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[G Pad 8.3 Themes and Apps] ASW1:
As is commonly known, at lower volumes the sound on the G pad is pretty dark and murky.

This can be improved easily by using an equalizer app and turning down the bass/lower frequencies, and turning up the higher frequencies.

I've tried a few different apps, some work, some don't.

Currently I'm using the "Music equalizer" app, which is allright but turns itself off after 30 minutes, so I'm looking for something better.

What apps have you found that work well with MX player?

(I know sound improves in other ROM's but I want to stay rooted stock, so custom ROM's are not an option right now)
[G Pad 8.3 Themes and Apps] crissx:
Same here.
[G Pad 8.3 Themes and Apps] ASW1:
Today I installed DSP manager (from cyanogenmod).

Nice and exactly what I want, except that it doesn't work at all.
[G Pad 8.3 Themes and Apps] RandomChance:
I use PowerAmp music player. It has a great DSP but I don't know if it works system-wide and I haven't really tried to find out because I haven't really though about it.
[G Pad 8.3 Themes and Apps] Kholargol:
Upgrade to CM11, it will change your tab, especially concerning the sound..
[G Pad 8.3 Themes and Apps] ASW1:
Poweramp seems to be a music player rater than a generic equalizer.

About CM, have I mentioned in my start post that I want to stay stock, or did I forget to say that?
[G Pad 8.3 Themes and Apps] RaiderWill:
Greetings.. :cool:

I know you want to stay stock but...

I was just reading this thread and I have CM-11 installed and I thought.. why not turn on Netflix and the DSP (which I was not using) and see if the DSP Mgr. does make a difference..

It Does.. A Big Difference if you adjust the EQ manually.. :cool: So at least you know you have an option should your situation become unbearable.
[G Pad 8.3 Themes and Apps] ASW1:
I know there is that option so I have considered that. Not having Qremote is not an option at this moment, so I'm not going there.

As for equalizers, I've found another one that works, but it also turns off after 30 minutes.

I have the impression that this is not so much a funcionalty, but a limitation within android.

Does anyone know if all equalizer apps will turn off after 30 minutes?

Does any app exist that I can use that doesn't turn itself off?
[G Pad 8.3 Themes and Apps] Sergiochr:
Why don't you try DSP Manager?I have the free version and it stays on all the time.Works well so give it a shot...
[G Pad 8.3 Themes and Apps] ASW1:
Well, ....

So what ROM are you on, and what app are you listening to?

I really want DSP manager but it just dosn't seem to do anything.

I'm trying to have it working with stock LG rom, rooted and MX player.
[G Pad 8.3 Themes and Apps] Sergiochr:
Well,i'm with stock LG rom,rooted and i tried DSP manager with:Real Racing 2,Toy Defence 3 and other games...Also i tried it and it works with Viral,and Vodio,haven't tried it with MX player...
[G Pad 8.3 Themes and Apps] CuraeL:
If you are rooted you could try AlsaMixer. It's kinda a carry over from Linux. Bear in mind that it had a major overhaul some time ago. It has so many settings for each connectin you won't believe it. Unfortunately I have no idea how to use it after the overhaul as everything is classified pretty cryptic, but I believe I saw something about 5 different EQ bands. AlsaMixer is system wide btw. The EQ is just one of many variables you can set. However finding a tutorial is imminent, if you ask me. Good luck.
[G Pad 8.3 Themes and Apps] ASW1:
Thanks for the tip.

I had a look at it, but that's probably going to take me days to figure out since I know nothing about programming..:eek:

I'm still wondering about DSP manager on stock in combination with MX player, does anyone have that working?
[G Pad 8.3 Themes and Apps] CuraeL:
I'm not certain of what I'm saying right now. But since MX Player is capable of using both software and hardware for both sound and video I suspect it may use it's own settings.. I don't know. I'm basing it on ZPlayer in the Market which I used for a long time, that one had it's own EQ and such and the dev said that the users shouldn't be using any 3rd party EQ's because it wouldn't have any effect.. May be some of the same stuff going on with MX Player since it offers all these different decoders.. Sorry, I'm not going back to stock to test this. Anything CM/AOSP related, I'll gladly check out for you. :/
[G Pad 8.3 Themes and Apps] ASW1:
I'm just wondering; DSP manager does not seem to have any effect on the sound of any apps here.

