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[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] Nippero:
Was about to make a thread of my own in the non-carrier specific M8 forum, didnt realize there was a T-Mo forum with a thread like this already.

Anyway, I got my M8 today using T-Mobile's JUMP program.

I backed up and cleaned up my M7 as much as I could before bringing it to the store.

I didn't do a full wipe because I wasn't sure if they would need to check certain functions on the phone before accepting it.

They didnt, it was just a visual inspection really. But the guy let me reset the phone myself before giving it up completely.

Gave him the M7, did a bunch of paperwork, got the M8 and a receipt that says my $300 remaining EIP for the M7 is paid off.

Here's some pictures:

The last picture shows the only flaw I found with my M8... A slight bump in the grille, in the lower right corner.

The store manager told me all their units are like this, but I insisted on checking.

Turns out the demo unit has this slight bump, and the next unit they unwrapped was even worse :|

Its a "FA441W_____" SN unit, made in Taiwan, Dated April 2nd, 2014.

The bump goes away a bit if I push down real hard... Guess I'll have to live with it, but this is still better than my M7 lol.

The only accessories included were the charger + USB cord. No ear buds, no free case.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] ggreenwood334:
Well at 3 o'clock. I got the last one in kc mo area. Was in independence, mo. And got a free tablet. Don't even have to pay the monthly payments on it. Been with t mobile since voicestream. This is why.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] mrvirginia:
are you getting one bro?

I'm thinking about it. waiting to see one+one
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] epsix:
Yes, just got it an hour ago trying to get SOFF getting stuck:(
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] mrvirginia:
awesome you got the phone.

you'll get s-off. wish I had one so I could help
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] otariq:
Got the phone this morning haven't been able to put it down since lol. Love this phone and yeah no headphones unfortunately. I thought it might feel too big in the hand but it's not much taller than my nexus 4.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] No_Nickname90:
Got the phone before going in for work. I have to sadly admit that 2 hours out of my 10 hour shift today went to playing with my phone. LoL!!

Though, I miss my HTC One M7. It was a great phone on it's own. I saw someone walking off the bus as I was getting on today and they had the M7. In my head, I was like "Aw... I miss you.". =.P
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] Mpegger:
Are you sure of this? I went to T-Mobile on the day of release and they wouldn't sell me the phone without a 2-year contract for the $640 advertised. The sales person said it would cost around $100-$150 dollars more if I buy it without any phone plan, at which point I just walked out and bought the GPE model.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] TriBeard:
I feel like that can't really be accurate as there is no contract. Theoretically, you could get service, get the phone, then cancel the service and all you would owe is the rest of the phone cost. Their price is 26x24, or $624+tax I believe. I would try a different store. I had one tell me that they couldn't exchange a phone on the tuesday after I bought it on Saturday because it had dust under the screen. That wasn't a "known issue" and so they couldn't do it without the 50 dollar restocking fee. I drove to another store across town and they did it no questions asked.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] Tidbits:
It's $640, and if they told you $100-150 more than the actual price I am 100% sure that they are a 3rd party retailer with their mark up. Either that or the rep you were talking to was blowing smoke up your wazoo, and was trying to get more money off you(reps are known to do this from time to time on any carrier). I know of multiple people who have bought the M8 for T-Mobile without a contract(as they don't exist), and paid full price for them at it was $640+tax.

The unlocked, GPE, Dev versions are all $699.99 unless you got it when HTC gave $50 off the dev or unlocked for a short time period.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] altimax98:
I saw the pricing sheets at my local T-Mobile and it listed the M8 off contract for 699 while the EIP method was 636
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] Tidbits:
Then your T-Mobile store is a 3rd party(franchised) and not corporate. If I have the time I'll take photos between the corporate and franchise ones by my house.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] Jfree3000:
If they are talking contact then yes franchised store.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] Mpegger:
It was a corporate store (I did not know about there being a difference, but rechecking the store on the T-Mobile store finder shows it does have a store #). The rep wasn't sure herself about selling the phone outright and asked what appeared to be one of the senior workers there (supervisor? manager?) about selling the phone without a contract, after which she then stated the $100-$150 extra to just buy the phone. So if anyone was blowing smoke, it was that worker that appeared to be higher up then her. After having waited for so long (about 20mins on the line, then another 20 mins for the rep to finally free herself from the previous customer...), I wasn't about to spend time arguing or trying to sweet talk them on something that shouldn't have even been an issue.

