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[Nexus 5 General] madquack:
Well, it looks like the merger/changeover is complete, I have cricket showing up in my notification shade. A few things I have noticed though are a little faster speeds, I have never been fully able to hit 8Mbps on the "old" Aio but now it seems throughput is a bit faster, but not by much. I was always stuck getting 5.5~6Mbps. Not too shabby. YMMV! (Your mileage may vary).

Also, I tried to get in touch with Cricket tech support as to whether or not we still use the Aio APN or switch to the Cricket APN but the chat support feature is down till about Noon EST, but the Aio APN is working just fine so I see no reason changing it for now.

Edit: Spoke with customer support and they recommend I continue to use the Aio APN. If there is a change, I will be notified when/if to switch to the Cricket APN.
[Nexus 5 General] kjjjjshab:
Does it allow for this? I saw recently they were going to allow for activating a tablet with a cellular radio onto your plan for free, so it would make sense that they would allow for tethering, but I cannot find a clear policy anywhere.
[Nexus 5 General] bozzykid:
The new cricket website lists the old Aio wireless APN settings. So I don't think there will be a change anytime soon (if ever). They may change the MMSC/proxy urls at some point but there would be no need to expire the aio ones since the new Cricket is Aio.
[Nexus 5 General] imablackhat:
Mine finally changed over and says cricket now. Remember anyone pm me for referrals!
[Nexus 5 General] fascinate:
For APN protocol and APN roaming protocol, do you guys leave it as "IPv4"?
[Nexus 5 General] bozzykid:
Yes you do.
[Nexus 5 General] fascinate:
Also, what's the easiest way to transfer my phone number over to AIO/Cricket? I wanted to first try out the service so I had initially signed up with a new number.

And, is there a delay before you receive your $5 discount when signing up for auto pay?
[Nexus 5 General] frigidazzi:
The auto pay discount doesn't show up until a couple days before the payment is due.
[Nexus 5 General] whitedragonz83:
They told me I would need to get a new SIM and activation. Maybe they changed now.
[Nexus 5 General] raptir:
I'm currently on T-Mobile. I had three lines with them but had to switch my mom after she moved as she did not get signal in her new apartment. I am starting to get a little frustrated with the poor building penetration and I am considering switching my other two lines. I get great coverage everywhere but anytime I step in a building I'm lucky if I get one bar. Because of my discount on T-Mobile I will only save $15 per month so it would be only for the added coverage.

My concern is that I use a lot of data. I used 17GB last month, most of which was all streaming music. I can try to cut down on this by caching ahead of time, but I was wondering what the current throttled data was like? I looked through the thread but didn't see much about the throttled speeds after the drop from 256 to 128. Is it truly just 128kbps, no more no less? Has anyone tried streaming Play Music on low quality after being throttled?
[Nexus 5 General] frigidazzi:
I've only tested it when it was 256. My plan is up in 3 days, so I'll try to max it out and test streaming on the drive to work for the next few days.
[Nexus 5 General] frigidazzi:
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EDIT: If you saw my previous comments ignore them. Once I left my home everything worked just fine. Pandora and google music on normal quality played back without skipping. Only when skipping songs would it buffer for a few seconds.

So I just downloaded a bunch of stuff to hit cap quickly.

One thing I noticed is that the upload doesn't seem to be throttled. At least not as much if it is. Same results on hspa or lte.

Edit: actually lte had faster un capped ul. And of course faster ping.
[Nexus 5 General] Travisimo:
I'm quoting myself because I promised an update once I got my sim card and active my new Nexus 5.

I got my sim card in 2 business days as promised. I set up my account on their website as instructed before installing the sim card. Once I inserted the sim card and and rebooted, I immediately got a couple of text messages with new customer information. However, there was no data. Evidently, since I bought my own phone, I needed to enter the APN settings manually. Therefore, I found the instruction page on their website (which was not easy to find, btw) and entered all the info in. I immediately was connected to LTE as soon as I was done, though I still rebooted the phone as instructed to make it stick.

