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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] geoldr:
There is a guy in the VZW section who got the international S4 keyboard working with autocorrect. But the autocorrect lags.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] speedlever:
That is a great suggestion for the SwiftKey keyboard. I have multiple keyboards loaded and find myself constantly switching back and forth. Different KBs have their pros and cons. I like the number key on the Samsung KB, but missing AC is not so nice.

Reducing the key hold duration per your suggestion makes SwiftKey much more usable for me. It's now back to my default KB. ;)

Heh. The KBs I have on my GS4 are:

A.I. type KB free

AnySoftKB

Kii KB

MessageEase KB (never really got into this one)

Swype

Samsung (OEM)

Google voice (OEM)

TouchPal KB

SwiftKey KB
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] kylecore:
Link : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2300382
[HTC Desire X] tassos_chry:
Hello,

I 'm new to the android community and i'm so glad to be among you. So i rooted my HTC Desire X (with ICS) a couple of days ago using CWM recovery and now I want to install this DEODEXED stock ROM: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=40682127

(Note: I have CID:T-MOB101 and HBOOT 1.24.0000).

While rooting the phone i installed CWM recovery while the guide on the link demands to install TWRP. How can i install TWRP over CWM? Because while doing the steps of the guide i got stuck in the 3rd step(Command Prompt says:sending "recovery" but the process never finishes)...

Forgive me if i have forgotten any info of my phone, just let me know!

Thanks in advance,

Tassos
[HTC Desire X] liontarion:
Download this tool http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1943822

Its much easier.

Important! make a nandroid backup first before flash anything,

ειναι σημαντικο να εχεις ενα!!
[HTC Desire X] tassos_chry:
Tried with the way above, didn't worked...

I tried this and it didnt worked, i also tried manually through terminal with no luck. As i said above the process gets stuck when the terminal says "sending recovery" and the bar on the screen of my phone doesn't fill. I 've been reading that there are some other users of HTC DX that have the same problem with me, that is they can't flash TWRP and finally they install CWM. Has this something to do with the details of my phone(CID, hboot, etc.)?

So can anyone help me on how to flash TWRP on my phone with CWM on it.?
[HTC Desire X] ankahuja:
Try Clearing the Dalvik Cache

Download this toolkit ,extract it on desktop

replace its recovery.img with this RECOVERY

boot into bootloader

Connect to PC

run 'Install Recovery.img.bat'

AND U"RE DONE :laugh:

if this does not work then try factory format

AND REMEMBER MAKE AN NAND :good: BEFORE DOING THIS
[HTC Desire X] tassos_chry:
Thanks

Ok thanks, i'll try these methods and post feedback.

Thanks again:p

Update:

First method didn't work...

Just tried factory reset!

Update 2:

I factory resetted the phone through CWM and went to repeat the process. Still NO luck... :(
[HTC Desire X] neXus PRIME:
1. Start your PC

2. Go in folder containing fastboot.exe and related binaries.

3. Download the recovery.img for (ICS or JB) as required.

4. Type this command in cmd.exe

fastboot.exe flash recovery recovery.img

5. Press power button so that phone goes from fasboot to hboot mode. Then press VOLDOWN and then POWER to boot into recovery.

Its a simple enough process, just try to be calm and do it one step at a time.

Regards

Yasir
[HTC Desire X] tassos_chry:
Sorry for not posting this earlier, but i just saw that when i boot into hboot the following message comes up:

"SD Checking

Loading PM66DIAG.zip

No Image

Loading PM66DIAG.nbh

No Image

Loading PM66IMG.zip

No Image

Loading PM66IMG.nbh

No Image or Wrong Image"

Then it disappears immediately and the normal screen of hboot comes up...

Maybe this has something to do, with me not being able to flash TWRP...

Any help?
[HTC Desire X] ckpv5:
I said to you thru PM... check whether you are at the correct fastboot usb screen. This SD checking and blablabla is hboot screen, fastboot flash won't work on hboot screen, only on fastboot/bootloader screen.

