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[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] bigguy0691:
I just called verizon customer service and was fortunate enough to speak with a very helpful rep. I would suggest doing the same and ask for it to be added. After it was added I checked my account and sure enough it was increased to 2016.. Hope that helps. Let me know if it works for you also. Will know for sure on Nov. 16th though. Fingers crossed.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] GeoFX:
I just called in about this. The rep I spoke with has no clue about this plan. Is this some kind of free promotional international travel plan? Or is there something specific to your account that allowed you to do this? I'm on a single-line UDP myself.

Hope someone else is able to do this and can provide a step-by-step...
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] kodiak799:
what is "FREE INT VALUE PLAN X 12 MO"? thanks
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] bigguy0691:
Try calling back and getting a different rep. Honestly I'm not real sure what it is, the rep Jennifer, brought it to my attention. She said it was some kind of International dialing option or something like that. I'm gonna call back and ask what it actually is and then ill post.

When you call back be sure to ask if there is anything that you could add to your account that would lock you in your contract for a period of time.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] kitcostantino:
can anyone confirm if best buy method is still on?
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] Mangu:
It still works. I just did it this past week. hopefully the Nov 15 price hike doesn't affect the bb method.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] kitcostantino:
well see. ;)

a special thank you to [MENTION=5983610]JulesJam[/MENTION] for doing so much of the legwork to update the original thread. you, meow, are an asset. ;)
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] GeoFX:
I was thinking about doing the BB method before the pay hike too. However I'm really worried that Verizon will start looking hard at any unfufilled upgrades in their systems. Supposedly every time you upgradet, Verizon (via in-store or through a third-party) gets a "switch order" put in there system. Since the BB method involves you using your current SIM card and never activating the SIM card that comes with the new phone, the switch order is never fulfilled and remains in their system. If Verizon cross-checks these unfulfilled switch orders with people who recently upgraded and have a UDP, then they will have a right to unilaterally change your plan (thus revoking the UDP) as that's what you originally "agreed" to when placing the order for the upgrade.

It hasn't been an issue until now since UDP was so cheap, but with the price hike I just wonder if Verizon will be a little more scrutinizing and will bother to check. It's only 1% of the customer base that still have a UDP so a simple cross-check won't take long. :confused:

Just my 2 cents. Hope it works out in the future.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] kodiak799:
That's my concern, as well. BB used to allow you to select "keep existing plan", but that's been gone for like a year. So you are, in fact, agreeing to a new plan when you upgrade. It's a technical glitch or loophole that still allows you to keep your plan, but as you point out VZW can boot you off at any time (and that WON'T be a breach of contract). Of course, if they haven't already done it they probably won't waste their time or money - they'll just get you in 2 years. Or things may have changed.

I've been going back and forth on doing this. I think I'll just pay the $20 - unlimited data for $50 a month is still a heck of a deal. I can afford it, I'm just having anxiety about the money I'm leaving on the table (flipping a new phone + $480 savings over the 2-yr contract). And who's to say they won't keep jacking prices or just eliminate it all together in the next 2 years, anyway?
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] bigguy0691:
On the phone with Verizon now for my mom. They are telling me it's a loyalty offer... I am trying to get them to honor it for her as well. It is called "Loyalty International Plan" . And it extends your contract for a year and does not affect your UDP. Sorry for the delay. Hope this helps.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] robsharp78:
I am on the legacy VZB discount plan and I got a notice of a price increase. It's hard to let it go but I actually pay more than I would on the new discount tiers with a plan in excess of what I use now.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] Wynnded:
I'm in the same situation. I was on the VZW site yesterday tinkering around with plans and I can pay less than I am now with a plan that offers way more data than I've used in any three months combined. I'm just kind of waiting, in a few days I'll go look at it again to make sure that I'm not overlooking something obvious.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] DominicGresham:
is there anyway to get unlimited on verizon anymore? other then joining the military
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] CatMan8:
I have the Unlimited data plan and I recently bought my turbo outright from a non Verizon source. I now pay month to month and I think no more contract. When I was on the phone with Verizon activating my turbo, thy told me that the price of the plan was increasing.. I see some instruction on here about ideas to keep the price and plan...how would I go about doing this?

Thanks a bunch!
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] radpp16:
bb.com method successful. got a subsidized phone. contract extended to 11/2017.

http://slickdeals.net/f/7743625-ver...a-2-year-data-plan-on-a-nationwide-basic-line

You got 2 days. At this point you would have to express ship your phone from bb.com

if you have single line plan unlimited data. go to bb.com. ship to home. destroy sim that comes with phone. pop in your old one. check sim sizes before ordering.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] GeoFX:
I wonder if Verizon is reading the forums in anticipation of more people abusing the BB loophole ahead of the price hike to kick a bunch of people off UDPs for breach of contract. Remember, you are entering into a new contract (and it's not an unlimited data one since they don't offer that anymore) and if they ever find out you've been using more it could throw up a lot of red flags.

