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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] samersh72:
do not use toolkit!

you have 3 options by order:

1- push custom rom manually (see my sig. gnex tips) be sure that you have cwm 6.0.2.3 or 6.0.3.1 :good:

2- flash stock images via fastboot (see efrant sticky thread) :good:

3- flash stock images via odin (see my sig.)

P.S. next time use search button. there are plenty of threads with the same request
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jaymazz13:
sounds like you didn't install the correct drivers, reinstall the correct drivers and your device should be recongnized when you plug it into the computer and try to transfer over files, just use google to find what you need the info is all out there and you should be able to find it very quickly instead of posting questions and waiting for answers
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] allin1der:
Okay, so I spent the bulk of the morning reading and researching and talking to various representatives of T-Mobile. Me and AT&T had a bit of a... dispute... so I decided to jump ship. The only problem I had was deciding on what prepaid safety boat to land on. After finding out about enabling full speed 4G with T-Mobile, and found out about free unlock, it was easy to decide.

First I started with the site. I read... I chatted... I read forums and such... I came to this conclusion.

They charge $10 for the sim kit (which essentially includes activation as the rep told me) and then pay for the first month of service. Since I wanted the $30 100 minutes talk | Unlimited text | First 5GB at up to 4G speeds plan, it'd add up to around $40 and I'd have to wait until the card arrived to start my service.

Not wanting to wait, I called into the store. When I asked about the price of the SIM, he originally said $10. Cool. But when asked about the $30 plan, he said they can only offer the $30 1500 minutes talk | 30MB of data plan.... which only gives me 30MB of data at 4G speed and doesn't even mention texting. Nope. How much for just the sim? $24.99. According to him, they had to charge retail price if I just buy the sim. :silly: Total price if I bought it in store and activated online for my plan of choice? $54.99. Psssshhhhh. Whatevs.

Finally, I figured I'd call in and ask my questions to another person. Just to verify. I told her what I was planning on doing and she said it actually includes the first month of minutes on the $50 plan. My jaw dropped. I proceeded to ask her a few times afterward just to make sure. "So, I'm getting my first month totally free? No activation fees, no credit checks, no SURPRISE! You went over! Here's your bill? Nothing? Just $10 for the sim and I get that first month for free ninety-nine?" After laughing at me, she said "Yep." I told her I didn't want to wait since I didn't really have another phone at the moment, and she told me they can overnight it for $11 something. (which probably varies based on location). I agreed. Final price: $21.00

To recap. Buying a T-Mobile Sim and getting first month of that $30 service plan costs:

$40 - Through the site.

$55 - Buying the sim at the store and activating online.

$21 - OVernighting a sim bought over the phone.

$10 - Buying a sim over the phone.

I think the answer is obvious. Cue 80's movie victory music.

:victory::victory: I just saved a bunch of money by switching to T-Mobile. :victory::victory:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] droidbabyxda:
This will be winning if you have tmo service in your area. I tried switching two months ago and found out while their map shows 4g where I live inside the building is a complete dead spot.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Sheolrock:
I'm guessing the dispute with at&t was over tethering? Did you have to pay an etf to get out of the contract?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] onthezone:
Goodluck with that signal tmobile offers ;)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] bob60626:
Is that sweet plan still online only? It doesn't SAY that anymore on the website...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] droidbabyxda:
The 50/60/70 plans are the new tmo plans. They're still available
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] bob60626:
No, the high data $30 plan.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] AllTheWay:
Good luck with reception. Good if you live in big cities but not much else.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] blazinazn:
You overpaid for the SIM card. You could have just went online and bought it for .99 cents. Then called tmobile to activate, which is free, and get on the $30 plan. It's what I did.

http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/prepaid-plans

Bottom left, read the fine print.

