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[Touch Pro2 CDMA] JohnMcD348:
That's where I'm at right now. I can say that I've had great coverage and utility from Nextel/Sprint over the past years. Talking to others though I am the minority and not the majority. My wife says it was the first carrier she had that allowed her to get a signal in class at the local college.

At the same time, People here who have Verizon swear by them.

I am leaning more toward Verizon at this point since. I figure, we have 30 days in order to switch back if we find we don't get as good of coverage.

I just wonder if Sprint is actually faster than Verizon as far as 3G/4G goes. I find it odd though that Sprint seems to be on again, off again when advertising a 4G network.
[Touch Pro2 CDMA] tacotoy:
eh.... i wouldn't base your decision on what the stock rom is.... there are several good cooked roms, i have sprint and i managed to use the stock rom for about a week before i started flashing roms over... and i haven't looked back since

and sprint has some good things going for their service plans... any mobile any time. and i dont have any roaming charges, so i really dont care if sprint has good service as i get service anywhere anyone else does now....
[Touch Pro2 CDMA] JohnMcD348:
I'm not comfortable enough to use a cooked ROM on a device I rely on. After I make the switch over to a smartphone I'll start playing with those on my Axim x51v and then maybe eventually start hacking my phone. Right now, I don't want to run the risk of bricking my new phone. I need the PDA for work as I am a trauma Nurse and use alot of different programs and if I loose my PDA, it could very well cost a life. Not just an inconvenience, it kinda is a necessity on my part.

If it wasn't for that, I'd hack it in a heartbeat.
[Touch Pro2 CDMA] p3tr0s:
then i would go with the one with the most stable os. personally i am sprint and have been for years but with the great rates and coverage i haven't really had a need to look elsewhere. from the above post it sounds like there are some issues to sort out with the vzw 6.5 rom and i can tell you first hand that the sprint 6.1 is very solid, fast, and stable. thus far it's been the best stock rom that i have come across. personally i just don't like 6.1 anymore or i would probably be running stock. it is a little higher in price (ok a lot higher), but it bsaically pays for itself with the cheaper plans compared to vzw.
[Touch Pro2 CDMA] civic2scooby:
I have had both Sprint and Verizon. I went with Verizon because everybody I know has VZW and I could basically call/text anybody I know without using any minutes or texts so it allowed me to put a super low minutes/text plan on my phone. As far as service Sprint and VZW have been pretty much equal in my book. They both kick the crap out of ATT that's for sure.
[Touch Pro2 CDMA] src666:
One thing NOT to worry about is the up-front cost of the phone. Considering the difference in cost for the plan over a 2 year contract, the phone's price is minor.
[Touch Pro2 CDMA] godslunatk:
I just switched from Sprint to Verizon. I had two branded TP2's with Sprint and I have two branded TP2's with Verizon. I was with Sprint for 8 years prior to the switch and have had the Mogul, TP, and TP2. I've been flashing ROM's on all my Sprint phones since the Mogul.

For me personally, Verizon has the best coverage for the area where I work and live. The Verizon TP2 just "feels" better and more solid in my hand than Sprints.

As far as coverage, I was on 1x or Roaming with Sprint inside my workplace. With Verizon I have 3G. The Sprint battery would last about 12 hours at best, since my phone was constantly looking for a tower. With Verizon I get 20.5 hours of average use. Plus Verizon has Rhodium500 which is newer.

I've found the Verizon phone is faster out of the box. I just finished upgrading the phone to the newest official 6.5 build and I'm mildly impressed. But I will be on a custom rom by the end of the week.

The newest build has some touchflo GUI enhancements which is pretty slick, plus visual voicemail.

htcfan78 is right, check on coverage. I live in Florida. Verizon built backup generators at all their towers. So if another hurricane comes thru and knocks out power, I'll still have cell coverage. Can't say the same for Sprint.