I'm gonna be a nervous nellie and swallow the $480 extra over the next two years by not doing this...heck the company pays for my service anyway :silly:
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] jbeenemd:
I jumped ship on my UDP last Saturday. Went in to local company store to complain and got nowhere with them. Went with MetroPCS. They have an unlimited everything plan for $60 even tax and extras are included in that price. They even have a hotspot included in the phones software. There is a limit on how much data you can use on the hotspot. Phone service has been better than I thought it would be. I just refuse to pay over $100 for 450 minutes, and no texting, even if I included unlimited LTE on what most consider the best mobile service in the US. T-Mobile/Metro PCS is not far behind and in my opinion, may soon catch up with Verizon.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] Wynnded:
Paragraph on one of the back pages of my paper bill:

Continuing to provide unlimited data features at their previous price, which is based on data usage patterns from 2011 and before, is no longer sustainable. We are adjusting our price for unlimited data features to better reflect the current reality of the demand for data driven by video and application use.

So the ever decreasing 1% is overtaxing their ever expanding, ever faster, ever more capable, ever awesomer network? smh
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] kodiak799:
There actually is marginal cost for each GB you use, and it's probably quite a bit higher than you think. VZW appears to charge about $10 per GB, and it's likely that, yes, at a cost of say $3 per GB they could actually be losing money on most unlimited users.

I don't know what their operating margin is because it's baked-in with their other businesses, but if it was 50% then they'd be spending $40 and profiting $40 on the $80 12GB plan you should be on....and since you were paying $30 they'd be losing money.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] Xelios029:
Yeah I mean we know they generate pretty good income off of regular data plans, but I'm in total agreement with you. I actually hate their prices but they do have the most reliable network and it does take money to run. And we unlimited data users are more technically inclined than others, so we plow through data. It means something to us because we use a lot of it, that's why we jump through hoops and over hurdles to retain it. We're definitely offsetting their profit margins even though we don't really know by how much. But they are a for profit company, and it makes sense they'd try to maximize their margins. I myself used 106gb this month due to an unusually busy schedule and yeah that takes a lot of strain on their network albeit locally. So we're getting much more than our money's worth, especially with the reliability. Comes in handy when traveling too. I can understand why they'd try to raise the prices. I'd fathom a guess and say the average UDP user would do maybe 20-50GB a month.

I hate the price increase, and I actually went ahead and used the method from the earlier pages to lock in my price at 30 because I'd hate to pay more, but even 50 a month isn't really all that bad considering what it is.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] GeoFX:
Read this post about the BestBuy Method from JulesJam. Evidently Verizon is tying IMEI of the new phones to the switch orders (usually it's a 2GB data plan at checkout). DON'T use the phone (i.e, don't even put your existing SIM card into the new phone...just sell it). If you have already done that, verify that your UDP is still in place. Supposedly >30 people have lost their UDP since the new plans came into effect.

http://slickdeals.net/f/7743625-verizon-how-to-use-a-subsidized-upgrade-and-keep-your-unlimited-data-plan-or-avoid-a-2-year-data-plan-on-a-nationwide-basic-line?page=1240#commentsBoxhttp://
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] mlw4428:
Hmm.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] Batttie:
I did an alternative upgrade at best buy on 11/14 and had zero issues
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] bigv5150:
I believe the issue happened after the increase for udp which came as of the 15th. That may be why you didn't have a problem.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] GeoFX:
I don't quite know how an "alternative upgrade" differs from the conventional BBM where you ship to your house, throw away the sim, and stick in your existing one. Anyway, people who've done this have had PU (Pending Upgrade) notices on their account along with losing their UDP. If you're still in the return window, you can return the phone back and beg VZ to write an IPR to get your UDP back supposedly.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] Batttie:
You activate the Sim card instead of throwing it away.

---------- Post added at 10:16 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:13 PM ----------

I never quite understood the need to throw away the Sim card, essentially the line taking the upgrade is the affected line, so by using the alternative upgrade, same as at a Verizon retail store, it preserves the upgrade and clears th pending upgrade. It's been my method for 4 yrs, 3 lines no side effects
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] GeoFX:
Don't quite understand how this would work with keeping UDP. Essentially your new "plan" when you upgrade is locked into the SIM card that comes with the existing phone. By throwing it away and putting in your existing SIM that has the UDP plan tied to it, you get to keep the UDP. If you activate the SIM card that comes with the subsidized phone then it'll switch your plan over to whatever plan you chose when you checked out at Best Buy. This was the essence of the Best Buy Method. You can't "keep your existing plan" when upgrading to a new 2-year contract because UDP is no longer offered.