What I don't get is how they do the data for each of these plans. I'm sure it's all about marketing but for me, it seems better to get the $30 plan and add an extra $10 a month for an extra 100 minutes. It's still cheaper than getting on the $50 plan that only allows 500mb of data at 4G speeds. Even though it's .10 cents a minute after the first 100 minutes, you're still getting 200 talk minutes for essentially $40. But if you don't go over the 100 minutes in the plan then you're really only paying $30 a month.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] bob60626:
I really don't see online only for that plan anywhere, even in the fine print.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] blazinazn:
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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] bob60626:
Exactly, it doesn't say available online only anymore (though I think I get what you think I meant).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] blazinazn:
Oh, sorry. I guess I was misunderstanding what you were asking.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] theshamrockking:
I got the $30 plan for a total of $30. I went to walmart and bought a $20 tmobile prepaid phone and took out the sim and activation kit. Paied the $30 to turn the service on and then sold the phone on craigslist as new for $20. Simple.

Sent from my Note II
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] skifreek:
because its a walmart only plan,

you have to specifically mention that you want the walmart plan ( walmart has the pamphlets in the store in the cell phone section )
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] bob60626:
It's not Walmart only, it's on the revamped website and was on the old one as well.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] theshamrockking:
It does not have to be gotten at walmart you can get it from tmobile.com but the only reason that perticular plan exists is because of walmart partnering with tmobile.

Sent from my Note II
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] AMRivlin:
I have a 9 month old S3 (T999/Canadian/Mobilicity Variant)

I had a ROM on there since day 2, but recently *this week* had a lot of hard lock ups. I could manage a reboot if I pulled the battery.

I tried 3 diff roms CM10, AOKP, and a recent 4.1.1 (all without apps) all worked but still caused the hard lock requiring a reboot.

It was annoying as you know what, but I was testing diff options wondering if the lockups were the OS/an app/or hardware.

Last night the phone was working on AOKP 4.2.2 while on the charger. I woke up and noticed it was hard locked, so I batt pulled, rebooted and went to sleep.

Now (this morning) it wont boot at all. I thought maybe it was the charger or the battery. I swapped batteries with a different S3, mine still does not boot.

So. What now?

Time for S4 and lose a $600 phone? Time to go to a Samsung or Carrier shop?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mt3g:
Have you tried Odin? Plug it into a computer see if things register if so go further with Odin.

I'd say that and see if it persist while on a stock then don't install your apps, if problem still persist call Samsung or whom ever and see about that. Or get it up and running and if steady put on Craigslist then get s4....

T-Mobile SGS III
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] AMRivlin:
It used to be that when connected to PC Device man said: SGH-T999

Now the phone is connected via usb cable, but isnt booted and it says: QHSUSB_DLOAD
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mt3g:
Google search that piece "QHSUSB_DLOAD" and see what it is. I've never seen that. Install Odin (in the dev section) and see what happens (read that thread) I'm at work on mobile or I'd give you links. Just a little reading and no panicking and you might get out of this alive lol.

T-Mobile SGS III
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Aerowinder:
QHSUSB_DLOAD means your need JTAG. Because it's bricked.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] AMRivlin:
That is found on XDA and the interwebs as a bricked device. it applies to captivate/HTC/s3 others.

I downloaded odin, but I can't get into download mode Power+Home+VDown (Nothing happens)

I didn't flash an incorrect ROM, since my phone was working, it bricked itself over night? Power Surge?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] AMRivlin:
Aerowinder, if I am under warranty, can i take it to my carrier/samsung for repair? I can't get into Download mode.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mt3g:
Call them up and find out. It might be failing/tired internals/hardware... Did you have your phone over clocked at all in the 9 months, just curious?

T-Mobile SGS III
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] rener78:
I had the exact same problem and was still under the warranty and they exchanged it. I just told them that I plugged my phone before going to bed and when I woke up I wasn't able to turn it back on.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mt3g:
I actually remember this now. This a bug not common but its here for users on all D2 SIII decices... They've publically admitted it

T-Mobile SGS III
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] AMRivlin:
No over clocking.

Jan-April 30th Touchwiz 4.1.1 (Frosty ROM) Lockups Started monday (No Changes)

May 1 AOPK 4.2.2 ROM (Hard Lock/Brick today)

Time to find a receipt
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mt3g:
Ya I suggest just avoiding the headache of trying to fix, tell them you plugged it in over night to charge and now its completely dead and that its been acting weird for a while before. You should be good.