Having been with Sprint for 8 years, I'm really impressed with Verizon, both the phone and customer service. But in the end its all relative to your own individual experience.
[Touch Pro2 CDMA] ajac:
sprint would be cheaper monthly just upfront is where verizon wins.
[Touch Pro2 CDMA] immage:
Verizon or Sprint

Here are a few things to consider

A while back Sprint and Verizon got into bed together

Verizon wanted a fast dependable data network without paying to develop it so they actually pay sprint to use there data network, part of the agreement was that Sprint would get to use all of verizon's voice service for sprint roaming at no cost to there customers. So as far as usage they are the same network.

Verizon charges there customers for every little thing they do., and until the other day did not have a affordable everything plan. also sprint and HTC have an accord that (even though most carriers have released the final version of the phone) all the other cariers would be beta testers for the touch pro 2 .

other than that the phones are virtually identical.

oh btw sprint customer care sucks.:D
[Touch Pro2 CDMA] JohnMcD348:
thanks for all the input. Keep it coming.

I'm beginning to lean a little toward the Sprint again now. I discovered that a friend of mine via a totally different website is a Sprint Tech who works on the infrastructure and tech side of things. He's provided me a little more insight on the overall costs and benefits compared to Verizon and even AT&T.

I went through the Hurricanes a few years back and remember our EMS services here in Polk swithing over to Verizon, from Sprint, after and most have more issues now than before. One of the Captians says he can be sitting in his office with a tower within visual sight and still not have a signal. I know, doesn't mean it's a Verizon tower but still....

Everyone I know on the civilian side that has Verizon has nothing but good to say about it. I think my wife and I are about the only people who have Nextel/Sprint that doesn't have a problem with cell service. From what I've read and what I've been told by some in the know, there will be a update on the Sprint Phone, just not until it is stable and as bug free as possible. This weekend, the wife and I will be out shopping and going to some of the service centers to see what kind of deals we can get. I onlt just learned about the Premiere customer service from Sprint adn apparently I more than qualify for it. Also, I think I may even get a small discount for working at the Hospital. I know Verizon has a 18 or 19% discount. Why not 20%, I don't know. ALso, I'll call and speak to Customer care at Sprint to see what they are willing to offer to keep me a a customer. Then it ultimately comes down to what Sprints plan and price is compared to Verizons plan and price and how much it costs with any addons. I read a coupld of sites over the last couple days that show where Sprint is $20 cheaper at minimum for the same services. That alone would make up the difference in phone cost. Especially over the lifetime of the phone as I don't upgrade often.

Heck, I'm still using the same Axim x51v that I bought back in 2005 and the same ic902 that I got back in 2006-7 and have been hapy with both ever since. I'm just tired of carrying both around all the time.

Thanks for all the input. Please keep it coming.
[Touch Pro2 CDMA] trogdor1138:
I'll chime in for Sprint. It depends on how much you talk and who you talk to, but Sprint's plans are pretty cheap. My wife and I pay ~$120 a month for unlimited messaging and data for both of us, meaning even extra premium services like GPS, TV, radio, etc. We admittedly don't have the most minutes, but Sprint lets you call any cell phone, regardless of carrier, without using minutes. We mostly just call people on their cells and call parents and the like on weekends, so the small number of minutes we get is never even closed to being exhausted. They also don't roll-over, but if we never come close to going over, who cares? I've found Sprint's coverage to be excellent where I live in Utah, and quite comparable to Verizon in the high Rockies in Colorado when we visit my parents.

There will always be good and bad stories of customer service, but I like the reps at our local Sprint store and they actually know quite a bit about the hardware they're selling (I will never forget when I was exchanging a bad Tilt (Kaiser, not the Rhodium) and I asked the AT&T rep if he had any suggestions for ROM's or software. He told me he didn't really know about any of that, but he had watched a movie on his once and thought that was cool, haha).
[Touch Pro2 CDMA] dahauss:
I have sprint.. I have the everything data plan which comes with ANY CELL ANY TIME so I can call my friends on any cell service.. I also get UNLIMITED DATA and UNLIMITED TEXT/MMS.. also 1500 minutes...

the stock rom is not good at all.. I use mighty rom and its made my phone 10000000 times better
[Touch Pro2 CDMA] JohnMcD348:
Well, I stayed with Sprint. Took the TP2 and the wife opted for a Blackberry 8350 or something like that. She got it becasue it was Purple.....

