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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] danon.brown:
You only give a phone back if you're not eligible for an upgrade. I wasn't eligible until feb so I had to give something back to go for the one up.

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SprintFreeMsg:

As of now, you are eligible for Sprint One Up w/ give back.

As of 2/1/14, you are eligible for 2yr svc agr savings or Sprint One Up
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] dcaplinger76:
I wasn't eligible for an upgrade until February either... otherwise I would have just bought it. Oh well, it was a LG Lotus flip phone they would have gotten anyways
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] albie1937:
Me and my wife got our Note 3's yesterday with the One Up program here in Charlotte. No problems. Just paid the taxes and rode off into the sunset.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] stanglifemike:
Not true about having to trade in a phone if you're not eligible for an upgrade yet. I wasn't eligible for a normal upgrade until 1-1-14, but I did NOT have to trade in a phone to get started in the One Up program. I called 611 multiple times and got a different answer almost everytime. I also called 2 local stores and also got different answers. I was told that I would have to trade in the last device I purchased under contract, even though that wasn't the phone active in my line. They told me neither an older phone or a newer phone would work, and that it had to be the phone purchased that put me in my current contract. Last phone I purchased at contract price was a black Evo LTE which I pre-ordered. I bought a white a Evo LTE at retail price when it was released. I then purchased a white Note 2 a few months ago, and that's the phone that was active on my line. Some reps said I had to trade in the Note 2, some said either Evo LTE, but most said it had to be the black Evo LTE purchased on contract. I still have my Evo 3D that I purchased half way through my OG Evo 4G contract, and was wanting to trade it in if I HAD to trade in a phone. I called 611 Thursday (the day before Sprint's Note 3 release date) and told the rep that I just wanted a straight forward answer if I needed to trade in a phone if not. She told me that I did NOT have to trade in any device because even though I was still in contract, I hadn't upgraded in the last year. I politely asked her to verify that with her manager, and after holding for a minute she came back and said that I definitely do NOT have to trade in any phone! I asked if she would please put a note on my account saying that I didn't have to, because the local store I was going to be buying my Note 3 from the following morning told me that I did have to. She said that it isn't needed because the system wouldn't tell the local employee I needed to trade in anything, but that she had already noted my account that that's what I called about it and that I was told that I did have to.

I think that as long as you haven't upgraded within the last year, then you shouldn't have to trade in any phone when enrolling in the One Up program. On the other hand, maybe I just got lucky. I really don't know since the program is still new. I haven't heard too much talk about the One Up program before the Note 3 release. Many of us are still learning exactly how it works, or how it's supposed to work anyway. From my experiences over the few days prior to the Note 3 release, the Sprint employees are still trying to figure out how the program works just as much as us customers are!! Lol.

Anyway, hopefully some others didn't have to hand over a previous phone to Sprint. For those still shopping, maybe my experience will help some of you get around having to give Sprint a previous phone! Anyway, good luck to everyone!!

SwiftKey'ed from my White Sprint Note 3 via XDA Premium
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] DevilStrider:
So how much do you pay up front with the one up program?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] dcaplinger76:
I paid $57 and that is just for the tax. It's no money down but I think that ends on the 10th or so.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] pastert33:
What happens when you don't want to upgrade again in a year?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] DevilStrider:
I might pass because I have 3 lines and if they make me change my plan I'll be paying more and getting less.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] alexnaoumi:
Best comment. EVER
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Kompster:
I opted in for the One-Up upgrade to the Galaxy Note 3, seeing as my Epic 4G finally died. I was hesitant to but very happy with this choice, after discounts I'm only paying about $10 more a month then before. Looking to upgrade to a triband phone after the first 12 mo/ is up.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] bbradley:
Just 1-up to Note 3

I live outside of Atlanta right next to an LTE tower and work next to one too so I can't say anything bad about their LTE in my area.

I saw this deal yesterday and jumped on it. I traded my s3 in and walked out with the Note 3 only paying $49 bucks and my bill is only going to cost me 15 bucks more a month. Seems like a no brainer. They were OOS pretty much all over town and I finally found a store about 45 minute drive that had some still.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] pastert33:
I live in Gwinnett and work in doraville and have great LTE Service! Well my work work tower could be better buttt I'm satisfied. What happens if you don't want to upgrade the next year?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] cherylbaker:
If you choose not to upgrade you just continue paying till you get to 2yrs and than the phone is yours . You are also not under contract

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] pastert33:
Basically you pay for the phone outright which is 699.99? How would you not be under contract?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] DevilStrider:
Seems like you get nothing for giving them your phone
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] gajendarksky:
This is how I feel, we should be getting something for turning in the phone even if we are upgrading we still paid for it. As far as doing the One UP and activating a different phone and the trading that one in, we tried that last night and I was able to see the guys screen since it was his first time and it said in the instructions that it had to be active on the line for at least 30 days for it to be a good trade in. So you who have had no issues, goo on ya for getting it done and having success.