As for MX player (which is the only app I really care about for an equalizer to work with),

some equalizer apps work with it and some don't.

The few that I found that work all quit after 30 minutes, probably that's a limitation in android?

I'm starting to think harder about Mahdi rom, it sure looks nice but I just can't part yet from Qremote.
[G Pad 8.3 Themes and Apps] callif:
Rooted users can use viper. It is the best system wide system modulator out there. It can be found almost anywhere on these forums. If you need a link, pm me and i'll send you one.

Charlie
[G Pad 8.3 Themes and Apps] ro_explorer:
I never understood the "pm me and I'll send you the link" attitude.

Anyway .. I agree with Charlie: it is a very good sound enhancer utility.

Here is the link: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2191223
[G Pad 8.3 Themes and Apps] ASW1:
Thanks a lot for the suggestion.

Viper4androidFX works,

it works with MX player and it keeps working after 30 minutes.

I believed for a moment that this was the solution for optimizing the sound on the G pad,

however viper seems to have an unwanted effect on videoprocessing;

while streaming HD content over MX player there is a slight stutter in the video that immediately disappears when I turn viper off.

That makes useless for me really.:(

I am thinking about saying goodbye to the Qremote app and flashing Mahdi.
[G Pad 8.3 Themes and Apps] callif:
The reason is that I prefer privacy on these boards. That's all

Charlie
[HTC Rezound] boost4life17:
Hello! Ok, this may sound stupid, but here goes.

I am trying to flash custom ROMs on my Rezound (bootloader unlocked) but I don't have an SD card for it (can't root or use any write ups for flashing a ROM).

This is my old phone (I currently used a Razr Maxx hd which is rooted and unlocked) - BUT I wanted to try flashing ROMs on my Rezound first so I don't mess it up on my current phone. Pretty much I want to use my Rezound to learn the process and if I mess it up, I will still have my current phone.

Any way! Can someone please give me a little bit of guidance on this? Do I even need to root in order to flash ROMs (I read that I can use ADB to flash ROMs instead of the SD card, but do I need root ?) If I do need root, how do I do this without an SD card? I'm cheap and don't want to buy one & I can't find the original SD that used to be in the phone.

Also, after I root/if I don't have to root, what are some guidelines on using ADB instead of SD card to flash ROMs?

I'm just terrified of flashing a ROM on my Maxx hd without first trying it on the Rezound since I can mess up without losing my daily-used cell phone!

And YES I am a NOOB!

I appreciate any advice! Thank you!
[HTC Rezound] acejavelin:
Rooting should be easy enough, just put the SuperSUxxx.zip file on the internal storage, start TWRP/CWM and flash it.

As far as ROMing goes... pony up a few bucks and buy an SD card, you can get a 16GB card for around $10, or even less, shipped, from Amazon or Newegg. One of the main steps in flashing new ROMs for the Rezound is wiping the internal storage so a SD card of some kind is highly recommended.

I am not aware of away to flash roms via ADB/Fastboot only on the Rezound.
[HTC Rezound] PhantasmRezound:
There are fastboot commands for flashing ROMs and kernels directly from a computer too.

He could actually go with one of the all-in-one toolkits if he has a Windows PC, just have to point and click to do commands then after setting up files inside appropriate folders: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2437371

Granted that makes learning commands for the other device a two step process, this baby step to see where and when the phone reacts to commands, plus ROM configuration afterwards. Take some of the anxiety away. Then try taking a look at the command scripts ran by the program directly and follow up with more online reference on commands. If lucky the other device forum may have a toolkit with automated scripts as well.
[HTC Rezound] boost4life17:
Thank you guys!! I will grab an SD for it and start playing around! It doesn't seem as hard as I'd imagined to do this stuff since there's SO MANY write ups and simplified explanations for most of it! Thanks again! But by the way I am a she! And I do have windows but I think it'd be easiest and more similar to my RAZR if I got an SD card for the rezound.