To make things even better, Since I'm an RN and with teh Trauma team for my local hospital(probably employee discount they all get), I got an additional 23% discount on my plan so my $129 plan is closer to $100. Verizon was only giving 18% off their price so it was even a greater savings for me. So I'll more than make up the difference in price of the phone over the next year.

Thanks for all the input. As you can probably already see, I'm playing with the new phone and already have questioins.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Infestdead:
Hello, my first post here and i'll be honest, i haven't done much research or searched this forum (fresh problem, not enough time), but believe that my problem might be unique so please bear with me.

The phone in question is in lithuania - is locked to T-mobile, the seller will try to unlock it, i almost bought the phone but couldn't figure out course of action to unlock it since i'm neither Tmobile customer, neither have receipt for this phone, furthermore i found corrosive like damage under the back cover of phone.

What worries me is lack of PN SN barcode sticker in picture 01 (i wasn't comfortable to post numbers i found there, so i blured them out), "molten" plastic damage seen in all 3 pictures, copper something sticking in picture 02 below camera (i believe it may be bluetooth or other antenna) and overall opinion about extent of damage found here. Otherwise the phone looks fine on the outside, touchscreen works, no dead pixels, minimal bruises on case.

Origin of phone is from USA, guy bought both of them there (one for his wife but she didn't like this "brick"), his own phone also sports deformed plastic inside, but seems to work so i'm at loss here, what may be the cause of this deformation, is it normal or what..? Dealer seems like honest guy who may actually be duped himself...
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pjcforpres:
How much did you pay for that? Were these issues made clear pre-sale? Did you get it off eBay?

That is not normal at all. As well, with no serial # and the semi-stripped screws I would bet the phone is either a) refurbed or b) stolen/made of stolen phones. I don't know of many refurbished phone sellers that remove serial #'s and FCC labels that are reqiured by law to be on the device.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Infestdead:
to pjcforpres>>

i almost bought it, the seller was honest enough to return money, will try to unlock then we may meet again and try to check is phone working at all.

Considering new like appearance of outside he was surprised himself (i won't judge him, returned money afterall, almost got duped myself).

I haven't bought it from ebay, because couldn't find anything on ebay that would be of reasonable price and send to lithuania (we are known of failure, i won't deny) - was tracking few days ago developer phone on co.uk, but friend with excelent feedback couldn't even attempt to bet because lithuania is a no no :)

The phone came with american like charger - it is possible that it was stolen in USA and sent here or sold to the poor guy back there. As i mentioned above, his own phone sports damage though he uses his phone just fine. About missing SN stickers.. well ... what can i say?

Phone price goes 540 lithuanian money with going course (3.4528 Eur, 2.3758 $) approx 156 Eur or 227$. Issue about unlocking was told beforehand, i haven't predicted that it could pose a problem.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pjcforpres:
As long as you got your money back. You might want to try calling a seller/emailing an eBay seller and seeing if they would sell to you on the basis they don't ship until the payment fully clears, I would bet most retailers and some eBay sellers would be willing to work out/accept something along those lines.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] equid0x:
If you ask me it looks like somebody tried to glue the back cover on...
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lbcoder:
To me it looks like it got run over by a truck...
[Nexus One General] droiddv:
I only started this thread to see if anyone has had time to put a complete factory rom together "without" going through fastboot.

