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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] craighwk:
I recently paid off my Note II in full and I am ready to sell it. I am a bit confused about the unlocking process, so I was hoping someone could point me in the right direction.

I've put the unlock code request in with T-Mobile. Once I receive the e-mail with the code, what do I do with it if I want to sell the device? Do I put it up on Ebay and say "Comes with unlock code", or is there a way I can unlock it myself to sell?

I ask this, because from what I see, I have to put a different carrier's SIM in the phone to unlock it. Since I only use T-Mobile, I don't have another SIM. I looked on Ebay and I see a lot of TMobile Note 2's that already come unlocked, so I guess I am wondering how I can offer a pre-unlocked phone without manually shipping them the code to do it themselves. I don't want to have any questions about me trying to cheat any buyer.

Any tips would be appreciated. Search function is down, or else I would have used that first.

Or should I not worry about it at all and let the buyer deal with the unlocking? The phone has zero account issues.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] moabizzi:
Get a friends sim card and unlock the phone. Take a screen shot of it working with att and tmo and post both pics so the buyer is reassured that its actually unlocked. Once u unlock it, put ur tmo sim back in. It should work fine.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] craighwk:
So the unlock isn't restricted to the SIM? Once it's unlocked, it's then free and clear to use any sim you throw at it without needing the code?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] cjk2010:
An IMEI unlock is permanent , similar to buying a " factory unlocked" device. Once its complete find a friend with a SimpleMobile ot ATT micro sim and take photos of the phone on both carriers and list it for sale.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] craighwk:
Awesome. Thanks for the help!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] crash613:
wrong forum.. moved.. please delete
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] meirts:
Hello all,

I am developing TAPI application for XDAII.

I am successfully managing a call, but I run into problem when I'm trying to drop a call. I am calling lineDrop and it finishes asynchroniously. But it takes like 1.5 seconds to terminate the call! During this time the application is not responding at all (even if lineDrop works in the background).

Have somebody run into this issue?

Thanks,

Meir
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] crayonslayer:
I have recently installed cyanogenmod 10.1 onto my galaxy s3. The battery life since then has been very poor. If I leave my phone on without even using it, it drains about 1% every couple of minutes. When I look at the battery it says that the process of "phone" is taking up a huge amount of battery. Can anyone tell me why this is or how I can fix it?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] spenny88:
Generally these issues are user related and not ROM related.

I was so frustrated with some of the ROMs when I first started out but then realized I was doing a few things wrong (mainly because these ROMs, including CM10 have very decent battery life).

First, I would recommend a clean reflash:

factory wipe / reset

wipe cache (some say twice)

wipe dalvik cache

install ROM

after rom loads, wait 5 minutes (don't touch at all) then reboot

now you must wait.. sometimes it takes 24 hrs or so for a ROM to correctly load.

Not sure how true it is, but some say to now drain battery down, then fully charge.

At any rate, I follow these steps all the time and works great!

Also, keep in mind that most of battery issues are user related.. so think about what settings, apps and kernels are being used on your end before question a ROM. This is why waiting 24 hours or so before installing all of our "crap" will give give the ROM more time to settle.

Hope this help!!!! Happy Flashing
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] crayonslayer:
Thanks for the reply. However, I have looked at what apps and processes are draining my battery. And it appears it is the "phone" process that is doing this.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] xBeerdroiDx:
Just to piggyback on spenny88's reply, exactly what did you come from (stock?) and how did you wipe and flash?

This is all key as to how well your device will perform.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] onesojourner:
I have noticed something similar. I am coming from stock. I am going to guess my battery life is in the neighborhood of 10% less. I wiped everything before I installed CM. That said, this feels so much faster than stock.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] msheakc:
Same Battery Issue on p1 (TMobile original Galaxy Tab 7.0)

Having the same issue with my Samsung Galaxy Tab P1000 (p1 in Cyanogenmod). "Cell Standby" is taking as much juice as "Screen", and I am using Wifi only. I don't even have a sim card in the device. Wish there was a way to disable Mobile Networks without disabling Wifi via Airplane Mode.

