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[Touch Pro2 CDMA] bizzled:
Verizon Wireless Basic Pre-Paid Plan

I've got a Blackberry :eek: through work and use that to read my work mails and for calls. I was still using the HTC P3600 as my PDA/MP3 player/Navigation/snapshots/movies/games/etc. and was thinking it's time for an upgrade. The TP2 seemed to be a worthy successor... thank god - I was waiting long enough. Anyway, I was also looking for a plan that I could use every now and then without any monthly commitments and related high charges. So the Verizon basic pre-paid plan seemed ideal for my situation - it costs 99 cents per day you use it - while giving you unlimited data for that day. I'd get a $100 charge so they let me keep my number for 1 year and I'd get OTA data for every third day during that year. So much for the plan... :rolleyes:

First attempt: Try to get the Vz TP2 with the basic pre-paid plan. FAILED ... although the pre-paid guys told me the phone would work with the plan, they wouldn't be able to sell it to me without a monthly plan. I could have gotten it for the month-to-month price and then cancelled the plan after the first month - but I didn't want to go that far. :mad:

So I bought the phone through eBay. Slight complication - but I am very happy with my new phone so far! :D

Second attempt: Get the Vz pre-paid plan setup to my new TP2 that I bought off eBay. FAILED :mad: althought initially I was informed the pre-paid plan would WORK with the TP2 - Verizon Wireless refuses to set it up with the TP2 (which they will recognize as soon as you give them your MEID). They told me "the pre-paid network is not able to handle the traffic generated by the TP2 phone" :confused: right, like there's a separate pre-paid network.... :)

Third attempt: PENDING I want to get some low-cost CDMA phone, either off eBay or from Vz directly (~$40 dollars one-time costs) and set that up with the basic pre-paid plan. Then I'll just "repair"/clone that phone's ESN to my TP2 and theoretically will be able to use my TP2 finally with the Verizon Wireless Basic Pre-Paid plan. :cool:

Anyone has any thoughts or - even better - real life experience? Will this work? Any ideas for a cheaper solution? I don't mind the workaround - it's fun so far... :D
[Touch Pro2 CDMA] cdmccul:
Bizzled - THIS IS EXACTLY the kind of information I wanted to know! I'm reading this intently, I can't wait to hear how this went. I have a little bit of time before I have to change companies, I'd really like to do this...

I think I can get you a phone that is from VZ... used to be on the network, let me know if you need one, I'll go do the research on my end.
[Touch Pro2 CDMA] WatermelonSlim:
Page Plus is a prepaid service that uses the Verizon network. They will activate any unlocked CDMA phone (even phones from another carrier).

Most Verizon PDA phones work out of the box with no unlocking or anything needed.

See here:

http://www.pagepluscellular.com/

Sounds like exactly what you are looking for.
[Touch Pro2 CDMA] MadM3rlin:
Did you buy a verizon branded TP2? Just curious, since I'm dealing with my own issue with verizon.
[Touch Pro2 CDMA] bizzled:
@cdmccul - I'll definitely share the results once I'm done. Got a Verizon Phone already for the cloning process... just need to figure the cloning out now. Thanks for the offer though! :)

@SaltyDawg - thanks for the hint. I won't go with PagePlus though since they charge you $1.20/MB for data and that's all I'm interested in for my future TP2 plan...
[Touch Pro2 CDMA] bizzled:
Yes I did.
[Touch Pro2 CDMA] WatermelonSlim:
$1.20 per MB? That's only if you take the standard plan.

http://www.pagepluscellular.com/Plans/Talk n Text 1200.aspx

That says you get 1200 minutes, 1200 text messages, and 50 MB of data for $29.99 per month (which is the same as the $1.00 per day that you were talking about on Verizon). And data is billed at .60 per MB if you go over the 50 MB.
[Touch Pro2 CDMA] cdmccul:
I looked at PagePlus, but the web site wasn't working well for me, and it appears as though they won't get me a phone number near where I need one. Doesn't mean I won't try a different area code, but for now, if I can get Verizon to work, that would be 'better.