What I mean is a factory rom you can just flash through Amon-Ra's recovery. So people can just revert back to original rom, without 10 steps through fastboot. For some people it is a pain in the ass. Some people do not have adb access. With a complete factory rom they could just copy to their sd card, boot into recovery, then flash like any other rom. So If anyone has heard of this done, or if anyone is up to the challenge. Please respond.
[Nexus One General] BookCase:
Excellent idea. i'dlike to see this done, as well.
[Nexus One General] droiddv:
It's been done.

http://android.modaco.com/content/g...te-zip-online-kitchen-optional-root-insecure/
[Nexus One General] BookCase:
O, how nice! :)
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Paul22000:
My PC has never been able to connect via adb, and after weeks of searching around, reinstalling drivers 99 times etc, I finally gave up. That was months ago.

Today I found my Nexus One wasn't able to connect either (yes, new drivers), I knew it was something with Windows. I am using Windows XP 64 bit and I found this:

Eureka! No wonder!!!

Unfortunately, the "fixed" file is extremely old, so it won't work for my G1, nor especially for the Nexus One.

Has anyone out there been able to use adb with

ANY

Android device on Windows XP 64 bit?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kozm0naut:
No. I used to use Windows XP 64-bit. You need to upgrade to a new operating system, trust me.

Edit: The one guy who says the drivers work on xp-64 is incorrect or simply lying. I wasted a lot of time thanks to that jackass post.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rashkae:
I'm on win 7 64-bit and it connected without a hiccup.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Paul22000:
THANK YOU

Finally, someone else in the same boat! People kept telling me to reinstall drivers a billion times. Now I know it's true. Thanks!
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Paul22000:
Windows 7 64 =/= Windows XP 64 :(
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Paul22000:
Also just found this:
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] melterx12:
k0z you are incorrect. I just looked at my usb_driver folder included with the android sdk, it shows the files: androidwinusba64.cat, and a folder named amd64 for 64 bit installations, along with an i386 folder and androidwinusb86.cat for 32 bit installations.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Paul22000:
Just because there is a folder and some files for it, doesn't mean it works.

That's why I'm asking if there's anyone who has *actually used* adb on Windows XP 64 bit.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] melterx12:
actually, thats exactly what it means. the androidwinusb64.cat is the catalog for windows 64 bit.

EDIT: Just follow this guide, but use the latest adb drivers not the one provided in the link: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=502010

Latest drivers are found here: http://djdoprkngutub.cloudfront.net/usb_driver.zip
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kozm0naut:
While I'm sure a number of attempts have been made, and it's even possible that there are successful drivers out there now, I find this highly unlikely and I know that I personally wasted too much time trying to get this to work on my XP-64 machine.

There's really no support any more for Windows XP-64, in regards to Android or anything else as far as I can tell. Vista sucked, but it's time for you to make the jump to 7 I think ;)

I found these files as well, none of them ever worked. Does this one work? Have you used it? Furthermore, it doesn't look like any of these indicate that they are for Windows XP at all.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] melterx12:
well I am not sure that it works on XP 64, but It has been confirmed working on 64 bit Vista and 7.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Paul22000:
Have you tried it? Do you know of anyone who has gotten it working? That's my point :cool:

Trust me, I've researched this for weeks on end. I know how to install adb.

And now that I see others with the same problem, I know it's just not possible.

Yes, I know. But not Windows XP 64. ([Edit]: Just updated the title for clarity.) Until there is someone who has gotten it working on XP 64, I am 100% sure it's not possible.

Tell you what. Make a video of you clearly showing that you're running Windows XP 64 bit and adb working, throw it on YouTube, and I'll donate $10 to you. Sound good? :D
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] melterx12:
Windows XP? do you know what year this is?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Paul22000:
I'm not sure what that has to do with anything. Just because a newer version is out, doesn't mean everyone on the planet will magically stop using XP.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kozm0naut:
If Microsoft had their way, we'd have arbitrary full OS updates every year. Obsolescence express!
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Paul22000:
I just spent the past 4 hours backing up 35 GB of data to DVDRs, reformatting my hard drive, installing Windows XP 32 bit, and reinstalling all hardware drivers etc.