There are other corporate T-Mobile store around here (about 3 in fact), but I wasn't about to spent more time waiting and riding the buses to and fro just to try and get the $640 price tag, especially since the S5 was also being released, and I had already waited 40 minutes with hardly any customers in the store. I could only imagine how long I'd have to wait at the next store since by the time I left was after the time they normally open (they opened 2 hours early because of the M8 and S5 release).

What's done is done, and the $700 spent at Google is long paid off. Sure, $60 could have went a long way for accessories, but I wasn't about to fight tooth and nail over it (travel time, wait time, bargaining??).
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] nty123:
Hello everybody, i took the 4.4.2 update from verizon back in February. i realize that there are ways to s-off via a java card, but i am not willing to do that. Im fine with spending the $25 just dont want to have to mail it because this phone is my every-day phone so i would need it. my theory, with this phone being almost 2 months old is that i could contact Verizon and make a complaint about the purple camera tint problem as i do have that. im hoping the refurbished phone i get would come with 4.1.2 or 4.3 because when i picked this phone up new from the verizon store back in January it came with 4.1.2. Do you think this is a good idea or not as i will not get a "new" htc one but refurbished phones are just like new as i have had many before. Also, there is probably not gonna be a exploit released for awhile and im not fine with waiting till August.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] Crawshayi:
Well first of all it's $75 not $25 and I wouldn't go through Verizon if I were you... just send it to HTC and they'll replace the camera for you and you'll get back the same phone in working order. Most people have been getting it back with 4.3 but there is a risk of getting 4.4 so it's up to you. The refurb from Verizon would probably be 4.3 or lower but that's not guaranteed either.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] Dark Jedi:
Plus with most refurbished phones they are the ones that people returns and the purple tint issue won't be fixed by them.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] nty123:
I realize that there is a very great chance of the refurbished phones having the purple tint problem but I'm not really worried or care so much because as long as I can take a picture that's good enough for me.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] Chilidog:
I just got 2 refurbished phones from Verizon yesterday, they both had good cameras and on 4.3
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] nty123:
Did you have to walk in the store?

or can you just call them about it and get the phone mailed to you
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] Crawshayi:
Refurbs can have other problems so just keep that in mind too. I'd personally rather go through HTC
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] nty123:
I Agree but my objective here is to somehow get 4.3 or lower, so i can root.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] Chilidog:
Just call and they will send you one and once you get it you have 5 days to send one back.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] nty123:
Alright sounds good, i have dealt with refurbished iPhones before( yes i actually used to have one). Still deciding if i want to give up my current "new" one but the refurbished iPhones and other droids i had didn't have any problems that i can recall, so leaning towards getting a refurbished one.
[Google Chromecast] mmm286:
Hi

I'm newbie with Chromecast.

What is the best way to see my Dropbox pictures in Chromecast??

Thanks and sorry for my English

Enviado desde mi LG-D802 mediante Tapatalk
[Google Chromecast] rkirmeier:
BubbleUPNP or Avia. Bubble does a better job...
[Google Chromecast] mmm286:
Many thanks.

With bubble everything is ok but don't let me see video file with mov extension.

Some alternative?