However, Verizon doesn't have any LOCAL numbers to exactly where I am. The closest town to where I am moving to is considered long distance to where I will be living.
[Touch Pro2 CDMA] WatermelonSlim:
Just port your number in. Keep your existing number. If you don't have an existing number, buy a cheap prepaid phone and then port that number.
[Touch Pro2 CDMA] cdmccul:
I'll have to see if I can find any - the town I'm moving to isn't THAT small, but I haven't found any local cell numbers. I'll have to do more research, there's got to be somebody... That or I'll try to do something with the GoogleVoice thingy I read about a while ago.
[Touch Pro2 CDMA] WatermelonSlim:
Well if push comes to shove, you can port landline numbers too. So you could sign up for a landline from whoever the local phone company is, and then after a few days port it out to your cell phone.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] david1171:
Credits

Cyanogen, Enomther, MoDaCo, JesusFreke, Stericson, Oshaka, seraph1024, and anyone else who has further android with their efforts.

What does this contain?

A modified /system/framework/framework-res.apk:

-res/drawable-hdpi/statusbar_background.png made to be flat black.

-res/layout/status_bar.xml hex edited for both calls to 08 00 00 1C to change 00 00 00 to FF FF FF, so notification text will appear as white.

A modified /system/framework/services.jar/classes.dex:

-com/android/server/status/StatusBarIcon.smali to make the clock text from black to white.

-com/android/server/status/StatusBarService.smali to make the date text from black to white.

Install Instructions

-Place on sdcard

-Reboot into recovery

-Make a nandroid backup

-Apply the .zip

-Reboot

Download(s)

-Flash in recovery-

CM 5.0.6

http://android-theme-minus.googlecode.com/files/Black_Bar_5.0.6.zip

Enomther 1.8.1

http://android-theme-minus.googlecode.com/files/Black_Bar_1.8.1.zip

MCRr13

http://android-theme-minus.googlecode.com/files/Black_Bar_r13.zip

Morph

-Apply with MetaMorph-

Transparent Battery Images

This will give you transparent battery images for when the phone is not charging if you do not want to have a battery image and percent when using the battery percent mod.

http://android-theme-minus.googlecode.com/files/transparent_battery.zip

Desire Status Bar

This will give you just the statusbar_background.9.png from the Desire ROM. People were asking for it in this thread (I think) and in my desire bar thread.

http://android-theme-minus.googlecode.com/files/Desire_Status_Bar.zip

F.A.Q.

Q. How do I get back to a stock notification bar?

A. Either apply a nandroid if you made one or reflash your ROM.

Q. Is there an easy way to tell a file used in MetaMorph from a file flashed in recovery?

A. The size will be substantially larger for a file flashed in recovery. Those files remain roughly around 3MBs. My morphs are usually much smaller and usually only a few KBs or so.

Disclaimer

Nandroid before flashing this so that if something goes wrong, or you want to go back to how your phone was before, then you easily can. Also, if it breaks something, and I don't know how to fix it, then I will say "Apply your nandroid," and if you reply with something similar to "I didn't make one for 'insert your reason for not making a nandroid here.'" Then I will tell you to wipe your phone, and take it as a lesson learned. Also, I am not responsible for any ill things that come from using this. One last thing NANDROID FIRST.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] iVisionX01:
Can you post a screenshot? And maybe if you have a spare time use hero battery icon?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] david1171:
imagine your status bar black lol. its not on my phone anymore. i just tested out the file to make sure it would work then went back to my theme. this was just a request from a user and felt i would share it with other people that wanted it. also, the hero battery probably won't look good scaled up to 38x38 from 25x25. almost all of my old theme icons didn't.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] seraph1024:
Awesome theme.

How do you take screen shots on Nexus one BTW
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] david1171:
I use ddms in the tools folder of the SDK.

Not really as much of a theme as it is a modified services.jar, /system/framework/framework-res.apk/res/drawable-hdpi/statusbar_background.9.png, and /system/framework/framework-res.apk/res/layout/status_bar.xml.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] BrooklynAvi:
You can also use the screenshot plugin that comes in Droid Explorer available on XDA. See my sig (or search if it's no longer in my sig).
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] OrganizedFellow:
LOVE THE BLACK BAR!