I now just plugged in my G1, installed the usb drivers and BOOM, adb works perfectly.

I'm now 1000% sure that the Android usb drivers cannot be used in Windows XP 64 Bit. Hopefully this helps others out there.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] melterx12:
you spent all that time backing up jsut to install windows XP again? Why not upgrade to 7?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Paul22000:
I have not purchased Windows 7.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] melterx12:
I never said purchase ;)
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] n1ghtm4r:
I confirm also here that USB drivers shipped with android SDK does not work on Windows XP 64 bit. The phone is correctly recognized by OS but ADB does not list any device.

Is there any news about this issue?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Paul22000:
Wow, blast from the past haha.

I just gave up and switched to WinXP 32-bit. It's not possible to get ADB working with WinXP 64-bit.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] n1ghtm4r:
That's a pity because at work we have still some (many) PC with Windows XP 64 bit
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khaytsus:
Your thread necrophilia is impressive.. Over three years.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Psychopoddy:
I d'not live on this forum, but while searching google (about Xpx64 and android drv) I found some links from other sites to this topic.

So after the problem was fixed I decided to post here, maybe this info helps another ppls to save time.

But most ppl imho use adb wifi - cause it's OS- independent. But USB more universal of course, you can attach dev. to laptop during the trip, or maybe smbdy do not use\have wifi cause think that its unhealthy cause of high EM radiation (wifi free zones).
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tharindunw:
Try google android drivers
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] unforseenenemy:
I had to start a new thread here from my work i started here

I will add more every weekend as long as work permits

PLEASE if you have any requests i will do my best to create something for ya!

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Download the .cab and install, this will overwrite the circles animation but it is uninstallable!

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"Spades" - This is just the card files NOT the Background

Seeing as how it doesnt replace background file, it should work on VGA as well

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"Windows" - This is just the logo files NOT the Background

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"Bud Light" - This is just the logo files NOT the Background

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"Girlie" - This is just the logo files NOT the Background

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Hope you all enjoy!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] unforseenenemy:
Saved for more!

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"Win7" - This is just the logo files NOT the Background

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"SenateLogo" - This is just the logo files NOT the Background

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[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] unforseenenemy:
and more!

Saved for more files
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] pongothemagnificent:
Yo UFS your not online as much xD, get your ass online lol, need to talk to ya.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] unforseenenemy:
lame!

looks like im already going to get phased out :-D

look at this!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] unforseenenemy:
well i have had almost 200 downloads...but not too much as far as ideas, or comments....anything i need to improve on guys?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] andylayo:
Nice work!

Hi

Nice to see someone else pushing the bounderies a bit more on these animated back grounds,I think you have done a good job and cant understand why there aren t more people on this thread!

Once these animations are understood a little more the possibilities for high quality smooth animations of any sort we be just around the corner:D.

I would comment on how they work on my device (diamond 2) but unfortunatley

they dont and I am unsure why. when I select personalize - Home tab wallpaper - Animated wallpaper nothing is there:confused:

I guess its my rom and I have missing files allready:rolleyes:

Would be cool if you could try and edit the other animations including the weather ones, I.ll look foward to see what you can come up with next.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] unforseenenemy:
Thanks for your input! As far as there being no Animations in your ROM i suggest PMing your ROM creator and see if they left the files out or not....

I will work more on these eventually theyre fun and easy to do! But at the time i am finishing up making my Acer S200 ROM and then i am going to finish making my custom icon pack and then i will create my custom Startup animation...

Let me know what your ROM Chef says about those animation files!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] senator2019:
senate seal

I know this may sound wierd but i was wondering if you cound do one of the united states senate seal? Im kinda a historian buff and congress if my concen right now. heres a link to a pic of it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seal_of_the_United_States_Senate
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] unforseenenemy:
Hey im sorry i didnt even see your post until just now! i will look into some pics for it right now:)