So far, I am very pleased. I am staying on LTE and pretty much maxing out near 8mbps. I still have my Verizon iPhone 5S and an unlimited data plan, so I'm going to use Cricket for a month before I decide to ditch Verizon. My area is not one of the areas that just got upgrade to XLTE on Verizon, so I'm still getting pretty crappy speeds (except in the middle of the night when nobody is using it, LOL). In fact, my speed is faster on this Nexus 5 on Cricket than on Verizon during normal times. When it's not peak, my iPhone does get to 20+ mbps. However, for just about everything I do, there's really not much noticeable difference. Only when actually downloading large files will I miss the faster than 8mbps speeds.

As for referral requests, I would love to but I won't be able to until my first month is over because I'll need to re-sign up with a new sim to transfer my phone number. Right now, I'm just using their assigned phone number, but if I understand correctly, I'll actually have to create a new account and order a new sim to port my phone number, right?

Thanks for the help everyone!
[Nexus 5 General] bozzykid:
That is how it worked when it was Aio, so I would expect you to have to order a new sim. But, it would not hurt to ask support now that they have moved to Cricket.
[Nexus 5 General] Wdustin1:
Has anybody gone into a cricket store and got a sim from them?
[Nexus 5 General] raptir:
Hm, so even when throttled Google Music works fine for you? Interesting. If I switch my phone to Edge (where I get about 200kbps, a little faster than the 128kbps of Cricket throttled) Google Music pauses to buffer frequently for me even if I set it to low.
[Nexus 5 General] frigidazzi:
Yup. I tested Pandora for 50 minutes on the way to work without problems. I'll try Google music on the drive home and update just to verify again.
[Nexus 5 General] frigidazzi:
So I drove home 50 minutes with normal quality Google play music without any problems. I cleared cache and data wipe for the app, so I had to login again and re download album art and such. I had an idea of doing screen record on my drive home and letting you watch the video to verify, but when I got home I realized that screen record only did 3 minutes worth LOL.

So, I recorded a 3 minute video showing that I'm using cricket and throttled with a speed test. Then loading Google music and showing nothing pinned or cached and clearing cache again just to verify on the video. Then played music without interruption (for a minute or so that I had left in record time). It takes several seconds to start a song when you first load a playlist, but as long as you aren't skipping songs it will load up the next one right away. This is the best I could do. hope it helps. Here's the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZo8nUyKGCM
[Nexus 5 General] raptir:
Thanks! I can take your word for it, no need for the video proof :) It does bring up one thing that seems to be the difference though. I use Play Music All Access, the subscription service, while you are using your own uploaded files. I just tested on T-Mobile Edge again and found that files I had uploaded work fine while files from the All Access library do not. Very strange. You would think that Google's own files would have an easier time of handling the dynamic bitrate adjustment than the 320kbps files I uploaded myself. Purchased songs have the same issue as the All Access songs.

Oh well.
[Nexus 5 General] unsivil_audio:
Anybody try Cricket APN settings yet? I've noticed all the towers in my area now identify as "Cricket" so I might give it a go later today.
[Nexus 5 General] whitedragonz83:
Unless the website tells you, don't expect it to work. Cricket wireless was a CDMA operator, not GSM.

https://www.cricketwireless.com/sup...ice-byod/customer/bring-your-own-android.html
[Nexus 5 General] bozzykid:
The APN settings on the new Cricket are the same as the old Aio APN settings.
[Nexus 5 General] bigdave79:
Is anyone else having issues sending MMS messages today? Everything was working fine yesterday but today I can't seem to send or receive picture messages. My APN settings haven't changed - same APN I've been using since I joined AIO. Data is working for Internet browsing.