T-Mobile SGS III
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] AMRivlin:
Not sure how this is going to turn out. The carrier refused to do the warranty, and gave me the # to samsung canada. I went to the Samsung Canada store, where they took the phone and gave me a GNexus (loaner)

So... lets hope they dont see the romming, my triangle should be 0.

If they do figure out my romming and their quote to fix is absurd, I will get HTC1 and repair the S3 on my own time.

I prefer Apple's warranty to be honest.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] AMRivlin:
Does anyone know how much 3rd party Brick repair should cost? In the crap chance Samsung gets me for ROMing
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Da Kine:
Mobiletechvideos does it for $60.

http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] AMRivlin:
Update:

7 days after submitting for service, the phone came back from a 3rd party repair shop in Burnaby, BC. PBA replaced due to bad BGA (Ball Grid Array)

So I guess they couldn't boot it to see the root.

Working fine. The new phone came back carrier locked, original unlock # worked again.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ysr84:
Some kijiji advertisements are charging $49.99 same day repair.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] AMRivlin:
Managed to get it repaired under warranty.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] jebinshakya:
can u help me out

Did you buy the warranty when u bought the phone?

I have the same issue. But not sure where to send the galaxy too?

Please help coz the local stores were not able to help

JBn
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DIEHARDGAMER:
Help

I Hard Bricked my Samsung Galaxy S3 and if you dont mention anything about rooting they will give you a new one no questions asked. Now if you dont have a warranty or some type of insurance then call samsung and see what you can do about it. i did a warranty exchange and i got a new one. As long as you dont mention brick or root you will be find they will right it down as defective.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2439367
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DIEHARDGAMER:
Hi

It's Hard Bricked you cant do anything you have too get a new one plain and simple I tried too fix mine it nothing will work not even a jig.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
A hard bricked device is one that will not boot the O/S, recovery, or download mode, simple as that. KAsp3rd's debrick thread allows you to boot download mode from an sdcard. Once there you can reflash your firmware, which will usually fix the device by putting the correct firmware back in place.

If you cannot even attempt this method then your problem is either a hardware failure (which I'd argue doesn't fall in the "bricked" category), or much more serious than 90% of the hard bricks we tend to see.

It has already saved several folks from having to make a warranty or insurance claim.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noideaforusername:
I want to buy the s4 (gt-i9500 model) and I come from s3.

I just wanted to ask whoever got the phone already and had the galaxy s3 if there was any downgrade in user experience from the s3?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DsturbD:
downgrade in user experience? seriously? i mean its not life-altering fast, but it is way faster than my S3 is and the screen is a lot better. got one for my wife and she loves it
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrHollow:
I have just bought one today and i'm upgrading from a Galaxy S2 (i9100) and i can say the upgrade is pretty big experience wise as well as sound and display wise.

Coming from an S3 to an S4 the impact is not so big but i don't know if it's such a big improvement to be worth the upgrade unless you can sell your phone and get enough money to cover at least half of the cost of the S4.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skrapi:
worth the trade. No joke. Ive gone from the s1 to s2 to s3 and now the s4. massive improvement every time.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sohebq:
Upgrading from s3 should be a straight forward decision, no thinking what so ever, it is way better than s3 and beats it in every dept, upgrading from note 2 is still a question mark though, so I am taking my time.

sent from: The New S-Pen :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] harise100:
I did that. And I am happy with it. :D
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sammath:
I actually made the upgrade from a note 2 which is basicly a bigger s3.

What i miss is the bigger screen. Also the device is very Light! It takes time to get used to it.

In terms of speed the note 2 does feel smoother. But then again, it's gotten the **** tweaked out of it and it's overclocked. Also, a custom rom makes a huge difference. Multitasking lags a bit for me on the s4.

Now, what actually makes it worth while for me is the nice screen the s4 has!

It's so damn nice and sharp. The note 2 should have been 1080p.

However , the s4 will get custom firmwares and kernels, it's just a matter of time.