I rarely used dark themes wallpapers, but I made my own.

It looks EFF-ing awesome!

Thanks David, Enomther, and JesusFreke!
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] diversificationied:
Does this work on a stock nexus rom, if so....how do i do it?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] david1171:
Should work on any rooted nexus one. It over-writes your system/app and system/framework folders. Flash it in recovery.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] diversificationied:
Ah, okay rooted. Won't be doing that yet, thanks.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] QMAN101:
This is awesome David. You are truly an artist. Thanks.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] AC!D:
here are two screenshots
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] 3Shirts:
Will this work on CM5 beta2
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Mi|enko:
Why not make a nandroid backup and try it out for us? ;-)
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] 3Shirts:
Well put :)

I did so and it works! woop woop
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] NisseGurra:
But it overwrites lot of apps, and u loose multi touch browser
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] hks18psigst:
Also lose reboot option when power button is pushed and notification tray is no longer clear
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] 3Shirts:
Yes I was a little quick to say it worked (I just really checked it booted). It borked superuser permissions app and terminal too.

I'd probably suggest we wait for certified cm5 compatible themes
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] DocRambone:
CM5 beta 2 seem very tricky to theme, no luck so far.

But i am noob so the pro's may have better chance. :p
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] david1171:
The reason it breaks so many things is that it is built from the template enomther provided about 2 weeks ago which doesn't have all the modifications that cyanogen added to it. I haven't installed CM beta 2 yet, but when I do (or whatever the current one is), then I will work on updating my work to it.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] 3Shirts:
That's great, yeah I guessed it was that. Well whenever you do get time to make a CM5 compatible version, i'll be installing it straight away
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] clandest:
how do you reverse this if you don't want it anymore?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] david1171:
One of two things:

If you followed what the first post said and made a nandroid, then you apply that nandroid.

Or, you flash the templates stickied in this section.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] d.cortez:
looks like this doesn't work with the new update... i wiped my device (lol), performed a clean install of the update, applied the theme and my device stayed on the colored X screen for 10 minutes. anyway, thanks for your work.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] FormelLMS:
Yeah, it's big of over 30 MB of Stuff, noone needs.

If someone could tell me, where I can find this notification bar, I trie to make it glassy or transparent. But I can't find.

I've tried at framework-res.apk, but didn't find it.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] david1171:
It was that size because at the time of the original release there weren't really any ROMs around with de-odex-ed frameworks, so I figured if I left it the whole template, then there would be a lot less chance of error on both ends.

Now though, I can release it with just framework-res.apk and services.jar.

It is untested as of now because of my blasted work conditions (grrrr job).
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Dayzee:
Any chance this could be fixed for CM5 Beta 5? It just bootlooped when I tried the Beta 4 Version :(

Dayz xx
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] david1171:
It's in the OP :)
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Dayzee:
Superb!! Love this little mod, its all I really need.

Mwah xxx

Dayzxx
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] jerrycycle:
Just flash this on the stable 5.0 CM. works fine.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Dayzee:
Confirmed working fine with CM 5.0.2 Stable :)

Brilliant little mod - thanks again Dev xx
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Stea1thmode:
@david1171 is this compatible with Modaco 1.6 custom ROM?

I flashed the zip file and my phone was stuck on the initial splash screen.

Has this been reported or is it only me?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] david1171:
If you give me a link to the ROM then I can see what I can do.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Stea1thmode:
Thank-You david, it's actually ModaCo's baked ROM but here's the prepacked one:

Download WITHOUT MoDaCo Additions MD5: d16ddcb3cea683c94d8dbcba5af688c4

http://android.modaco.com/content/g...ine-kitchen-based-on-ere36b-now-with-htc-ime/

Thanks again

BTW it did work for me on CM 5.0.2 Stable.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] david1171:
Sorry, there isn't really anything I can do since his ROM is de-odex-ed. :(
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Stea1thmode:
ahhhhh ok

thanks David.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] rjhay22:
Kinda late response, but home++ comes with screen shot, another option. hehe.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] OrganizedFellow:
i like to use Drocap2 for screenshots.