Edit: Hmm weird, it's working again now without me doing anything. Must have been a temporary glitch on their end.
[Nexus 5 General] v3rk:
My wife was having problems. I never tried myself.
[Nexus 5 General] urinsane:
Edit: got a referral; Thanks!
[Nexus 5 General] Zainiak:
Just activated my cricket account, if someone wants to refer me it would be great!

edit, I've been referred. Thanks for the offers!
[Nexus 5 General] frigidazzi:
I can't find on there website where they list the apn settings. Are you using the ones with Ndo in it? The old aio one.
[Nexus 5 General] GadgetLady:
https://www.cricketwireless.com/sup...ice-byod/customer/bring-your-own-android.html
[Nexus 5 General] tmeader:
Might not be what you want to hear, but I couldn't get my Nexus 5 (purchased the day of launch) to ever work properly over LTE with AIO. Went back and forth with their tech support a LOT trying to resolve it. Finally RMA'd it just to give that a shot... new one has worked perfectly on LTE since the day I received it.

Good luck.
[Nexus 5 General] Zainiak:
It managed to start working after a couple of hours. Its perfect now, if this happens to anyone in the future, just wait
[Nexus 5 General] ramdyc:
Anybody else repeatedly getting disconnected from the network randomly throughout the day? Just started yesterday for me. The "selected network unavailable" notification pops up and I won't have any service for a bit. Usually going into the Mobile Network Settings menu and scanning for a network operator will reconnect me.
[Nexus 5 General] bozzykid:
Yeah, I've been seeing this randomly all day today.
[Nexus 5 General] Zainiak:
I'm getting it too. Apparently att is performing a tower upgrade in my area
[Nexus 5 General] ramdyc:
At least I know I'm not alone! It was happening to me more yesterday. Only twice today so far. Any chance you guys are in the San Francisco area?
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] essgee:
guys this o2 active interface is drivinng me crazy. i was trying to uninstall it to reclaim some of my much need disk space an in the process i activated the o2 active interface. now my display has gone all cramped up wid icons. plz suggest how to deactivate it coz i dont hav any idea. also how to uninstall it coz it never seems to uniinstall.

cheers
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] scotjen1:
Have you tried removing it from the startup folder in the windows directory or selecting the corporate install from the install mode
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] essgee:
well currently it is activated. so unless i switch the active o2 off i cant uninstall it. the problem is i cant seem to deactivate it.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] CRJL:
go into programs

fine o2 install type icons

click it

chose basic

click ok.

o2 active will no longer be running.

as for removing. once its not running it is only a file in extrom. it can be removed from extrom. bulk forums on here how to do it.

let me know if you need any help

carl
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] daven:
you can end the o2 active today thing by pressing the 'Q' key on the keyboard.
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] ritikchanna:
I am just new to app development and want to know what are the possible factors by which an app identifies a particular device ?
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] TheFixItMan:
android manifest has things like min api level and sets permissions such as read state and identify for app
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] abhishekr700:
it sees whether the device is armv6 or 7

it sses lcd density too

dont forget to press thanks

---------- Post added at 07:24 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:24 PM ----------

it sees whether the device is armv6 or 7

it sses lcd density too

dont forget to press thanks
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] ritikchanna:
you guys getting me wrong

by that two different galaxy y would be same for that app

I am asking for factors that can distuingish any two android devices . like

1. Mac address

2. Imei number

3. Android device id

are there any more which can be used ???
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] TheFixItMan:
sorry i though you were asking about how an app can identify what type of phone it is

imei is the best way - its unique and cant really be faked by the general user (although anything is possible)

mac addresses can be easily changed (virtually not physically)
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] t0rosnaxx:
Hi all

does anyone have a problem copying files in stock rom? i am having trouble copying media files when using MTP/PTP after a few minutes it got stuck and wont copy. i need to unplug it and plug it again as my workaround. is there any other way of doing this? thanks:(
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] LinearEquation:
I would start with restarting your computer and see if that helps.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] t0rosnaxx:
Thanks for the reply. the fact that nobody answers my query means i am the only one that is having the problem.. maybe it is factory defect.. :(
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] pacman1891:
At least try using another computer, otherwise you will never be sure which end of the USB cable is at fault.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] thegtproject:
I've looked for a while, I couldn't find an answer- can we get any amount of cyanogen running on our mk3 safestraps?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] DeadlySin9:
You read in the wrong places then. It's not possible yet. Might be in the future.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Kaze105:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2428254