I am also getting the conflicting stories about whether you have to actually give up the phone or not. We activated a Blackberry on the line to do the One Up on because I didn't want to give up my Note 2 and something happened to the phone that we were going to get during the activation and now have to come back today to do it. I kept waiting for the guy to say something about the phone having just been activated because it had on the screen for the line that we were doing it on a warning that it had been activated in the last 30 days but he never said one word about it nor did he say anything about wanting the old phone.

Lots of confusion out there and I will report back later if we are successful in getting the One Up done today and if we have to turn it in or not.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] gerald410:
I didn't have to turn mine in, but I was eligible for an upgrade.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] DevilStrider:
I agree with you. I'm going to be buying a note 3 at retail price because I don't want to be in a contract with sprint anymore. I'm going to get another non-contract line on T-Mobile before I buy the note 3 on sprint to test there coverage in our are to see if it's worth moving my three lines from sprint to them.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] jblkwell:
Yep

They tried to sell me on the one up plan and I would have to give up the S2, no problem, right. But I did not like the idea of giving a phone up for nothing and I owned the phone out right and staying on my old plan was cheaper the the one up plan with 4 lines, So, I stayed with the old plan and brought the Note 3 for 104.00 out right, by trading-in S2 for $42 and porting my home number over to sprint for there 2 yr service for $19.99 unlimited plan for TWC phone svc was costing me $60 per month anyway. I do like the fact about the one up plan to change your phone every 12 mos.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] stanglifemike:
They give you $15 off of your bill every month, so really you're only paying $350 after 2 years. You end up only paying the contract price of the phone over the 2 years
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] neonsector:
thanks for that visual grossness even though some people will take Rosie over beyonce...http://photos.laineygossip.com/articles/beyonce unflattering 06feb13 01.jpg :D

back on topic, if 20-30 dollars a month is important to you, go to sprint
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] josephandrews222:
Sprint Note 3

...considering the (single band) Note 3 vs. the dual band iPhone 5S right now (ten year Sprint customer out of contract now). After all of these years am considering moving our three phones to Verizon...with caps on data and all.

Anybody else in my position? Clearly Sprint is cheaper, although now they've apparently done away with our current family plan? Sprint should not do this...for years and years I've rationalized their spotty coverage by saying 'it is cheaper'.

If it isn't cheaper it is not of use to us...we don't even have 4G at our location.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] battle1:
Hi there I'm an owner of a 10 months used galaxy nexus and i've been thinking of buying a new phone as i kinda got bored of stock android and want something different.

I first narrowed my choices down to 2 devices which are considered at one of the best, HTC One, Galaxy S4. I continued searching and asking people about their experiences, and no i'm not an average user i hate lags i don't want them as much as anybody. At first i thought i could live with 4.7 inch screen on htc one for the absent of lags but i just don't think that way anymore.

I even think that 5 inches is small so i actually thought about buying note 3 but since it's a little bit more expensive than s4 in the country i live at, I might have to go for S4.

But my main concern is lag and i read that a lot of people were actually complaining about them. My nexus is rooted so my S4(if i buy one) will be rooted as well and i was wondering if there was actually a way(s) to eliminate all and any lag from that device since that is kinda the main reason i'm switching from GNEX.

Thanks.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AvelonTs:
Remove all bloatware and preinstalled apps u don't use etc etc ... since u were rooted u should know the drill to lighten the load ...

If you buy the i9505 u can also install stock android rom just as the i9505g(google edition) has

But if you want touchwiz or any of the samsung features, to my experience and we are talking about stock ... the i9500 seem to have fewer lagging issues ...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vazduh:
I bought my S4 to replace a nexus 4. Had the same boredom feeling about vanilla android experience so I ended up using this i9505. It's a great device IF you manage somehow to deal with lag and stutters all over the place (speaking of Tw stock roms ofc). I really can't understand why a hardware beast like this has to lag more than my very old S2. So, in terms of lag (that was your Q) you'll be disappointed... in all other terms it's still one of the best.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gsmyth:
I considered the HTC one and nexus 4 also, but the S4 screen just looks stunning (even though the HTC's is supposedly better in direct sunlight). The screen looks huge (although its become normal to me now) and even though its not that much bigger than the HTC's, it still looks a lot bigger when side by side.

Its certainly not a slow device and is actually very smooth but you can definitely do plenty to improve things. As mentioned above, I removed a lot of bloat apps that I dont use/won't miss. I also started using greenify to hibernate apps running in the background. Another simple thing is change the animation speeds to 0.5x, I also do this on my nexus 7 as it makes it feel snappier as well (not that its slow). There are also the options of a lot of custom ROMs, some that are simply stock look with touchwiz, but tweaked/optimised for speed/battery life.