After this SD checking and blablabla screen, press power once to go to bootloader/fastbboot screen
[HTC Desire X] tassos_chry:
All the times I've tried to flash a recovery i 'm on the fastboot/bootloader screen, which says Fastboot USB. I tried with neXus PRIME's way too but it didn't work out. I think i'm not doing anything wrong and don't know why it doesn't work...
[HTC Desire X] ckpv5:
Check/change your cable and also change the usb port (use usb2.0 instead of usb3.0) or try on other PC

BTW.. you also can use CWM to flash ROM... the only reason to use TWRP is it has a reboot option in recovery where you can select reboot to bootloader. So using CWM, you must manually put your device to bootloader after installing ROM.

But I suggest, you stick with your current ROM. That JB ROM is only for people who want to test how the JB ROM is. Most of them revert back to ICS
[HTC Desire X] tassos_chry:
FML. It was the USB port that caused the mess(I was using USB 3). Just flashed TWRP using USB 2 :P

Thank you man. I was so dissapointed, thinking that something is wrong with my phone!!

Thank you very much!:laugh:

Update:Any info when the official update for JB from HTC comes out for all of us who don't have it yet?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ihateu:
Confused about which is the better value. Tmobile has the phone for$150 no contract plus$20 a month but Walmart has it for 199 on a new 2yr. Contract... Am i missing something here but wouldn't it be better to just buy it from Walmart They offer the same Plans right?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] jbats:
I would go with Tmo. With Walmart your locked in whether you pay the phone off early or not. There would be a fee for early cancellation. With Tmo all your obligated to do is pay the phone itself off. After that, you could easily cancel your service, request unlock pin and switch to any other carrier. I've got Tmo with 500mb and only pay $56 a month. For $10 more you could have unlimited data(2gb).

Think Un-Plan
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] eliteconcept:
I think it depends.

Do you foresee any reason that you may or may not be looking to switch providers or drop cell phone service all together in the next 2 years?

I've seen many people run the numbers but in my opinion and my use case the new "uncarrier" plan doesn't work out better for me.

If I would have switched my 2 lines over my bill would have gone up $20 a month. Yes I would have gained unlimited talk, and a bit more data, but I have never gone over my minutes and I've only used more than my data allotment 1 time. So for me spending $20 more a month is not acceptable, plus I am fairly happy with Tmobile and do not plan on switching anytime in the next 2 years, and my employer requires me to have a phone and pays for my line. For these reasons I opted to just renew my contact at walmart and get the 199 S4 and my wife the 149 HTC one.

Goodluck with your decision
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ihateu:
What plan are you currently using?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Underground_XI:
Definitely walmart. Tmo strategy is based on fake advertising just to make you pay more. Most people that are with tmobile have chosen it because is cheaper than the other carriers meaning they don't have where else to go so the possibility of ditching tmo in 2 years is very low. With walmart you only pay 199 + data cost while with tmo thing you spend $450 extra on the device just because you think some day you might ditch tmo. And truth is that theirs is not a real no contract thing yet because of course you are tied to paying the phone in full for the next 2 years.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] eliteconcept:
I'm on the classic family plan 1000 talk, unlimited text, 200 mb data. With a state employee discount I pay $98 a month for our 2 lines (of which my employer pays half of)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Underground_XI:
Do they let you use 200mb with smartphone? I thought it was minimum 2gb
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] KingKostas:
you're wrong its cheaper and better to go with tmobile. with the 2 year contract u are locked and u get the phone for 199 bc the tmobile pays samsung the difference while locking u in to repay for the phone. but when u are in the contract you continue to pay for the phone ontop of your plan meanwhile with the no contract deal you only pay your phone and a separate plan, so when u pay off the phone ur bill drops but if u were in a contract u continue paying the same high bill.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Underground_XI:
Depends on what plan you have. I never go over 1000 minutes so the unlimited talk tmo has i can care less. Also most of the time i am on wifi so no need for 5gb or unlimited data. For me it is better through walmart because i know i won't ditch tmo in the near future and i have no use of the extra minutes or data i would get by going the "no contract" way.