The first post explains everything. The blue portion shows what doesnt work with safestrap.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] HORiZUN:
If this were possible there would be guides everywhere on how to do it. We don't continue to run stock roms because we choose to... We have no choice.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] thegtproject:
i got ya guys. You guys think these mf3's are ever going to be cracked or will they just be thrown aside as not worth the effort? also if you feel like it throw me what safestrap roms you like as i try and find one i enjoy.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] HORiZUN:
I like hyperdrive, but the GPE 4.2.2 was my daily driver for a while. No USB took its toll and I changed it out last month.

AdamOutler says that several very difficult prerequisites must be met to cracking this very secure device. He should know, he's a bootloader God round these parts.
[HTC One X+] Jheysus:
Hi guys, I just rooted, I want to flash 4.4. But first Is there something else I need to do before? a recovery rom incase it bricks? the toolkit I used made me flash TWRP, is that good enough? I also downloaded Titanium Backup. Am I missing something?
[HTC One X+] Ghand0ur:
Read my second post in this thread, I covered all the features that you get by rooting and what to do and stuff..

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2499953
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ksmoove2:
I have Sprint service and was told that they're very strict on Wi-Fi tethering so I wanted to know if I got my phone rooted and used it as a hotspot for my Xbox 360 and laptop will Sprint know and try to charge me? Will the root turn it into a mobile hotspot?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] nyfl2004:
Most custom roms have the native hotspot hacked. As far as Sprint seeing, I've never heard of it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] dhlee528:
if you are willing to spend money, foxfi works fine too

I've been using it for almost a year now
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] RootUserDWR:
Sprint knows when they see an excessive amount of data being used. They can't do anything about it unless you specify that your device is rooted.(Modified)

They do have specific tricks for customers with high data use. They disable the main tower where most of your data traffic comes from, but leave surrounding towers alone. That one tower will have LTE slowed but 3G will be at regular capacity. It's only done for about 2 to 3 weeks and then enabled again.

Basically, it's spot checking.

They've done it to me on 3 different occasions in 3 different areas across town. And I always check to see if it's the case by going to the next nearest tower and doing speed tests in the area.

(Just try to stay under 50GB and you'll be okay).
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zhuf:
Hi,

A friend has some trouble with his Galaxy S4 I9505 and we're trying to fix it.

Here is the story:

- That phone got a bit of salty water inside while at the beach. Right after that, my friend pulled out the battery and waited for it to dry. Then, he tried to start it but nothing happened. The screen remained black. He took the phone to Samsung Service Center and they quoted a higher price than a new S4 for the repair... Obviously, my friend said no and took the broken phone with him...

Then, we opened it and cleaned the salt out of the mother board and everywhere else. We let it dry, put the battery in and power it on. Yeah, we get the boot logo! But that's all :( The phone just displays that....

- We try to go to recovery mode (Vol Up + Power) but we stick to the boot logo with "Recovery booting" in blue at the top. We can't get to recovery mode...

- We try to go to download mode (Vol Down + Power) and it works :) After googling around, people with similar problems at boot are advised to load a stock ROM with Odin.

- Let's do it, we get a ROM called I9505XXUEML1_I9505OLBEML1_I9505XXUEML1_HOME.tar.md5 and we flash it with Odin. Odin says "pass" and we reboot the phone to go to recovery mode. Same problem, the phone displays the logo with "Recovery booting" at the top and that's it :(

- Then, we flash the ROM again and provide also a PIT file. Odin says "pass" but the result is the same...

- Last attempt: we flash the PIT files first (get "Pass") and flash the ROM after that (get "Pass" again) but we still have the same behaviour.

