Did you put in the promotional code when you checked?

I just put in my old Captivate and it said it was good for $100 Then I tested and HTC one X + and it's good for $200 with the promotional code.
[One (M7) General] pradeepvizz:
Thanks, it seems like I was little out of my mind... I had chosen not functioning so it gave me a wrong quote.. How stupid of me
[One (M7) General] emj1s:
Anyone still got one?
[One (M7) General] truckmann:
I still have my code. Send me a pm if you want it.
[One (M7) General] rnbkcalderon:
hmmmm I didn't get a code.
[One (M7) General] truckmann:
My code is now spoken for. Actually it was a long time ago, but I wasn't getting emailed about my pm's. I now have that fixed.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] escknx:
Well lets duscuss.

Personally I do not like that using NOVA launcher instead of Touchwiz doesn't allow to get transparent status bar.

It could be NOVA issue, but developer responded me that "Unfortunately the status bar is a function of the system software/rom and cannot be changed by a launcher"

BTW stock Touchwiz has awesome transparent status bar.

Also I do not like new Settings organization in groups. Before if was much more convenient.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] wilargs:
I dont like too.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] chakra:
Like I too also do negatively in the thought format.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
the transparent status bar is coded in a way that it's part of the SecLauncher. this is the same for the wallpapers. if you use a non-stock wallpaper, it won't be transparent up there even if you are using the stock TW Launcher SecLauncher. my first mod for the phone will be with the SecLauncher to improve it so more will like using it. later i will just mod the SysUI for those that want a transparent status bar while using a 3rd party launcher.

in regards to Settings grouping, there may be a firmware update later that will allow you to change it back to non-grouping. was it LG that did something similar with their Optimus G line? they had this option to change from day 1 so i don't see why Samsung wouldn't enable it in a firmware. however it's possible that they never allow this. but i'm with you on that. i had to look for things longer than normal on my bro's phone because of this.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Deleted member 2653512:
Sound quality when listening to music... is absolutely horrible. Spent a few months with an iPhone 5 and got used to awesome sound quality. Decided that I ultimately couldn't stand the limitations so I switched back to Android. Only to realize that, as a music lover, sound quality means a lot. And this device needs some serious tweaking.

I tried the Equalizer app from the Play Store. Still has a lot of crackling and popping in the background when playing music via Play Music.

If anyone knows an equalizer app that works flawlessly on this device please let me know. Otherwise I'm stuck waiting for CyanogenMod and their awesome EQ.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] xSunny:
Download poweramp or something of that sort play music SUCKS!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Deleted member 2653512:
Yeah, but all of my music is uploaded to Play already. Over 20,000 mp3 tracks. And even if I did resort to playing local media only... the sound quality is still an issue. So that doesn't really resolve the problem. :(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] nba1341:
I think he meant because power amp has a bunch of equalizer settings and other audio settings and what

You could get your play music on a third party music player with

f http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2169761
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Deleted member 2653512:
Nice. Thanks for that link. Also.. this was just posted in the dev section. :D

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2261362
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] escknx:
Yes PowerAMP is the best player ever for sure but in comparison with my Note 2 this new Galaxy sounds much worse my Sony XB500. Very noticeable difference :(

Somebody knows is this a hardware or software issue?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] whytechapel_x:
give that new acid audio that got posted a try.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] aLdaRiS:
first phone where the power button is located on the side ... I find myself hitting the volume rocker often when I'm trying to turn off the screen... maybe it's the gel case I bought for the phone is too tight.. other than that I love and adore this phone

Sent From My T-Mobile Galaxy S4
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] escknx:
My gel case has been returned to seller. Hard to press all side buttons and problems with charger connection.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] escknx:
That will be the most useful mod I believe.:good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] flipq88:
So I'm having a weird issue. My screen is on full brightness and sometimes the screen seems to dim a little bit. It's kind of annoying cuz I noticed it within a few minutes if using this phone. Anyone else or did I get a defective phone?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] gruuvin:
huh?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] inphamous36:
Do you have adaptive display on?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Atmazzz:
I notice this dimming when I open a browser but not just looking around in my phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] GhostLeader:
my 1st android smartphone

hello every1,

the SGS4 is my first android phone after 5 years iOS :victory:

Its really nice, but I dont like the back cover of it. So I bought a metal brush back cover, see it here: (sry cant post links (under 10 posts) ;(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Atmazzz:
This fixed it for me. Maybe it will help you. Go to settings >display and uncheck Auto Adjust Screen Tone.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snak3ater:
I am using screen protector for the front screen..I wanna get a protector for the back side as well..Went to the market and all i saw were the back protectors with a single cut out for only the flash..No opening for the camera lens..If i apply this protector,is it gonna effect the image quality with protector covering the lens?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scream4cheese:
Nope. It won't affect the camera at all. :p
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] endrancer:
check out xtremeguard.com i've ordered a few protectors there there are pretty helpful if something goes wrong, with coupon codes can be very cheap as well.
[General Topics] Robuzz:
I´ve installed rom 4.01.16. Everything is very good with this rom but i cannot find the setting for CHAP or PAP (gprs connection). What shall i do ? Is the only way flashing a new rom?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] ycats:
Just wanted some advice on formating my card to FAT32. My card is 32gb, about 22gb is being used. To format my card (which I assume will wipe it clean), what's the best way (and quickest) to transfer all of its current data to another location before formatting? And what do you recommend using (application) to format it?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] XxLostSoulxX:
I use guiformat.exe but backup before doing so
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] ycats:
allocation unit size, change that to 32768? and do I uncheck "quick format"?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] lovekeiiy:
I don't know about the quickest, but basically, you can connect the GN2 to your computer and just copy and paste the material to a folder, say on the desktop. It will take a few hours to complete. I would suggest doing it when you go to bed.