Here goes nothing!
[HTC Rezound] Snuzzo:
External SD card has many benefits for the rezound. First one; s-off. Pretty sure you will need one to complete it. Second one; s-on ph98img flashing, the newer 2.28 hboot I am pretty sure removed the remote "fastboot boot" command.
[HTC Rezound] acejavelin:
"fastboot boot" works fine in 2.28 Hboot, but only if you are unlocked (It doesn't seem to care if s-on or s-off).
[HTC Rezound] Snuzzo:
Shouldnt have to unlock an s-off phone though. Patched hboots also allow zimage flashing. Wish i knew the procdedure to patch the latest for s-off users.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Phr3d13:
I have been trying various torrent apps and none of them seem to work anymore. Is it just me/my phone, my service area, or did sprint block all torrents from getting through?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] arcanax32:
I think Sprint might have. But I have no issue when I tether my phone to my computer
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] SGSIIIJB:
lol no sprint does not block downloading torrents, I average 30gb a month using phone/tether I would know =)

all torrent apps work but i recommend using aTorrent it always seems to work.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] agkelos:
They're definitely blocking torrents now. Especially if you are using closed websites. If you are using open websites vuze connects after a few restarts but forget about utorrent. You can try downloading the openoffice torrent to try it and you will get the closed connection by peer error (or something like that) on utorrent and the socketexception error on vuze which mean they are indeed blocking traffic.

edit: btw Im talking about torrents while tethering, I have not tried it with a client app on the phone itself.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] SGSIIIJB:
I torrent all day long using native usb tether with Utorrent or any other program/app, please guy your spreading false rumours...sprint is NOT blocking torrenting

btw I have that torrent downloading just fine usb tethered to my laptop.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] blastboi:
Delete the sprint proxy using ##3282# in the dial app
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Phr3d13:
that was one of the first things I did, and it seemed to help for about a half an hour, then the connections got crappy again. I have since deleted the torrent I was trying to get and started a different one. it completed with no problems. I am also being told by sprint that my area is going through network vision upgrades. so I'm guessing that is the likely culprit
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] blastboi:
Have you tried orbot app or DROID vpn? Orbot is a little slower but it worked when I had the problem before I deleted the sprint proxy
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Deleted member 5241571:
For some reason it seems that TouchWiz ROMs are fine about downloading torrents but the AOSP based ROMs are not... /hmm
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] fnm442:
Still having this issue? I am. Sometimes it will work if I pause and unpause the download but that's rare. VPNs don't work either

Ok I dialed the number. Now what? Is there a risk? Will it void my warranty?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] fnm442:
Bump
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jvs60:
Bump
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
Nope. Works just fine for me. I use tTorrent.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] WarriorAtlas:
Dude he is NOT spreading rumors, they are doing it to me too. ALSO There is a link of Sprint straight up admitting that they block peer2peer traffic

Just Google Sprint Blocking Torrents, It'll be the first link that leads to the Sprint Message Board (I can't post links yet)

SprintCare:

"Peer-to-peer sharing directly violates Sprint's terms and conditions. This includes the use of file-sharing sites such as Bittorrent, Ares, Gnutella, eDonkey and PP Live. Sprint has begun blocking these sites proactively. Thank you for your patience and understanding."
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] SGSIIIJB:
As Ive posted time and time again... Sprint does NOT block any type of downloading nor does it monitor when, where, why, what your downloading. My GS3 is my primary ISP I torrent HUGE files up to 7GB all day long! highest month usage was in the 60GB range with no issues. I pay for my unlimited data and I use it to the FULLEST.

Sprint does NOT block any type of downloading/torrenting, please stop spreading false rumors.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] WarriorAtlas:
I'm guessing you didn't bother doing the research I've provided you. It's too much reading for you I suppose.

It's great for you that it works for you and I have a Galaxy S4 with unlimited data as well. On my phone, bittorrent DOES in fact work, and I do several gigs a month as well. My point with this is that just because something doesn't apply to you, it doesn't mean it's not an issue. That's a very narrow-minded and immature way to look at the world.

My wifi from sprint however does not work, on any of my devices (7 in total between computers, tablets, and phones) nor on my neighbors computer (so it's not just me).