Can't want till the s4 gets custom kernels.

Btw, just to answer your question. My mom has a s3 and i played alot with it before i got the note2.

From a s3 to s4 is really worth the upgrade! If you have a note2 however, try it out for a few weeks before making a choice. The s4 has not custom firmwares yet, it is rooted tho. Cwm ain't fully avaiable as well. Lets see in about a month :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drreality:
I would love to upgrade from S3 to S4, but the main thing holding me back is the probable Development lag. CM team seams to be p****d of from

Sammy. We still waiting for missing codes on the S3, the main reason why the AOSP roms are not fully functional :(

Any advices are welcome, otherwise HTC one
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DsturbD:
i think the only problem with dev on the S4 is the bootloader, but from what i can tell on Cyanogen's G+ page, he already has CM10.1 on his Tmo S4

and im running AOKP on my S3, what doesn't work?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JayceOoi:
Go for it. And you will love it. :D
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ilabs:
CM development has already begun for the qualcomm version. In fact, the qualcomm version is expected to see faster dev work coz qualcomm provides the proper drivers and binaries required. Steve Kondik has already built an alpha build of cm for the s4 with all core functions and even baseband radio working.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noideaforusername:
Thank you all, I think i'll wait a while until the price drops below 3500 NIS (~1000USD) and buy it.

Thanks for your help :D
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Forneus1:
The only thing stopping me from upgrading the sgs3 to sgs4 is the narrow field of view for pictures - other than that user experience etc is very similar... but is a showstopper for me.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tuxonhtc:
Most of the "drawbacks" are software based, and you'll get a much more powerful device in your hands when development kicks off :) Go for it if you're coming from S3!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rushless:
The big difference is if you currently have the 32gb version, since it has 17gb more storage for apps than the S4. If you are not a gamer and have the 16gb S3, you should be good to go :)

Since games play great on the S3 and 1080p seems not as important on a small display, I will wait for the 32gb version. If no 32gb version is released, I will keep my S3 :) A big BLEH though to Verizon if they don't carry the 32gb version. I preordered with Best Buy, but will cancel if just 16gb offered.
[Galaxy Ace II General] FeLonieS:
Hi, I do not have my phone screen brightness automatically. What should I do in order to obtain this feature
[Galaxy Ace II General] xXfreshXx:
Ace 2 has no brightness sensor
[Galaxy Ace II General] FeLonieS:
Um, sad. Thank you for your answer.
[Galaxy Ace II General] jordirpz:
Enviado desde mi GT-I8160 usando Tapatalk 2

---------- Post added at 07:23 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:19 PM ----------

can use lux dash. uses the front camera whith light sensor.

Enviado desde mi GT-I8160 usando Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy Ace II General] chape199:
There is Q&A thread and search button, so dont create new threads

Enviado desde mi GT-I8160 usando Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy Ace II General] bogii4:
It has a light sensor near the proximity sensor but both cant work at the same time i read somewhere here we needed a proper kernel
[Galaxy Ace II General] arroyo:
My findings about proximity and ambient light sensing on i8160:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=36509309
[Galaxy Ace II General] bogii4:
-.- i told i read something look the in the post above me
[Sprint LG Optimus G] Warlord721:
It's there any way to disable this? I am on stock ZVB rooted with I.A. installed. My phone will shutdown due to temp constantly, especially now that the weather is getting nice out. This is getting to the point of being a deal breaker with this phone. Will a custom ROM help? I love this phone but this is getting to be unacceptable... :(
[Sprint LG Optimus G] BMP7777:
Never heard of such a thing. Try a kernel mod app like Fauxclock or Tricksters mod. Might make all the difference. I swear by Faux's myselff, and have great performance, battery life and no added heat.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] Barshalen:
There is but it's not recommended. The phone shuts off in order to try and make sure the heat does not damage the hardware permanently. If you're phone is shutting down that often due to heat then it sounds like you need to get it replaced. I've never had it shut down due to over heating, even after hours of playing a graphic intense game with the screen at max brightness and charging..
[Sprint LG Optimus G] Warlord721:
Thanks for the info. Glad to hear that you can play games/charge/etc.. cuz I couldn't even play Ingress and have BT enabled for more than a few min if it was above room temp outside.