You were able to keep your UDP with activating the SIM that came with subsidized phone? Do you even have unlimited data? Don't think it works that way. :rolleyes:
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] Batttie:
OYes I have UDP, and have for 5 yrs now on 2 lines...

I have a 3rd that has a promotional 4 gb that I acquired when they were doing double the data.

Here's my method. Walk in to best buy, pick my phone, tell the clerk I want to transfer or perform a alternative upgrade from a line with UDP to my 3 rd that has 4 gb. Complete transaction and activate the 3rd line with the new phone.

Sim swap once I leave the store.

My plan is a old family share plan from 2005. It has never changed in the slightest so I'm not sure if that has anything to do with it. My method works at Verizon Stores, Verizon online and best buy... In Verizon store tho reps will lie and tell me that it doesn't work.

But I suspect I may have taken my last, all three lines have been recently upgraded and I'm sure they will eventually remove the subsidized phones within the next two yrs..
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] GeoFX:
Gotcha. It is a different situation. I only have a single UDP line and don't have the flexibility to move it to another so I was stuck with the BBM. Anyway, I'm guessing the people who lost their UDP recently could've been in a similar situation like mine.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] Batttie:
Ah! So the bbm is for those who don't have other lines! Ah thanks! Always learning.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RaziAH:
On my M8, I'm trying to reinstall Xposed (reinstall because I stopped using it for a while and wanted to save some space) but when I boot into recovery, TWRP isn't showing me what's on my device. In the "Install" section, it doesn't give me the right menu. I don't know how to explain it, it shows me things that I'm not looking for. I've done this many times before and so I know what its supposed to look like. It doesn't show me any of my downloads (which BTW there isn't a downloads folder either), even if they're .zip files, it only shows me folders. Its really hard to explain but I also noticed that my backups are gone even though I did one yesterday. If i go into ES file explorer, and look into my recovery, i can still find my backups from TWRP. I'm running CM12.1 if it makes a difference and the device was on Sense 6 5.0.1 before that. Both are and were working perfectly.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] enerGy:
Hey man sorry was just passing threads and saw this. I cant help but just to say your maybe better moving this thread to the help part here mate - http://xdaforums.com/htc-one-m8/help you might get quicker answers in that department :good:
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RaziAH:
OK thanks
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
Did you happen to change your default location in TWRP to the removable SD instead of internal storage?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RaziAH:
That's what I thought initially but its still not showing me what its supposed to
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] biggary:
:p I been flashing ROMs for weeks now, but after flashing the T-Mobile Test Rom, The 'Start Up' Screen that says 'Test Rom - Not For Sale' Cannot be removed, i have flashed many roms since then, but that startup screen still there, can it be changed? If So How???? :confused:
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Blowfish64:
I'm not sure which Startup screen you're referring to since basically there are three of them, but if it's just the WM6 splashscreen, then you need to change the welcomehead96.png file in your windows directory. A number of ROMs do not change to new splashscreens so that aspect of the T-Mob one you installed just has never been overwritten. If it's the initial splashscreen right when you turn the phone on, check the wiki on how to alter these screens.
[Moto 360] Teksu:
In the past I have been able to send a text or start a call to my wife using her first name in a voice command.

I am now prompted by a "To Whom?" screen when using only her first name. The dictation transcription displayed on screen is showing the correct spelling, Using her full name works.

Using her First name only, with Google Now on my phone works to text her.

Removing our last name from her contact info only make it impossible to dictate her name.

Not sure when exactly it started though I know for sure it was before I changed mobile phones and has followed me.

Any ideas?

Edit:

Putting her name in the Phonetic field seems to have resolved the issue
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ro_bro:
I have PIN security setup, which is a requirement for work. I took some pics using the stock G4 camera, without having logged in (slid camera icon to the left). I expect to be able to review only the photos that I took with bypassing security be clicking on the circle for the gallery link. However, when I click on the gallery link, it still requires me to login to see photos.

Is that normal behavior? I'm coming from another phone/ROM (CM 12.1), where you could see just the pics you took in that security bypassed session.

Thanks!
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goofball2k:
Yes, that is normal behaviour and it makes sense. Most people would consider photos private and without actually unlocking the phone, it wouldn't make sense to grant access.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ro_bro:
Odd. If I took a picture quickly w/o security, then I can't review the picture I just had security access to take? I should be able to review just those that I've taken.

I would suggest you try some other phones - they allow this, and this is more normal to me. In any case, thanks for the answer.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blackhemi4x4:
I've had other phones that would let you view all the pictures you took while locked, but just those pics and that camera session. Not the entire album. I wish LG would do the same.