I installed through Rom Manager as upgrade from CyanogenMod 9.1 with wipe. I will try the recommendations above and report back.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] klin1344:
Try the latest nightly (or RC4) of CM10.1. The battery life has definitely improved a bit.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jasebod:
Samsung Galaxy s3 intl battery drain cm10.1

I recently installed cm10.1 nightly on my international S3, it has cut the battery life down drastically and seems to drain over 10% an hour, even when not being used.

I've tried everything that i've came across by searching and still haven't had any real gain on battery life. Doing a full wipe and reinstalling doesn't help, and i've given it time for battery to calibrate; no difference. Even with wi-fi and location services off i'm getting a big drain. I've even tried switching to Slim Bean, if anything the battery was worse still.

Firstly i'm getting that Android OS is eating up a large chunk (usually above 60%) and using BetteryBatteryStats i don't see anything out of the ordinary in terms of partial and/or kernel wakelocks. I really don't wanna have to put the stock Touchwiz rom back on but that seems like the ways it's going. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Is there anything else i can try?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] hapticxchaos:
i find i get terrrible battery life on AOSP when i restore google through the setup. i skip thru the installation and open the play store to enter my gmail. then, before restoring my apps, i let it charge to 100%. honestly AOSP still doesnt have decent battery life, but it does improve if you play with it and try different things
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] bjtheone:
I would respectfully disagree with you. I have run a number of ASOP based ROMs and find them better than stock in terms of battery life. Certainly better in terms of not making my eye bleed (as I hate touchwiz, but that is a personal preference). I find that SlimBean gets me the best battery life of the CM based ROMs.

To clarify, I get just over 1%/hour battery drain, when idle (as measured by BBS) with GPS and google sync enabled, mostly on LTE. My phone happily spends almost all the time I am not actively using it in deep sleep.

The recipe to achieve this is to disable google location reporting and history, avoid tons of widgets that constantly update themselves, disable samsung services that you do not use, and monitor battery usage to look out for rogue apps that do stupid thengs, like hold wakelocks when they should be idle. Dropping the minimum frequency to 192 MHz, and going to ASSWAX (CPU scheduler) and ROW (I/O scheduler) also helps.

To get decent performance you do need to install things properly. Which means ensuring that you don't have conflicting settings or random leftovers. I tend to dirty flash updates but you reallly do get better and more consistent performance going through the pain of a complete clean install (format system, clear cache, reload apps from the store) when you are switching ROMs. Only use TiBu to restore app data. Once you do this, in my experience rogue wakelocks are the biggest cause of lousy bettery perfromance, and you can track down and eliminate these. I have around 150 apps loaded and do not run any task manager/autokiller. My phone typically runs without any reboots or power cycles between ROM updates which equates to rebooting every couple of weeks to a month. I have seen over 2 months of uptime.

Certainly should be able to go 16-20 hours between charges which I would consider real world all day functionality. I guess my point is that rock solid stability and all day battery life is possible if you are systematic about how you do things.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Rohan El Matador:
I have the same problem..... Battery lose 1 % every 2 mins thats terible. :crying:

How could i find a fix ? plz if u have fix yours tell me ???
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mark5019:
wont be out till may 18th:(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] MBM7881:
Yea the Tmobile here in Killeen TX told my friend that they were out until the 15th. I'm on Verizon so I'm already playing the waiting game lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] witeboy07:
I've seen some black ones in Stock online.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Hoggles:
There is a T-Mobile forum for this kind of stuff.

Secondly Mark.... You tmay want to be a little more specific.

Here in Portland, it is still coming to "select" corporate stores on the 8th. I just called and the guy said they have a bunch sitting in the store, waiting. Both colors. 16GB of course. The dummies have been there since last Wed.