Edit: how does tmo lock me in to repay for the phone? I only pay 199 and then pay for its services only instead of paying 150 then pay for phone + services every month.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ForcedInduction:
Its the same either way. You have to pay the $50 sales tax along with the $150 because you're paying full price. I would go with T Mobile personally :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] KingKostas:
the reason they put you in contracts is because you pay off the phone. TMO gives it to you for 199 right? the difference from 650+ - 199 is given to Samsung by TMO. Then while you are in contract, you are paying for your services but also a part is going towards tmo to earn the money back it gave to samsung. and since you are in contract, you eventually pay off the phone and even more since you are locked in. if you go the uncarrier method, you pay off the phone and then only pay services.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Underground_XI:
Okay i get that but i am telling you that it is very difficult to find cheaper provider than tmo. Most of us stay with tmo for 2 years at least, especially if you have a family plan. I have seen people in the s3 forums that have been with tmo for 8+ years. How often have you changed carriers in the last years?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] KingKostas:
i understand but with tmo you save money on the no contracts
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ihateu:
Am i missing something wouldn't it be cheaper in the long runto just pay 199 from Walmart ? 150 from t mobile plus 20 on top of your bill till its paid off seems like it costs more. Paying 199 and getting the 60 plan it means contract yes but I'm putting that extra 20 towards my service instead to "buy"the phone
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Underground_XI:
That's what I am saying but people seem so excited about this "no contract" joke of tmo lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ihateu:
But isn't paying 20 for 24 months basically the same ass a2yr? $20x 24 months is $480 +149 to tmobile makes $629...even if you cancel service you have to pay off the balance. I understand that if you paid the 629 up front you wouldn't pay $20 a month but if you choose to pay $199 at Walmart yeah its 50 more but you wouldn't have to pay$20 for 24 months saving you money in the long run no what I'm saying
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] xxjrsmith3xx:
Look at this what i made...

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Au046lSvx7IVdFdBMHdmckp4bURSdlh5Y2JZMXl6eFE&usp=sharing
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] cnguyen:
I got my at Costco for $199 with 2 yrs contract . The best thing about Costco is you can exchange your phone within 90 days
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] rahlquist:
What you are missing is a boatload of money at the end.

http://goo.gl/iDXI1
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Xcor3:
Walmart sir
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] aLdaRiS:
I don't have an Internet provider at home, I solely use my phone as a router, having unlimited data is paramount to my decision of which plan to choose therefor the uncarrier plan of tmobile WITH TRUE AND UNLIMITED AND UNCAPPED data is by far my only option... I haven't tethered yet and I'm at 16 gigs used this month and I expect it to go higher... so yeah, easy decision and money savings for me.

Sent from my SGH-M919
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] samnada:
Walmart link?

Could someone please post a link to the Walmart deal of $199 for a Galaxy S4 plus 2yr contract? I'm only seeing that phone for $399 plus contract. Also, the plans I see from Straight Talk are much more expensive than my TMO $30/mo no contract with 100min talk and 5Gb data.

Thanks.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] jlczl:
Take out your calculator and do the math. It's different for everyone depending on the number of lines, minutes and data.

I pay $125 per month for 5 lines.

Additionally, since I have to have the newest and greatest, I sell my phones unlocked on eBay, pay them off at TMobile if they aren't already, and get the newest. No waiting for eligibility. Can't do that with WalMart.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] seawolf823:
+1 As soon as a new better phone comes out I have to have it and unlike the contract I can upgrade at anytime with the down payment and sell my old phone to pay off the balance if there is one. Perfect example: I had the Note 2 and still owed 300 on it, went ahead and order my S4 before the stores even had it for 150 plus tax and sold the note 2 for 450 big ones and paid it off and put 150 back in my pocket that I shelled out for the S4. Its a win win.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] norml:
I talked to T-Mobile the other day and asked if I can pay my phone off earlier, instead of the monthly fee for 24 months, and they said I can. So ur not obligated to pay the difference over a 24 month plan, you can pay it all whenever you want. I'm gonna pay off my difference in one shot when my first bill comes.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] wavrunrx:
a couple of gigs here and there maybe for a laptop or two; fine i have no issue with. but 16GB ?

i hope you are flagged.

thanks for abusing the system...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] aLdaRiS:
how am I abusing the system, guy? I'm sorry you're having an issue with how I use my data. I was hoping you'd be fine with it.