PLUS THEY FREAKING ADMIT TO DOING IT! I don't get why this isn't enough evidence for you considering they don't hide the fact.

Using a VPN I can get by the block and make it work, so it's not an issue for me anymore. For anyone else out there with this issue you can try using a VPN or I've heard enabling encryption on your torrent client will work too.

I hope this helps those who are having this issue.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] SGSIIIJB:
Guy, this is real simple... If Sprint was blocking torrneting/downloading/w/e u want to call it; It would effect ALL of US customers not just you, Short answer Sprint does NOT block any torrneting/tethered/Hotspot/again w/e u want to call it; downloading.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] blastboi:
Maybe it's just their partners.... in central VA we don't have sprint towers we use ntelos towers, everyone I know who has sprint or boost mobile can't torrent with out a vpn like torgard...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] WarriorAtlas:
If you had done any research on the statements made by Sprint themselves (Which your ignorance and ineptitude clearly have shown that you didn't) you would know that they only block or throttle certain ports known to be used for torrenting, and only in certain locations at the moment. AGAIN This is ALL COMING FROM SPRINT! This is why using vpns to port forward seems to work. Other people have had the exact same issue, and have also heard from Sprint that this is in their T and C. I made it really easy for you understand and gather the information for yourself only because it's a benefit to others to have this info. However I don't really like dealing with idiots so if you still don't get it after this, then I will just give up. I will continue posting this info on here and on other boards and forums to spread the word.

blastboi, thank you for you contribution. You and your friends are not alone in this experience. Maybe SGSIIIJB will see that he is not the only person in the world and that just because he doesn't experience a problem, it doesn't mean that others don't experience it. I really appreciate your help.

Edit: Reading more and more I am finding so much stuff that confirms this and I'm finding that most ISP's are throttling p2p in some way.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] IA-32e:
https://community.sprint.com/baw/message/756219

I'm in Portland, OR and I can't download torrents anymore. Tethered to my PC or from my native client. Sprint is doing something.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] WarriorAtlas:
Yea it actually just started happening to me yesterday and I already started shopping around for other providers. I didn't know about the FCC case, that's very interesting. Good luck to whoever you switch to but like I said before it seems that several ISP's are starting to do.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] SGSIIIJB:
No blockage here fellas I tether all day long torrent all day long!...:laugh:. Sounds like its a problem with the human not the network and or device.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] emalave32:
I use the Pirate Bay torrent downloader with no issues
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] flastnoles11:
Use aDownloader and set it up to always use a random port, you'll be good then
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] blastboi:
I traveled to North Carolina where they have sprint towers and successfully downloaded a torrent, it looks like I may be right about sprint partners... Hopefully there's a way around it without paying for a vpn
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
tTorrent has that option too
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] blastboi:
I tried but it would only go up to 700 bytes a second and down to 25-50... So sad?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] beezie42:
So it's more or less a limited speed? Does it eventually drop down to 0 download speed as well?

Stupid question, but does the torrent file have seeds? Are your upload speeds affected as well?

Just trying to help diagnose the problem. :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] blastboi:
These are some sad screenshots... All my torrents eventually goes to zero ...

---------- Post added at 04:52 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:51 PM ----------

I use random ports also
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] shazo85:
I tried on wifi and wasn't able to get any of the torrent apps to download a torrent. I'm sure in my case it was human error.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] beezie42:
Those are sad :( Have you tried using a different torrent app just for giggles?

Are you running a stock rom? If yes does any cyanogenmod rom give the same results?

Have you also tried a proxy? Sorry for the 100 questions lol
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] IA-32e:
I know for me whether I'm tethered to my PC (3G or 4G) running µTorrent or running a native Android app like tTorrent the result is the same. It never even gets as far as downloading the magnet link metadata. DL speed is in bytes.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] rwilco12:
This thread has been cleaned. Warnings have been sent.

Any further violation of XDA's Forum Rules will result in further disciplinary action and this thread will be closed.

Please remember this is a public forum where people are allowed to express their opinions, their findings and so forth without having to worry about being beat up over it. In the words of my wise mama "If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all."