Are you referring to your specific city?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] RonDigital828:
Order it online. I got.mine few days ago
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mark5019:
well im sorry as i still cant find this forum if it wasnt for a nice person who moved it and supplied a link id still be lost;)

as i did just now search for this forum i must be blind ( went to home page and found it} again im sorry i posted in wrong forum

again sorry.

and it was 2 sep stores tell me the 18 th of may
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mark5019:
i like seeing it in hand to look at it and feel if ill like it, i do think my s2 is great so id prob think s4 is great also
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] W.Feather:
Here in Central FL the store I went into said it will be here on the 8th, and so my name is on the list....luck of the draw? Try finding a corporate store if your going local, they should get it sooner.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mobeast17:
My store will have it on the 7th in Cleveland :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] zombicidal maniac:
Like others have said if you want it sooner, order it online. I ordered mine a couple days ago and it's scheduled to be delivered on Wednesday. I live in a small town in CT so we clearly aren't priority on a device that is in such high demand. :silly:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Salt.King:
Ordered 2 SGS4's, White Frost, from Tmo by phone Fri AM, took the 2yr installment plan. They didn't send the EIP document until this morning after I called. Original est. delivery was May 14, standard shipping...

Message from Tmo about an hour ago said my phones are on backorder, with no estimate on when they will be available.... *sigh*
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] The Root:
CT represent. Order mine online too with free overnight shipping.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] eximag:
Yes, the right way is to order online :angel:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Mossy425:
When I ordered mine over the phone I was debating on waiting for an in store buy because I was told that the phones would be coming in to all T-mobile stores on May 8th and that all third party retail stores (walmart, bestbuy, etc) would receive them on May 15th. By "select" stores it supposedly means the T-mobile stores first. Now whether that holds true remains to be seen as the phone reps could easily be mistaken, but this rep seemed very assure of himself. I decided to buy over the phone anyway, should be getting in a day or two. I hope you all can get them this week
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] KyleK29:
I *almost* did the online thing yesterday, but I've decided to wait til they get them in stock and demo models are available. I want to play with it a bit. I like the S3 because of the shutter-speed, so all this talk of slow shutter for the S4 makes me ponder whether I should wait til the S5 comes (next year, most likely).
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] wavrunrx:
im waiting for the SGS 8 !! :silly:

heard it has a 1 nano second shutter speed.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] TheAtheistOtaku:
welp with all the delays n stuff, im glad i stayed up till 5 in the morn to order it as soon as the page went up. had it the next day.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] movieaddict:
I'm glad I'm not the only one who stayed up all nite to order the s4. I guess we're the smart ones..Lol:D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] TheAtheistOtaku:
smart or impatient lol. I just wanted off of sprint asap. their data speeds are horrible.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] GG2012:
Here's the thing with that. The best place to order is online, but you really have to be quick. It was on stock all of last week, and some people, including me, got it last week. It is now showing out of stock again (black and white), so you can't order online and definitely not over the phone. Those guys will tell you the same thing, won't be out until the 8th/15th/17th/etc.

For a brief moment yesterday, the black was showing as in stock so I went ahead and placed another order for the Black Mist. It was shipped last night and will arrive tomorrow. I'm pretty sure they are not all out of stock. You have to order Overnight Shipping when you order and you are nearly guaranteed to get it the next day, despite whatever the system says your estimate delivery date is.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mark5019:
i appreciate your advice but i like to play with it before i purchase it
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] GG2012:
Best Buy.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Docmjldds:
Bunk....Mine is coming TODAY!!! TMobile

Scheduled Delivery:

Monday, 05/06/2013, by 3:00 P.M.(by end of day for residential deliveries)

Last Location:

Departed - Ontario, CA, United States, Monday, 05/06/2013

Additional Information

Shipped/Billed On:

05/04/2013
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] JimmyTheShovel:
Yeah, the week before the GS4 came out on T-Mobile (it may have already been out on AT&T but I don't know how long they had the displays up) I was able to mess around with a demo unit at my local Best Buy's big fancy Samsung section. Or you could just go to an AT&T store and pretend to be an interested customer for them :cool:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] jbdan:
Went in to retail T-Mobile store today. Phone will be here tomorrow free overnight shipping. Can't wait
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] The Root:
Best buy's full price is like $160 more.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] darren.wlsn1:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/searchp...ist=y&usc=All+Categories&nrp=15&fs=saas&iht=n
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] The Root:
$629 direct
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] darren.wlsn1:
Ya i was just posting info. For all to see.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mark5019:
jusy ordered my s4

i will be here next week
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ncc1701k:
T-mobile has a 20 day return policy for online purchases if you're just upgrading your phone. That's plenty of time to play with it. So you'll only lose like $5 on shipping if you decide that you don't like it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mark5019:
just ordered this case

Galaxy S4 Defender Series Case
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] GG2012:
I did both :p

AT&T then the Samsung kiosk at Best Buy

Waiting for that Android and HTC kiosks as well ...

I didn't want all that bulk so decided to go with the sleeker Spigen Neo Hybrid and I hope it is strong and durable as it is advertised online.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] The Root:
Might want to get a spare case. My spigen still hasn't shipped. Ordered 4/30.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] GG2012:
I know. Ranted a bit on my Amazon order page.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] The Root:
I just noticed all the I-9505 users were raving about it. Must have sold out. He just emailed me and said the next batch was delayed.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Hoggles:
Good lord... Otter cases might protect uber well, but they make the phone

SO

damn thick.

I dropped my Sensation once, only once, in the last 2 years. That was onto asphalt (on the screen), but my cheap, sleek, rubberized shell, protected it 100%....along with Gorilla Glass of course.

My 16 year old son has an Otter case for his iphone...because he drops it about 2-3 times per day :silly:

I guess if you're prone to letting your phone fly...Otter is the only choice.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mark5019:
i have a spinal cord issue it needs it trust me :laugh:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mark5019:
yes i ment in the stores
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] djpingpong:
I'm running the stock Rom with rootand I can't seem to get my LCD density to stick. Anybody else able to change density?
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] id10terrordfw:
You need to be running a kernel with system write access.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] bikrame:
I guess many of you know Evilart . He is great RD , themer and coder.

He just received tmobile s4.

Welcome here brother.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] joemagistro:
yesss!!! soo now is Wicked 9.1 gonna continue onward for this phone?!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] xXchrizhurtyXx:
or he might start something new ;) :fingers-crossed:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] TeknoGodz:
+1 for this!

Wicked was nice and all but I still hate TouchWiz regardless.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] whytechapel_x:
Can't wait!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] joemagistro:
Im pretty sure evilart only messed with touchwiz tho, correct me if im wrong

Sent from my SGH-M919 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Lantek23:
I need a great rom to play nice with my themes DD can only do it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] bikrame:
Yes he does. And I truly dont want to loose any s4 goodness with CM or AOSP roms.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] saldebot:
By the way guys the name is Evil1art.

He does touchwiz based ROM's and I believe Son's Of Android which is AOSP.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] joemagistro:
i agree .. i dont understand buying a phone, that has a million and one things its advertised for, and losing all of that to a faster vanilla rom like AOSP... if you dont want any of them bells and whistles, why even get the S4, and not a strictly google phone?? makes no sense to me..

not trying to bash, just not understanding the logic here.. so if anyone can fill me in please do..

ill be more then happy if evilart continues where he left off with his wicked rom series, and hopefully having Ktoonsez supply a kernel..The phone will have all of the features, a nice theme, be debloated and be fast.. what more could i ask for?