Thanks

Enviado desde mi LG-D802 mediante Tapatalk
[Google Chromecast] rkirmeier:
mov files are and Apple format. Thank Apple for making there own standard instead of using an industry standard! You either need to convert those video files to a supported format or it's possible the BubbleUPNP server will transcode them in realtime however that requires a PC running the server component. Plex might also transcode mov files but not sure as I stay as far away from Apple as I can... Good luck!
[Google Chromecast] bhiga:
To be fair, when MOV was conceived there really wasn't an industry standard. Compared to AVI, MOV is a much more flexible container format and it actually served as the basis for MPEG-4, which is a widespread standard format today. :)

Just like AVIs, however, it's mainly a matter of what formats/streams are contained within the MOV, that determines compatibility outside.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crzyone01:
I am going to be moving to Japan in about a month and had a quick question. From what I understand there is only 2 versions of it (820 for us & 821 rotw). I can pick up a Nexus 5 821 here for fairly cheap right now and just wanted to verify that the phone will work in Japan before I did so. I understand that using it in the US I would probably be limited to 3G which I could live with for the next few weeks if it gives me the opportunity to setup my phone before leaving and just swapping the sim & apn settings.

I guess my question is; Are all unlocked LG-D821 models the same or is the LG-D821(JA) different in some way that would affect its usage? Also, would the unlocked D821 be able to access the Japan play store with just the sim change or would I need to re-flash for that?

OR Is all of this just going to cause me a headache and I should just wait until I get there to buy one? :silly:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Theandroidkid123:
Hi all.

Have a annoying problem on my hands here.

Recently, my Sony xperia s, restarted and said that I had inserted a new sim card.

When in actual fact I have a protective case on the rear of my phone.

So I don't see why my phone thinks that it has a new sim in.

I'm not doing anything with the phone that is out of the ordinary.

Hope someone can help.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Astral07:
Hi guys,

The company i work in allows only Samsung phones - which is ridiculous since it's all android.

I have Xperia P and i want to use it as a company phone (to have access to email etc) - i do not want to continue using Samsung!

They gave me the S3 mini... :(

Is there a way so i can make my XP look like it's S3 mini? What would need to be changed? How would i do it?

There is no special software involved for company emails, only Mobile iron & Touchdown apps which are both on the play store.

This would really help me in the long run! Some day i want to upgrade to Xperia Z1 Compact and not use Samsung...

10x
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] bobafetthotmail:
Unauthorized tampering with company stuff is going to get you fired. Running a rooted phone is probably going to get you fired as well.

Try to talk with someone with authority and ask them to explain why this is in effect and if they can't make exceptions.

That said, you cannot change physical appearence. Hardware won't fit, it never does. The fun fact is that both phones have very similar specs, and they both use a Novathor SoC.

The software is easier to fool. Android reads the phone name and manufacturer from the build.prop in /system/

As long as you change only the name and not the actual hardware settings in that file, it should work ok. Make backups before doing this.

And let me repeat it, if someone with authority catches you using a non-approved phone to do company stuff, you will likely get fired.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Astral07:
Hey, thanks for your answer!

Maybe i did not make myself clear...i was never thinking of changing the appearence of the phone. Only the software.

I'm working in this company for many years...don't worry about me, but thanks for the warnings.

Unfortunately, the official answer is - the software is not compatible. Anyone with some brains can tell that is BS but ok.

It's a big company, nobody will check my phone, but when i connect they will see which brand it is, so that's the only thing i have to change.

I found this so i'll give it a try: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1948558
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] bobafetthotmail:
yeah, that guide does what I was talking about in my post.

Changing phone brand and manufacturer affects Play Store as well. (Play store does limit available apps depending on phone model). In your case you probably won't be able to download sony-only apps (which is no big loss if you ask me).

In the past people changed build.prop to disguise random devices as Nexus 7 tablets so they could download all possible apps for their Android version.

Btw, if you manage to sidestep their "security measures" with a build.prop edit, their security department isn't worth a dime.

For their own good, I hope that they did enact a more serious security system to lock out non-company phones.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Astral07:
Well i will still use the company SIM card. We have no access to any of the company systems through the phone, only the emails.

Nobody can install Mobile Iron settings if they don't connect to the correct server and provide a PIN (which i have) to install all neccessary certificates etc.