I was wondering if it was just my phone, which it appears that it is. I will take it in as I have the BB ins. I hope it's an isolated issue cuz I do really like this phone.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] Barshalen:
NP. Hope your new one is problem free!
[Sprint LG Optimus G] Warlord721:
Got my LGOG replaced at BB and it is definitely better! Its kinda sad that I feel like this is an upgraded phone but it seems faster, smoother and overall better. AND no more shutdowns! Tho I'm paranoid that it will, it finally runs CF bench no prob.
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] SRCP:
No stores seem to have it :S
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] graffixnyc:
I believe that is the case. If you go to the AT&T web site and go to the product page the 32gb is the default one. Under the price there is a "check in-store availability" link, when you select the 64gb model the link changes from "check in-store availability" to "available online only"
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] FlipCup:
I am wondering the same thing. I was hoping to go into my AT&T store tonight and pick up a 64GB ONE.
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] aafevo:
Them not having the 64GB in store is one of the main reasons why I haven't bought one. I do not want to buy one and have it have quality issues and have to go through the hassle of returning/getting a replacement only to have the same problem.
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] FlipCup:
Are you sure they do not have them in stores? I haven't had a chance to call around yet.
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] aafevo:
Pretty postiive.
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] coisman:
I spoke with an AT&T rep yesterday and he told me that the 64GB version is not available anywhere; HTC has not shipped any out yet, and has not made AT&T aware when they will be come available. You could order one today, but there is no ETA on the release.
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] FlipCup:
Since the ONE doesn't have an SD slot, is there any other methods (e.g. cloud) to hold music, pictures, videos, movies, etc.? I am just trying to see if the 64GB is really worth it over the 32GB.
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] gunnyman:
dropbox

google drive

google play music

otg cable plus flash drive...
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] FlipCup:
Now here is the important question, do these services cost money? i know that dropbox had a deal to receive 25GB free, however it is not for AT&T subscribers. :(
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] gunnyman:
play music will store 20K songs for free.

Amazon cloud player stores all songs you buy from them for free

I have a special deal with Google drive and pay 5 bucks a year for 20 GB of space (grandfathered in)

Dropbox and the others charge you

http://dropbox.com
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] FlipCup:
Wow, I am coming from iOS and didn't realize Play Music would store 20k songs for free. This takes care of my worry that 32GB of internal memory wouldn't be enough.
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] gunnyman:
Play music also uses something similar to iTunes match. For Free.
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] graffixnyc:
Plus a another cool thing. That 20k songs are only your personal uploaded songs. Any music you buy on google play doesn't count against your 20k songs.
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] FlipCup:
Awesome. I am starting to like Android OS already. I think 32GB will be plenty. I currently have a 64GB iPhone and have not nearly used that much. I am getting tired of waiting for the 32GB S4 and I think the HTC One is more my style anyway.
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] WA_Bob:
That's strange - They must have sold out their stock already. I got mine on 4/18 after pre-ordering on 4/5. :confused:
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] graffixnyc:
Like I posted before I think the 64GB is only online, If you go into a store they can order one for you (as they did for the pre-order) But I don't think they are stocking the 64GB. If you go to the att web site on the HTC one page for the 32GB there is a link that says

"Check In-store availability" which lets you search which stores have it in stock (obviously) If you select the 64gb it says "Available online only"
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] WA_Bob:
Ah! I thought you were saying they were out of the 64GB model online also. Never mind. :beer:

Talkin' tap from dis here brainy fone!
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] futuregerald:
The 64GB is definitely online only. I went to several corporate stores and they couldn't even order it like a normal model for me. I ended up ordering one from the website on Saturday and I just got it in the mail today. Based on my own experience and the fact that mine was shipped out on the second business day after I ordered I would assume they have them in stock at this point. Also my phone came with zero defects. I love it.
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] nattoleon:
google drive has 5GB for free.if you want more, only 2.49 per month for 25GB