There is also the option of AOSP/CM/Google Edition ROMs if you want something leaner. Plus there are a couple of methods of dual booting if you want the best of both worlds. The speed and simplicity of stock android is great, but its also great to enjoy all of the bells and whistle features that Samsung added (that you paid for!).
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] battle1:
So are those roms you mentioned that are based on touchwiz lag-free?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gsmyth:
There will definitely be a lot less lag than the standard stock ROM, although you'd really need to test yourself to see how they perform for you. There's usually plenty of comments in the ROM threads on how people find them, so they're worth a read.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Teio:
To be honest I have a lot less lags with stock rom than with any custom rom (apart from aosp)... I just use rooted stock rom with xposed framework... fast and snappy.. can't complain...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gsmyth:
I'm currently on rooted stock also and it's great, if its laggy then its certainly not laggy enough for me to want to keep switching ROMs or even change phone. As much as people say how great sense is on the HTC one, it looks so dull and unfinished to me. And I know it's a real improvement as I've had htcs and seen it go from a rich ui to a bloated clunky mess. But you hand someone your s4 and you usually see how impressed they are with the stunning colourful display.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pwnyu:
Stock rom with Nova Launcher installed has no lag. Touchwhiz launcher is the issue
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gsmyth:
Yep, as always Nova is like butter, its a great launcher.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] battle1:
I dont want nova, ive used it with.many other skins and i just dont want to use it. I dont care if people get impressed by it, i want a phone that will keep me for at least a year and a half and i know note 3 seems a abetter solution but without lags, i can still be happy with s4 for a while. What about kernels? Franco kernel for gnex helps a lot as ive used it. What about s4?
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RedToasty:
Has anyone else had any issues here? I've been unable to connect to the adb on my home PC, curiously on my work PC it's been fine.

It's displaying as a "C6903", with hardware Ids:

USB\VID_0FCE&PID_519E&REV_0232
USB\VID_0FCE&PID_519E

Which don't even seem to show up in Sony's official drivers.

Absolutely baffled. All I can think is the hardware ID was coming up as something different on the work PC. I've tried forcing the android_winusb.inf drivers on it, by adding the ID to the list and adding the vendor ID to the file in the home directory.

I've had quite a mash of Android devices on this machine, I'd really really not format to clear it up though.

Any ideas? Thanks!
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RedToasty:
I've just tried another machine, and interestingly the above is actually a standard "USB Composite Interface", quite why it can't figure it out I have no idea.

Edit: Wow, after more digging around, I realized the stock USB Composite drivers were missing from the machine (usb.inf). I restored a version into C:/Windows/INF, it detected and installed. Everything else appeared straight after.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooti] ProTest Art:
is it okay my galaxy note 8.0 battery voltage 3896mv while charging ?

sorry bad english
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooti] 25jan:
No .. for me it shows 4280 .. check ur charger .. wt about other users?

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it is more accurate to check it by dialing *#0228#
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Deleted member 4151041:
Does the new android device manager ping every so often, using data, therefore using battery?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lukair1983:
I'm on rooted i9500 at the moment, stock android 4.2.2

Looking for a way to completely remove anything on the lock screen (make it transparent), aside the top status bar.

Lock screen can be in 2 modes at the moment. The first one, is with only once widget, and the other is with multiple widgets. And it would be perfectly fine with the single widget lockscreen, if only when I remove the clock widget (or "life partner") widget it didn't come back the next time the screen is locked.

I found a way to make it "kinda" work with multiple widgets, and the blank lockscreen widget:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wordpress.chislonchow.blanklockwidget&hl=en

It's ALMOST perfect, as it still has this f**** annoying plus sign on the side, and the top of the lock screen has this animation effect when I slide it. If I removed those 2 things, my lock screen would be perfect for me as I envisioned it in my head.

Any help (again, just a reminder, I am rooted, also have xposed framwework installed).

//Edit

A similar topic, that is touching this, although not with a definite solution:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2250455
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lukair1983:
Up
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lukair1983:
My last try I guess, or else I risk of getting a warning from a moderator ;)

Anybody?
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] daoliverio:
Hi,

I'm coming from the OG Evo and I was wondering if we can achieve root without registering with HTC Dev?

Does HTC then give information to Sprint and will I loose my protection plan? Just one of my biggest concerns.

Thanks for your help and I'm exciting to start flashing some ROMS.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] OMJ:
I believe you can s-off without unlocking 1st...check the s-off threads
[General Questions and Answers] andrusito:
Hi.

I already upgraded the firmware to 2.2 following the instructions found on the forum, however, does anyone know if it is possible to do a fresh install of Android 2.3 on a FT2 tablet? I don't like the crap apps coming with the original firmware. Please provide the instructions or links if you know how

thanks!
[General Questions and Answers] Trozzul:
you could try to look for one or you can root it and remove thouse damn bloatware. be careful you can brick your device with some of the apps you remove.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yossihn:
I have an SGS2 I9100 With a Rom version JZO54K.I9100XWLSW. (4.1.2).