We'll see what happens, i might just try it to see if it works, then decide if i'll use it or not.

Thanks
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] theronkinator:
Change it in the build.prop, you're modifying your own device not the companies.

The phones are almost the same though anyway:

http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=5033&idPhone2=4436
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] dhtj:
Why dont you just use the samsung? It has better battery by the way :good:
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blueman7707:
Does anyone know why my phone won't save recorded videos ?? I record for 15 minutes then hit the button to stop it and it doesn't save the file ?? Any ideas how to recover this now ??

Any help would be great as to why my recorded videos aren't saving
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] sandshrimp:
So I never had an issue connecting using DHCP. Then I changed my network so everything has a static IP address. I assigned an IP address on my T-Mobile MDA and now it will not connect to the internet. It does however seem to be connected to the wireless router.

When I use IE or Opera it looks for the host then a get an error message. Occasionally it will look up the site and downlaod the webpage but this takes a very long time. Even when I try to connect to my router using the IP address, it does not work therefore its not the DNS entries.

I changed the SDIO adaptor to use a static IP. Should I change one of the other adaptors too?

I have the wireless G hack enabled but even tried with just wireless B.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] reppeuk:
have u checked and made sure that u have the gateway address inplace? in the connections page check if your proxy server is set up correctly. also make sure ip is within range for the router to use. hope that helps.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wektor32:
Hello.

Let me just start with that im new to rooting.So i have lost my root permition on my LG G2 but device is still rooted. I think it might be because i uninstalled superuser app. How to get root permition back? Please help, i have tried to find a solution to this, but i couldnt.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Trozzul:
you should only have to download Superuser from the play store, otherwise try to root the phone again.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wektor32:
I have tried to download Superuser from play store and it didnt work. And also is it safe to root your phone twice?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yandexrhino:
You must finish your rooting by an app and guided by some instruction from some websites. Then maybe the master there will have a post which guiding you back to the starting point.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wektor32:
I didnt get the word u said. Can u explain it like you would have explained it to a 10 years old kid.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yandexrhino:
Okay. Just like what you said, there is a superuser app. How can you get that? I don't know but maybe you took acknowledge at some instructions and rooted your phone and then you get it. So go back to that instruction. Maybe there is another thread which is introducing the way of unroot.

You know what i'm saying?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wektor32:
OK i get it, i got superuser app automatically after i rooted my device, then I uninstalled superuser app, then installed supersuser elite(at that point i realized i dont have root access anymore) and after that i uninstalled superuser elite and installed superuser again from play store. Nothing worked. I guess i will root my device again- nothing bad should happen, right?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Trozzul:
yeah there should be no problem with rooting your phone twice, i dont think you have root access right now.

Also please be respectful to other members, instead of

You could ask that you didn't understand and asked for a better explanation.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pocthird:
hi

you are not obliged to use superuser app you can use supersu (from play store) , keep in mind that you have to update the binaries from superuser or supersu in order for root to work , you should also chack that usb debuging is checked on your phones developer options otherwise root wont work .
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AlfasMP:
Just download latest superuser .zip file and flash it using cwm . You can surely get root access again . I tried it for my s duos . It works

Hope I helped . Don't forgot to hit :thumbup: button .

---------- Post added at 03:44 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:42 PM ----------

Check my thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2682115
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leonine1989:
If u have PC then use kingo root. First unroot it and then re root it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wektor32:
2222 6

Thanks, all i had to do is to root my phone again, i didnt even unrooted it. :D Also i have used kingo and i love it. :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lord AJ:
Download superSU

Well I think u can easily get over this. Just download SuperSU or any Other superuser app, install it, allow it to update its binary and ur done. Hit thanks if this helped.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leonine1989:
Good to know it is solved now.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yandexrhino:
Well, at that time i missed once just like you, and i rooted again without hesitation. But the second time i read the instruction hardly and i succeeded at last. Fortunately the error wouldn't happen. My cellphone is Motorola Xt615 and i dunno yours. I guess root on a second time is still okay.