Now, you can view the last picture and even delete it by a long press of the gallery button on the camera
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mysticodex:
This is absolutely abysmal, and I can't pinpoint what is causing these wakelocks. I would highly appreciate someone taking the time out of their day to assist me with this, as my phone is not very operational anymore on a day to day basis.

Battery health apps report battery as "Good", so I don't think it's a dying battery.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwiRhNCIdwLaMFBRVVI0d3RSbkk/view?usp=sharing

Thanks
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 903tex:
Download battery wakelock app
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] karan16:
My life is over i am going to die in 3 4 days..Please someone expert here can help me out and save my life..

As titles says my camera and youtube app stops working after few hours of phone boot. I need to restart my phone again to make them working again..

My camera app starts and i can click pics but whenever i want to start video recording it gives me an error that unfortunately camera has stopped working.

And youtube app always gives me error that - There was a problem while playing touch to retry.

And video in facebook app also not works.

Tired of these messages.

before giving me suggestions please read that i have tried all these

-Apps tweaks(clear data , cache data clear, uninstall and install again)

-Installed fresh new rom several time

-changed my storage of media to internal memory

The only thing that works is reboot

My phone is rooted and i think this problems start happening after i have unlocked my boot loader and rooted my device.

Please if anyone have a solution help me out i will be very thankful..

My android version is 5 . 1. 1
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] haxorcitoz:
Me too..

I use xperia z3, unlocked bootloader, rooted and find problem exactly the same like yours. Can anyone help please,
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] benel55:
Updating your z3 to Android 6 should fix this.
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] haxorcitoz:
What kind of firmware should i use?

Pre-rooted, flash zip via recovery or FTF flash via flashtool?

What type of flash?

Full flash or simply dirty flash?
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] benel55:
I believe any method will do, but im not qualified to answer about this, look up for the tutorials that are given around here ;)
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] haxorcitoz:
i flash my Z3 and upgrade to marshmallow. Today i check my camera and use it to record video and found no errors like before. Thanks for you advice, its really solved my problems.
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] karan16:
Same here all problems solved in .291 update.
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] apexthe31:
"I assume you unlocked your bootloader. I was also having this problem before. Try renaming these files on /system/etc/firmware/

tzwidevine.b00 -> tzwidevine.b00.bak

tzwidevine.b01 -> tzwidevine.b01.bak

tzwidevine.b02 -> tzwidevine.b02.bak

tzwidevine.b03 -> tzwidevine.b03.bak

tzwidevine.mdt -> tzwidevine.mdt.bak"

Maybe someone can tell me what this fix does?

Anyway use it at your own risk, but it looks promising. mine working fine after renaming those files.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note5] serpent2005:
I just found out about a feature called "Private Mode" and I wanted to share with my friends on XDA that may not be aware of this awesome feature. I store pictures and videos on my phone that may be questionable in nature. In the past I've been using a third party app like SafeGallery to make sure my reputation is not ruined by someone accidentally running into one of these questionable media types on my phone. There is actually a built-in feature on the phone that can accomplish this goal -- namely, "Private Mode". You can go into the Quick Settings from the notification menu and toggle this mode. Then you choose a picture or video that you would like to make private and it will no longer be visible unless you are in private mode. Just like Smart Unlock this is a great baked-in solution that eliminates the need for another third-party app.

Here is an article about Private Mode: http://www.androidcentral.com/understanding-private-mode-samsung-galaxy-s6
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note5] krypticos:
private mode is awesome!!! i also have videos and photos that i store in there, but you can store a lot more in there and i love that you can open those pics and stuff very easy and then when you lock your phone again they are hidden once again. now one nice thing is that if someone tries to find your private folder its also hidden. what it seems to do is make a sudo sd card and when you enable private mode it mounts the private sd card in a since. i have to say this is one of many of my favorite features of this phone. you can use this to hide a lot of files and even folders if needed/wanted.

Thanks for making a thread about this i honestly didnt know people wouldnt know about this feature.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note5] serpent2005:
When was this feature added? I had the Note3 for 2 years and have never heard of this. Would have been a shame if it was there the whole time.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note5] LaLongeCarabine:
Thanks I've been moving some of my, err, more personal pics to private! Easy as pie.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note5] Cassandras22:
:fingers-crossed: Does anyone know if there's a way to privatize any of your conversations in the default messaging app? Any info would be greatly appreciated! Plz & Thnx!

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[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seby1234:
After using the Official Bootloader unlock app, my bootloader keeps saying"unlock failed." I have wiped my cache and uninstalled the app but nothing works and it happens every time i go into fastboot mode. I haven't tried wiping my phone because I just lost root when I updated the firmware and I want to re root it and use titanium backup so i can try to unlock the bootlaoder a different way. Plz help! My Firmware version is WW 2.20.40.97 if that helps.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kona67:
Follow the steps

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=63498472&postcount=277