Thank you,

Rwilco12
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bibbin:
As stated HERE, Sprint is indeed blocking.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] 1BadWolf:
In those screenshots you have 0 peers online. That probably explains why it's not downloading.

That being said, I'm in central Louisiana and haven't had any problems with torrents. I use tTorrent on my phone as well as vuze on my PC with WiFi and/or USB tethering. All of this on an AOSP ROM. I didn't do anything extra or special to get it working either. It sucks that y'all are having problems. I wish I could say why it's working for me and not you.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ElectroBeijing:
I've torrented maybe 400MB of stuff via my phone in the past week (through tethering to my laptop; WiFi is down, so I've had to use the hotspot.) They connected fine for me (through uTorrent), and I got at most around 400 kb/s, which is pretty okay. After reading some of these threads, I don't intend on doing it anymore though, I'd rather not have my contract cancelled.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] davelee1054:
Torrents work just fine for me on Sprint's network, I don't get what all the fuss is about.

But I'm using a custom rom, maybe that is why.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] fnm442:
Anyone find a fix? Or at least an alternative? I saw someone mentioned trying to download torrents with more seeds. The problem is that it won't connect to peers, even if there are plenty. I tried encryption and it worked at first but no longer does. This happens with all torrent files, all apps/programs, regardless of speed or service. Oddly, though, once in a blue moon it will work perfectly. But that's rare.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] :
I use Dolphin Browser and UTorrent Pro fine on Sprint :/ Popup blocker or Firewall enabled app of any sort? Built into your browser?

Quoted the wrong post lol.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] fnm442:
Have used different browsers with same results (even using built in search engines such as ttorrent) Not using a firewall app that I'm aware
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
Just curious, does it work on Wi-Fi? I've always done my torrents over Wi-Fi with tTorrent Pro and never had any problems.

My ROM: WICKED X
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] fnm442:
Works fine on wifi but, unfortunately, I don't have wifi at my home
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
OK, I figured it was mobile data that everybody was having a problem with... Just curious.

My ROM: WICKED X
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Pariah24:
If you're worried about it just get a VPN that supports port forwarding. I think everyone should have one regardless of whether you are currently able to download torrents over mobile data or not. Just because they aren't throttling you or blocking you does not mean they are not tracking you. Now granted, it will probably be a while before they can effectively police 4G networks, just because of mechanics involved, but they have regular broadband connections down pat. I I know for a fact my home ISP (Cincinnati Bell) regularly sends out warning letters with the exact title of the files you downloaded. They mostly do it for HBO. I have yet to hear of them actually going forward with prosecuting anybody, but my knowledge is limited. I guarantee its only a matter of time before the MPAA and RIAA find a way to strongarm the mobile carriers into policing for torrents. Better to just have a VPN now and not get caught with your pants down. I use privateinternetaccess.com, they support port forwarding on their Canada servers and they are based in the US, so they don't log (contrary to popular belief, overseas VPN servers are not more safe, the US has no mandatory data retention laws, the EU requires logging). They have an Android app based on OpenVPN you can use or you can connect natively in Android settings using the PPTP ipSec protocol. I have never noticed any reduction in speed, and I download my torrents through a server in Toronto. Six dollars a month. There's no excuse. That's just my 2¢.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] fnm442:
This is weird. Sometimes, it will connect to several peers and download quickly. Other times it won't even find peers. This happens even on torrents with a lot of seeds, regardless of connection speed. Anyone know why this is and if there is a way to fix it?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
Why this is= title of this thread.

Try disabling Sprint proxies:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=53220503

My ROM: WICKED X
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] fnm442:
Proxies are already disabled. It didn't do much for the torrent issue or the reason I disabled them in the first place (youtube videos not loading)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
Short of sending Sprint a nasty email or letter there's not much else you can do besides use a Wi-Fi network for torrents... Don't know if they block them with tethering though.

My ROM: WICKED X
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Robalboa:
I've never had a problem with bittorrent

Downloads on 3g even.

Hmmm?

Nd8 deodexed Rooted and modded
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
Yes, it seems not everybody is effected.

My ROM: WICKED X
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] fnm442:
Maybe some towers block and some don't?