Sent from my SGH-M919
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] wavrunrx:
tethering includes 500mb, NOT 16+ GB
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] aLdaRiS:
maybe and just maybe you should read a post before bashing it, read my original post and see your fallacy. I HAVE NOT TETHERED YET I said it on my first post. I don't wanna be disrespectful and name call but tell me. how is it different to use an mhl adapter and watch a Netflix movie From my phone connected to the tv than tether the data and do it wirelessly through my ps3?

Sent from my SGH-M919
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] wavrunrx:
ok fine you win i misread that.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Underground_XI:
But you don't count the how much you put down for the note 2 though
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] seawolf823:
The point is the amount put down is normally less than doing the contract. The note 2 was 279 with contract when i got it and i paid 199. So it works out better for those of us who dont keep a phone for 2 friggin years.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Underground_XI:
Lol that's me! I see the logic now and yes it works better than the way I used to do it to switch phones.

Edit: although according to my calculations you lose $120 anytime you get a new phone or no? Because note 2 you put down $150 then paid the rest 24monthsx$20/month = 480 so 480+120=600 - 450 you got from your note 2 = 150 loss or no?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] eliteconcept:
yep! Triple confirmed that before I upgraded.

Someone else mentioned that with a contact you continue to pay for a discounted phone even beyond your 2 year contact is up. Well verh few people dont upgrade when they are eligible. So yes I might be paying some sort of hidden payback for my phones but I dont care

1) I have no plans to change from tmo, other providers cant touch what I currently pay

2) I plan to upgrade my phones as soon as I am eligible

3) I keep my classic family plan which fits our needs

4) my bill vs the new plan with 2 monthly phone payments is at least $20 less than what I was quoted for new simple plans

5) I still retain an old plan which as we vo forward tmo will want to move me off of, so I will wait till the incentives are very good

6) I believe that in many multi line cases the new plans cost more money monthly than contact plans
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] jlczl:
In that scenario, yes. Depends how much you sell for. That being said, the amount you don't recoup essentially is your cost of the phone for whatever amount of months you used it. Since the plan I'm on is quite a bit cheaper than the same plan on contract I still end up saving even if I sell my phone at a small loss.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] jbats:
What does Walmart do when you exceed your limit? I burnt mine up roaming with Tmo and there's no extra charges, just throttled. How do you figure you pay more buying the phone from Tmo? Last I checked the s4 was going for 630ish I put 3 down 3 to go, simple.

Another thing to note is the new prices per line are like $10 bucks. My mom just added an additional line to her account for $5, can't beat it.

I'm gonna pay this off and take that extra line.lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] GG2012:
I've also played this scenario in my head. There are definitely several things at play here.

One, is the down payment of the phone and total payment for the phone.

With T-Mo, total will be $150+480+40 = $670. You will have to pay the $670 at purchase or EIP up to 24 months.

With other stores, down payment is $200+40 = $240. This is one-time only at purchase.

Two, is the service (talk + text + data).

There are many combinations of talk, text, and data plans of course, so I'm not gonna go into detail.

Assume we're talking unlimited talking, texting, and data. I believe the prices should be similar or the same.

With T-Mo, service is no-contract. No ETF and can leave anytime.

With others, it is a 2 year-contract and ETF starts at $200.

Third, is change of plan/upgrades/ETF later on.

With T-Mo, as mentioned previously, only the remaining balance of the phone is due.

With others, it will just be the ETF starting at $200.

Let's say we ignore service (since it will be the same price), so we are only talking about the phones and ETF now.

After 1 month, the others offer better deal than T-Mobile. You pay $240 for the phone and $200 to terminate = $440.

With T-Mo however, you will owe the total cost of the phone, $670. That's $230 more expensive.

This will be the same story pretty much that you always have to pay $670 for the phone.

Whereas with the others, the most you have to pay is $440 and it will only decrease.

That's if you ever plan on changing/cancelling your plan of course. If you don't, then you won't even have an ETF to worry about.

That was scenario 1. Scenario 2 is where is gets tricky. This is when you plan on upgrading to the newest phones.