it automatically time-stamps its shots, & puts them in a user designated folder.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Stea1thmode:
is this good to go on CM 5.0.3?

cheers
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] david1171:
Not yet, either today/tonight and if not then definitely tomorrow.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Stea1thmode:
cheers mate, i'll, watch out;)
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] david1171:
It's up in the OP now for CM 5.0.3.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Stea1thmode:
Thanks David, you're a star.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] awdlexusis:
i love your black bar mods.used to always wait on your updates with my htc magic..glad to see your working with the nexus now.thanks!
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] SPAS79:
Messed up Moultitouch

Hey I installed the black bar mod, looks amazing but it messed up my multitouch... so i rolled back to the plain 5.0.3, also I'm moving to 5.0.3.1 so... thanks for your work though...
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] jz9833:
simply love the black bar, its why I went though the whole rooting process
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] daz23:
in-call issue

hi all. im trying to narrow down an issue I am having..

during a call i navigate away from the 'in-call' screen (check sms/email/calendar)

a green phone icon appears in the notification menu but when i drag the menu down the icon is not present to click

can someone with this morph confirm if the issue occurs for them also?

thanks
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Stea1thmode:
@David,

does this work with CM 5.0.4?

cheers mate:)
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] david1171:
Not at the moment, or if it does, I bet it breaks some of the new features. Once I get the images I am currently playing with sorted out, then I will set this up. Shouldn't be too much longer.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Stea1thmode:
thanks man
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] david1171:
It's in the OP now :)
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Stea1thmode:
Nice 1 David :D
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] awdlexusis:
love it thank you!!!
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] david1171:
Glad you like it :D
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Nudge111:
Installed! Working beautifully!

Thanks.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Paraglider1982:
Thx for your update :)
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] david1171:
Thank you everyone for all the kind words :)

Added version for CM 5.0.4.1 in the OP.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] irishrally:
"I'm loving it"
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] beeblue26:
there is a free apk in the market called shootme, after install, just shake the phone and it will take a screenshoot and put the pic under the shootme directory in the SD card.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] david1171:
Put a version in the OP for Enomther's 1.7.1.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Stea1thmode:
Hi David,

are there any chance you could make this work for the Modaco custom ROM 1.9 found here;

http://android.modaco.com/content/g...custom-rom-for-nexus-one-with-online-kitchen/

its De-odexed.

thanks man, look forward to your reply:)
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] david1171:
http://android-theme-minus.googlecode.com/files/Black_Bar_1.9.zip

I don't have the time right now to test it but it's easy to make so if you want to nandroid and test it out.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Stea1thmode:
nice one David, I'll check it out;)

from recovery it read:

E:wrong digest:

framework/framework-res.apk

E:verification failed

don't worry man, take your time, thanks

I will look into the framework
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] david1171:
Sorry about that. Try the link again.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] psylink:
When you do, you'll wish you had done it sooner, so worth it :)
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Stea1thmode:
thanks man, I tried the last link you posted again but same result, are they not the same files or did you make some minor adjustments?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] david1171:
Really don't know what the problem is. I signed the file (again) and reuploaded it under the same link. I just resigned the file one more time, and tested it to see if it was signed and it is signed, so try the link one more time. Sorry about that.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] :
Actually just rooted/unlocked the other day. lol
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] david1171:
Thank you for all the testing Stea1thmode. :) It's in the OP now.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Stea1thmode:
you're welcome David, glad to be of assistance;)
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] hotweiss:
Can you make an update that is compatible with Wysie's Browser?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] david1171:
http://android-theme-minus.googlecode.com/files/Wysie_Browser_Black_Bar.zip