I bought it 1 year ago.

It functions very well. However I have noticed that the screen brightness is significantly lower than other same instruments ( like my wife`s). Different roms. (I couldn`t compare to a SGS2 With a rom like mine).

Could anybody help?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wishmas7er:
checked the brightness on both devices? compared?

all stock roms? same version?

both same production origin?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] ranjanrishi:
My iMate JAM was going perfectly fine, it also had the latest WWE ROM, no issues. Now for some reason, I download from www.pocketgear.com and install the trial version of "Pocket Mechanic" which also installs "Pocket Hack Master 2005". While trying out "Pocket Hack Master 2005" which is a software to test the CPU speeds, as soon as I run this program, the screen freezes and my phone is dead. I try and reboot the device, but it is stuck at the blue boot-up screen, which just shows the POM versions.

Anyways, now, I decide to re-install the WWE 1.12 ROM and start using the device. But, no luck, on the PPC - the blue boot-up screen does not go away and on the installer screen - "Checking information on your device... Please wait...." and is stuck.

I think the device is not booting up and hence is being not recognised by the PC as a USB device.

Please help... I am dead...!!!!
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] JwY:
did you try the standard hard reset?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] Jammer:
I am sure you do NOT need to re-install the ROM.

If crucial Registry entries are deleted by accident the Operating System (i.e. the "RAM part" of it) might not boot anymore, but the ROM itself is not compromised.

Also Hack should only manipulate the registry and the Operating System on a software/RAM level. I cannot imagine that it would alter or destroy the ROM itself or the Bootloader.

Did you also try to "hard-reset" by pressing+holding power button while pressing the soft-reset-button-in-hole for a few seconds ?

This completely resets the device to the "factory default" (of the current ROM version) where you need to calibrate the screen again like after the very first power-up....you also lose all data and installed programs in the device, but I guess that is the least of your concerns now....
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dankchild:
Okay so this is something that has always bothered me. It seems that the default way to launch the recent apps switcher is by a long press of the home button. I truly prefer to double press to get there. In proBAM there is an option to change the function of the hardware buttons. Is there a way to change the settings on any rom?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muamers:
3minit framework ... or xposed framework + wanam tweaks ...

I would sugest 3minit framework for s4 ;)

Edit: this belongs to q/a thread ...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] negrobembon:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.matthewma.swipehomebuttonfree

I recommend this app
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] amir_n71:
Hi

this is Galaxy S4 & 4.2.2 SAMSUNG ROMS lockscreen with sound!

work only on android 4.0+ any device

this is not my work, only share it

guide :

1- install same as apk file

2- in app you must disable ORG lockscreen to work this!

3- enjoyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

screenshots:

click on link & puase 10 secend &

Link: first hit thanks please! http://zeek.ir/vi7rL

link 2 : zzzzz

password for rar file is 123.
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] midzan21:
Could you please upload this to Mediafire for example because I can't download this from that Arabic site (BitDefender Traffic Light and Emsisoft Anti-Malware constantly block this rederict site)...

P.S.: If I see one more time those sites with 5 sec waiting or more I swear that you and anybody who use this kind of links should be reported to moderators for that...
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] amir_n71:
link 2 added!

mediafire.com
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] teodor79:
after 15 minutes i discovered the link: http://www.mediafire.com/download/924o20jm21okfm9/com.lockscreen.galaxys4-flare.effect-signed.rar
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] zeyaan:
nice one
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] ak414:
Thanks :)) like it sir

Sent from Galaxy Mini 2 (Jena)
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] CrookedKnight:
That is to say, cases with a backup battery built in. I'm in the market for one, to use as a backup for when I'm going to need enough battery life for a day of heavy use. The only case that has good Amazon reviews is the Alpatronix, but it also has no mentions around here (and I trust XDA a lot more than amazon for gadget recommendations). People seem reasonably up on Trident's Electra case, but that thing looks super bulky and I already have a glass screen protector so I'm trying to avoid built-in protectors. Are there any other well-regarded cases? Is Alpatronix a decent brand?
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] smep:
an extra stock battery will do the job ?
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] anuj6111:
samsung official battery kit !!

works like a charm....:good:
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] cisasteelersfan:
I frequently read or surf on my tablet at night in a pitch-black room, and I find that the minimum brightness is still a bit too bright. I was wondering if anyone has figured out a way, after rooting the device, to lower the minimum brightness?

Yes, I am aware of such apps as ScreenFilter. But this only puts a software filter over the screen: the backlight is still producing more light. I want the added benefit of increased battery life as well.

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated! Thanks!