AOSP to me on anything but a google phone is a hack... Last aosp rom on my gs3, the messaging app would send my pictures sideways, sometimes it would have trouble sending mms message, and im sure theres a few other bugs i could name.. i rather stick with what this phone came with, just tweeked and sped up! :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] bikrame:
Lol. I remove 1. We call him Evil anyway.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] wavrunrx:
id prefer it t be a touchwiz rom myself, as much as i like CM, AOKP and AOSP, touchwiz has some really great features i dont want to lose.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Deleted member 2653512:
Also... CyanogenMod Nightlies start tonight for our device. :good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] movieaddict:
so very cool!! cant wait! welcome evil and cm so early nice.............
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] erasat:
I know this has been discussed with other devices, but as far as I can see, no one yet has brought this for the S4, I can't tell you if it worked before I de-bloated it on Monday, but now that I needed the S Voice it opens but once you give the command it gives the sound that says that it gets the command, but then the Screen goes black for up to 10 seconds and then it pops up the error saying that S Voice stopped working.

Like I said I never used it before, so I don't really know if after the command I give it suppose to say something back to me confirming it and then does the magic, so I have doubts if what is really failing is S Voice or the Speech App, I already cleared all data and cache for S Voice, Google Text To Speech and Samsung Text to Speech, but nothing works.

Anybody with the same issue or know how to fix this? Thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] slider2828:
I had the same exact issue... Possibly because you removed ChatOn and ChatOnV.... Its required in one of the voice command menus which probably blew it up.

Only way is to download Kies and do a Kies restore. Thats how I got it back working.

Lag Reduction Guide in General section will tell you how its done.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] erasat:
Thanks for the info, I was guessing that Chat on was the issue... however, for me reset to factory is not an option as of now, I really don't use the S Voice, I was just testing it, and if in order to get this back to work, I need to reset and set again all my apps and settings in general, I better not do it. I even prefer just to uninstall S Voice for now until I'm force to do a reset.

Thanks anyway.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] slider2828:
Truthfully, for my restore and initialization through keys, my apps were still there after I restored.

Not sure if this will be your case but you can try it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] erasat:
Thanks, after reading your experience I got the courage to do it myself and for my surprise, there were all my apps and settings, and there I have S Voice back. Thanks a lot.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Accessories] mingkee:
It looks nice.

Tip: peel off the camera part and align with cam. Take your time and use your palm to sweep off bubble while peeling up the rest. I am lucky enough to get 100% successful installation.

Note: the material is made by 3M.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Accessories] purple_zergling:
I bought their clear skin from Amazon but didn't see that. Did you buy it directly from their website?
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Accessories] 05GT:
Does this add anymore grip?
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Accessories] mingkee:
http://www.amazon.com/ArmorSuit-Mil...1367638462&sr=8-4&keywords=note+8.0+armorsuit
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Accessories] bbfoto:
I like the Skinomi brand CF (and other faux surface) skins better. I had the Skinomi Black Carbon Fiber skin on my Note I. It looks and fits really good, but it's still fairly slick and doesn't add much grip. :(
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Accessories] Polarfuchs:
Are there any of those carbon fiber look foils available in Germany? I can't find any.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Accessories] nymviper1126:
I wonder if anyone will make differnt backs, the whole thing pops off if u pry it

---------- Post added at 11:39 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:34 PM ----------

Hopefully there will be more colora of these (hope it doesnt wash out screen) with replacement back covers! Has anyone seen like this non-matte?http://www.amazon.com/i-Blason-Bubb...67898219&sr=1-2&keywords=i-Blason+HD+note+8.0
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Accessories] AndroidFanNetwork:
Use a blow dryer to get rid of the wrinkles in the corners.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Accessories] n-abler:
l 've got it, my review on it is posted as n-abler, easy to install, and pretty good pen feel. I'm using it with a black TPU case (closest we'll probably get to seeing a black note) it's not a bad look minus the cut-out for the buttons, overall a pretty decent buy, I'm happy with it. Posted in reply to nymViper.