---------- Post added at 03:23 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:14 PM ----------

Haha, maybe it's a little bit chinglish so he cannot get what i said.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] kreemerz:
I dont want to root my device. But want the weather app that is used in the Cyanogen ROM. Where can I find this?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] pgriffinsc:
Before you get burned, this is the wrong place for questions about apps. Use Chronus in the play store.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] kreemerz:
Oh. :crying: Sorry.

Thanks.
[One (M8) General] SolarTrans:
This thread is about your color preference of the new One M8. Drop a vote and post something if you'd like!
[One (M8) General] jonny68:
I'm torn between the Grey and Silver
[One (M8) General] NJGSII:
Gunmetal by far and not because that was the only choice from AT&T.
[One (M8) General] garymontague:
Same here. Just can't seem to decide between the two
[One (M8) General] Jazd71:
I got both, one for me and one for the wife, then we argued over who wanted what colour, I got the grey?
[One (M8) General] SolarTrans:
Same. They're both really nice... Comes down to texture.
[One (M8) General] skoobee:
I went for the gun metal. IMO its nicer.

skooby
[One (M8) General] SolarTrans:
Yep I settled for that too.
[One (M8) General] snobrdr2324:
I'm still waiting for the Glacial Silver on ATT. I prefer the texture of the Silver and Gold ones to the Gunmetal.
[One (M8) General] Nippero:
I'm going for the Gunmetal, mainly because I want a change from my current silver M7.

I just hope its not more prone to scratches ):
[One (M8) General] CB620:
I ordered Gold this time. Had Silver first. Majority of the people I've seen had Gunmetal. When red is released I'll get that one.
[One (M8) General] Pyrres:
Gunmetal gray for me. Gold would be nice but I think those will be in short order where I live so I´ll take the next best thing (or the best depending how its goint to look in real life).
[One (M8) General] O-2-L:
I'll be getting the Gunmetal Grey one.

The silver M7 looked great, but only because the white plastic went great with it.

I think Gold looks gaudy on both the M7 and M8.
[One (M8) General] E_n_T:
I had a silver m7. Gunmetal looks nice bit then again I might like the silver one. Gold is really not an option.
[One (M8) General] -juanito-:
Gunmetal ❤
[One (M8) General] cosmin31415:
color

gun metal
[One (M8) General] kiezpirat80:
I have heard that the gunmetal grey color is much more slippery than the silver one. Can somebody confirm this?
[One (M8) General] CB620:
True.

Scratches easier too.
[One (M8) General] JMillion:
loving the gunmetal
[One (M8) General] Ssith:
i want the exact same shade of blue that the best buy m7 was. by god, that's my favorite color.
[One (M8) General] Adamsville MITM:
I want a Stealth Black M8 goddamnit!
[One (M8) General] dragonforce11:
Honestly, I can't decide what color I like the best. At first glance, my favorite is the silver, because it seems the classiest and most subtle (if that makes sense). However, since everyone has that color on their M7's, it wouldn't look new, which I don't like (plus, it's not coming out for Sprint for the foreseeable future...). I ended up buying the grey at Best Buy because I had decided on that and that was what was available, and it is a great color. However, I've also realized that that is gonna be the color that everyone is gonna get when people start to buy this phone! And the gold one is starting to look better and better... Still have 12 days before I'm stuck with grey lol!
[One (M8) General] rynone:
Gunmetal gray :good:
[One (M8) General] SolarTrans:
Silver is my favorite TBH. Great feel and classy look.
[One (M8) General] kirdroid:
I was worried about the gunmetal color, few people sing that it is very slippery etc. I got it yesterday, doesn't feel any slippery to me. I'm pleased that I didn't get the silver because had the same silver color on my M7 last year.
[One (M8) General] Cr0is4d3:
I still think it's a little bit slippery though I've got it for almost a week.

In general , still a great work designed by HTC :D:D:D:D:D:D:D