Now we all know that new phones don't come out every two years. In fact, it's more like half a year. That's about the time

in between Samsung releasing their S phones and Note phones. And we're only talking Samsung here. There are other brands

like Apple, Nokia, HTC as well - how often do you upgrade your phone? It's an important question to ask.

Sure, you can always resell your phone.

With T-Mo, that $670 will stick. If you want to upgrade, pay the $670. This is their advantage.

With the others, upgrading before end of contract/upgrade period will be a pain. Now you have to buy the phones full-price.

Some people may not want to wait that long.

So with all that said --- and sorry for the long post --- you only have two questions to answer:

1) Do you plan on cancelling service contract early for whatever reason? Go with the others (3rd party like Costco/Best Buy).

And to add - if you don't plan on making any changes, and stick with T-Mo for a long time, for sure go with the others.

2) Do you plan on upgrading frequently? Best to get from T-Mobile.

- With the others, upgrading early requires buying phone full-price or off-contract.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] dito33:
With Tmo you buy the phone at full price anyway so no big deal if you decide to early upgrade and pay full price if on contract.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] jlczl:
With coventional contracts I can't early upgrade anytime and if I opt to get a new full priced unit I'd have to pay it all upfront versus payments with 0 interest on the no contract model.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] alias_kid:
Not exactly... I switched from sprint to tmo not because it's cheaper, but because i get better value for my money. they beat every other top-tier carrier on price, and their service is infinitely better than sprint. i'm talking night and day. the problem with tmo is that they're not doing a very good job of advertising just WHY their pricing strategy is better. regardless of the carrier you choose, you will always be paying the full price for the phone. just that tmo is upfront about it. Do you really think that a carrier would buy a phone from the manufacturer for $600+ then give it to u for $200? who do you think is paying the other $400, the carriers? on every single phone? all 20 million or how much ever they sell? since they use the contract as a way to recoup the cost, there's really no telling just how much that phone is really costing u. at least with tmo i know my $600 phone is costing me exactly $600, and i'm free to pay it off whenever i want, and my bill goes down accordingly. there have been many cost comparisons that show exactly what i'm talking about. And keep in mind that with other carriers your bill doesn't change after the two years is up. you still pay the same price, phone subsidy and everything included.

a little research goes a long way.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Underground_XI:
You contradict yourself. You say tmo is not cheaper then you say you switched because it is cheaper. And tell me how do I pay $600 when I am on 2 years contract and only pay $200 the first time?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] alias_kid:
Thank you so very much. something like this is EXACTLY what tmobile should be using in their commercials. Most people don't understand why the plan is cheaper because they won't do the math. I went from the sprint unlimited 450 plan to the tmo unlimited 2.5GB plan. And even though the price difference isn't even that great, trust me, the service is so much better on tmo that it's mind boggling. i should've done this a long time ago instead of holding onto sprint and their empty promises.

---------- Post added at 12:49 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:41 PM ----------

i didn't say they weren't cheaper. They are. my point is that it's not the only reason i switched. i didn't switch JUST because they are cheaper. i switched because the combination of a lower price, (infinitely) faster and more stable service, and no contract make it a much better value. is that better? oh, and i can talk and use my data at the same time. old news to some, but an absolute revelation for anyone who has been stuck with sprint with no wimax or lte service, and also for anybody who has an iphone with sprint or verizon. and as far as the cost goes, that $200 isn't the cost of the phone, it's a down payment. the rest of the cost of the phone is hidden in your contract. The sooner everybody catches onto to this, the sooner we can have better prices across the board. but as long as people keep thinking what they pay is the price in bold print at the top instead of the fine print at the bottom, we gonna have these crazy prices for devices.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] samnada:
What's your monthly bill for what data, talk and text, after that $200? It really comes down to total cost of ownership. Just add up all the charges for 2 years and see which one is the better deal.

My plan is $30/mo for 5Gb data, 100 min talk, unlimited text, no contract. Phone is up to me. I can buy the S4 from TMO for $629 either up front or over 2 years. So total 2 year cost is $629 + $30x24 = $1349. Where can I get that phone and a plan with at least those options for a lower 2 year cost?