Now, the phone shows "recovery booting" even if we try to start it normally (without holding Vol Up).

We are stuck here with no ideas.... Is the motherboard dead? It's really frustrating to see the download mode and flashing work perfectly but we can't boot up...

Any idea is welcome :)

Thanks!

Note: That phone was not rooted or anything before. My friend is a normal user who doesn't play around with custom ROMs.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MistahBungle:
You can keep flashing stock roms, sometimes these issues are fixed by perseverance (you'll flash 8 & for whatever reason it works on the 9th, etc). Could be something else hardware-wise causing the problems given the exposure to saltwater, most likely fix in that case is a motherboard replacement. It's not a case of the motherboard being 'dead', or the phone wouldn't boot at all, but let's face it, saltwater is incredibly corrosive, and it only takes a very brief exposure to cause permanent damage. Best bet is to take it to a local mobile repair shop (will be cheaper than a Samsung service centre most likely) & have them diagnose.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Joku1981:
+1
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zhuf:
Many thanks for your replies!

As suggested, we'll try first to flash the stock rom several times and see if we get lucky.

We'll keep you posted.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rastlin:
Does anyone know where to get cheap parts such as the charging port all that I have been able find are around 50+ including ebay. I have also looked into a broke screen one as well. No luck. I did find that the European version of Asus parts store actually has parts that you can order which was a very vice touch.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jessegize:
hi guys i have a note 3 mediatek device (mtk6582) and when i play games or just using it for more than 30-40 min...it gets really hot, i mean really hott..{90c}....(especially when i'm playing games).

and i think it may be beacause of GPU (mali 400)...but i cant find a way to undervolt it...i think i must have custom kernel to do that...so if anyone knows another method to undervolt the gpu, please tell me.

but i also think that it could be the battery that is not the best quality...and i need someone to tell that if the battery is not that good can this heat up the cpu.(or generally the motherboard)

THANK YOU.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jessegize:
anybodyyy??????
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] billyfraser93:
Its either the battery or badly soldered chip set No custom kernels for mt6582 try ramping it up and see if it sets in
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rlopezcomputers:
Hello! I have had a problem with my screen recently for two weeks now. The middle part of the screen is unresponsive. Take a look at the pic. I am running ARDH 21.0 android 4.3 s-on. My question is has anybody had this problem before or what steps should I take to try to fix it. Thanks :)
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] n1234d:
Ignore
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kamilmirza:
remove any screen protector applied
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] techjunkieza:
I have the exact same problem and I think it's related to the 4.4.2 update. Has anyone been able to resolve this?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] techjunkieza:
For those having the same issue, I was not able to resolve this (tried flashing a stock RUU too) and took the device for repairs and received a replacement.
[General Questions and Answers] crazypolartaco:
I need help updating my Google play store. I force stopped play store from updating using terminal (busybox too) with the code below. I want to reenable the updates but am unsure how. Here is the code entered into terminal:

1. su

2. touch /data/app/com.android.vending-1.apk

3. chattr +i /data/app/com.android.vending-1.apk
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] firebutice:
Last week I had a bad experience with Imate.com call centre “Mahhamod Hamdam” was swearing about me whilst he thought I was on hold, I wasn’t, I heard everything he said.

I had a broken Jasjar and had been trying to be in contact with someone for over two weeks and was near tears.

Luckily I was accelerated to Imate’s Australian office where I was handled correctly and my device was replaced in a gesture of goodwill.

Though I did not like the run around and being sworn at ( plus the stomach ulcer) there is a silver lining:

I am currently writing some consumer recommendations for their website, e.g. contact support online is a joke, their email address isn’t promoted correctly……… If there is anyone who would like to give Imate some suggestions for improvement, this is the time, I will collect the results and email it to an Imate official who is open to suggestions and has the power to implement them.

Now is your chance to be heard!

Email suggestions to Imate@Joshua-David.com as well as upload them to this thread for everyone else to see

Cheers and thank you for your kind support.