To format, you may be able to do it in Windows 7. I don't know if Windows still has the max format armount of 16GBs. If so, just download and butn the ISO for Ubuntu. Run the live CD. You can format the SD to FAT32.

On a side note, remember, on FAT32, the maximum file size it can use is 4GB.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Kudzus:
Use Sdformatter … Copy your files to another location first

Here you go … https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5220128/SDFormatterv3.0.zip
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] XxLostSoulxX:
Correct
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] austin420:
Why is everyone suggesting a 3rd party app? Windows does this as well as the phone itself.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] LordLugard:
Even moreso, shouldn't the card already come FAT32 formatted?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] ycats:
I believe mine was FAT only from factory.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] LordLugard:
That's highly highly unlikely that a 32GB card comes FAT(16) from the factory nowadays. If it did, then shame on the brand. :p
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] ac16313:
No. ExFat, yes.
[Nook Touch General] JJEgan:
How would this stand up as a simple organizer , lists , to do etc once rooted .

Tempted at £29 .

jje
[Nook Touch General] L_R_N:
Dunno. Find a good Android app that does organizing the way you want it, then see if it's compatible with Android 2.1. If it is, then chances are that NST will run it, and it'll be usable.

If you find any free software apps for this, do post them here - i'll try them out.
[Nook Touch General] osowiecki:
Find some apk's that you find suitable and I'll see if they work properly on NST.

Sometimes there are problems with menu items being totally white (B&N default theme).

From my experience it's faster to use a calendar app on a "dumbphone" than on NST.

Getting NST from the bag, unlocking it and running the desired apk takes a lot of time plus you cant handwrite on it.

If you want a good organizer with a good battery life (~ 13 h) I'd recomend Asus EEE Note ea800.

http://forum.tabletpcreview.com/asus-eee-line/
[Nook Touch General] speedman2202:
once u root ur NST , u have full access to android market and u will find many organizer appz .... the main problem the suitable program will fit ur nook as ur nook E-Ink screen , find an program his theme suitable nook screen

good luck
[Nook Touch General] L_R_N:
OP does not HAVE a Nook yet. Thus OP must either rely on other people's advice, or use Android emulator to evaluate potential organizer apps, or just look at screenshots and read reviews and ask Nook owners to check that these applications work on Nook.
[Nook Touch General] JJEgan:
Have one for a couple of days now.

But as the screen format of grey scale is rather poor i can already see that apps like maps are not suitable and that this device is a lot more limited than i thought it was .

Still the price i paid was with the expectation if i broke it or it was little use i would have lost very little except time .

jje
[Nook Touch General] speedman2202:
i am already have my own nook device ..... anything already run on it once u download from market .... the main problem just if the program fit and compatible with ur screen or not , that all...... so u just search on market ( suggest download market searcher APK and download and use on ur nook) and then download and install then test , i just use nook now for reading and sometimes log in my FB acc to check news and may be check out my subjects document
[Nook Touch General] JJEgan:
After much testing this Nook is not up to the job and development does not exist .

So it will be kept as a spare e-reader in the car .

jje
[Nook Touch General] Goklen:
Could you go into more detail? Was the issue that you couldn't handwrite, or that none of the apps were compatible, or were apps compatible but the screen was just too small or the contrast too low?

I'm thinking about picking up a cheap Nook also, but if it's really not that capable even after rooting I may try a Sony instead.
[Nook Touch General] JJEgan:
Its ok but not top class as a reader probably worth £25.

Contrast and greyscale really not suitable for much anhd that to me is the development killer . No point having google maps if its just a splodge of grey mus with no detail .

Development and mods so far a dead end with many threads a year or more old .

Though someone is going to attempt a build i see today .

Also just noticed the developer PaulOBrian has one.

jje
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] season 8:
can u tell me how to resize navigation bar?

I've just use APKtool to decompile file framework-res.apk, but it doesn't work, navigation bar didn't change, it's very big!

If u know how to correct it, please help me.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] season 8:
noone helps me, so sad!

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[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Rittik:
Why do u even need it? There are capacitive buttons that does its work better.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] season 8:
sorry

I'm sorry, I tried to have 10 posts to become a real member.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Rittik:
I understand i had the same issue with xda :P
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] pl4t!n:
you and others lol
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zat0x:
Hi fokes,

I discovered a dead pixel in my screen and i want to send my htc one back for repair.

I already rooted the device and its running a custom rom. So heres the problem.

How do i completely turn the device back to stock. How to get rid of " relocked" ? Is it even possible (yet) ? And will it be?

Thanks !!!

p.s.

Im also looking for a RUU for CID HTC_102
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] millicent:
You might wanna give a try to one of the dead pixel fixers apps.

Dunno if 'dead' pixels can be resuscitated, but my 2 bright pixels are now just as good as new.
[One (M7) General] psufan5:
Not sure this is where I even post a request to a dev, but hopefully they see it :)

Anyway, I like the blink feed, just not a fan of it being on any of my home screens. I am also not a fan of the huge clock and weather icon currently in the feed.

Would it be possible to have the blink feed visible after a swipe UP from the bottom of the screen, much like the notification bar can be swiped down from the top? Also, an option to remove the clock and weather for an extra news tile. I already have a clock, and a weather widget so they are redundant.

Might not be possible, but worth a try :)
[One (M7) General] pradeepvizz:
A easier method for your request might be a different launcher.
[One (M7) General] psufan5:
But then the blinkfeed wouldnt work as its sense only.