If you don't mind testing it out. If it works, then I'll add it to the OP.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] hotweiss:
That worked perfectly, thank-you very much.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] david1171:
Thank you for testing. It's in the OP.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] jerrycycle:
Flashed your black bar theme on the 5.0.5 N1 test 2. It works but the battery % reading is missing. I do have the battery status check to display in spare parts. Thanks for the work.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] david1171:
It doesn't work because the battery percentage files are not in the sercives.jar for the version that you flashed (for CM 5.0.4.1 I assume), so that is why it doesn't work. When he releases an official version, then I will update to it, or if I am not terribly busy, then I can do it tomorrow.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] jerrycycle:
Thanks, just asking. Is it to much to just leave the green coloring out and keep the area black, and the letters white. Having the % lets me know the level and it is easy to see as the level does drop without the fading of the green.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] david1171:
Updated OP with a version for CM 5.0.5 and added a morph to take away the battery icon images.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] jerrycycle:
Thanks, just how I wished it to be.:D
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] david1171:
If you use the morph for transparent battery images, can you tell me if it works for you? I know sometimes mm can be weird about. Also, when did xda add [OP] to a person's name in a thread they started?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] karthikjr:
Works for me! Thanks :)

And this OP thing is new!

Didn't notice it earlier today when I logged in.

CM5.05 + EPE54B Gapps + BlackBar Mod + Transparent Battery Icon
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] karthikjr:
Also, have you worked on / are working on a blackMod for the Wysie browser?

The fullscreen one that's in cyan505?

EDIT: Noticed that you have one with the Desire icons. Anything with stock, like the one in this mod? :)
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] david1171:
Huh? The isn't the full screen browser mod in the new cm?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] jerrycycle:
It work well. No issue when applying or after install. I have yet to try on the stable 5.0.5. I am still running the 5.0.5 test 3. When the update to .1 drops I will update and try it.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] sputnik99:
I still got no % for my battery. Am I doing something wrong?

cm 5.0.5.1, latest statusbar mod and % activated in spare parts .

edit: solved itself ... strange :-)
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] karthikjr:
I'm talking about modding the graphics for the navigation bar in the browser, to make it black and glossy. Will you be working on this? :)
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] mianosm:
Great little zip, any plans on working on:

Black_Bar_5.0.5.1\framework\framework-res\res\drawable-hdpi\status_bar_close_on.9.png ?

Would be nice to have the pull down match the notification bar. : )
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] SoCalMiles:
+1, needs a Dark transparent shade
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] david1171:
I think after toggling it in spare parts it take a battery image change to show up.

I could make a morph for it, I am trying to keep this one for what it was originally asked for.

I could make a morph for it for reason stated above lol. If there is a theme that already has one either of you like, link it, and I can use it, or I can work on one.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] david1171:
Will work on visuals tomorrow, tired right now. Updated OP with version for CM 5.0.5.2.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] david1171:
Updated OP with version for Enomther's 1.8.1 and MoDaCo's 2.1.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Ovrclock:
Stuck in boot loop (along with Desire Bar Mod) with enom 1.8.1
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] david1171:
Updated the links in the OP for Enomther's 1.8.1, if those don't work then I have to get down and dirty to solve it lol.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] asae:
Flash it on Enom 1.8.1, works great! thanks!

ps. any chance to get version for the white bar too? (just in-case wanted to go back :))
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] david1171:
@asae

Just reflash your ROM.

Updated OP with version for MCRr13.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] codito:
This is so fantastic and works so well for my setup, thank you SO much dude.

One possible suggestion/request, I would love to see the icons like the edge/3g and arrows and the wifi signal and such have all black backgrounds so they matched the black bar, it just kinda bugs me that they have little black squares around them.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] jerrycycle:
Black bar and transparent battery morph worked on the cm 5.0.6 test build
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Xlythe:
It worked on 5.0.6 test1, but not 5.0.6 test3.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] david1171:
Updated OP with version for CM 5.0.6, a .1 is coming, or so I hear, don't know when an updated version will drop, or if it will even be needed.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] awdlexusis:
link broken for 5.0.6 download...thanks
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] david1171:
Thank you for pointing that out. I just highlight the entire thing and replace the link that way. I must have gotten the last ] caught in there and it messed up the link.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] awdlexusis:
no prob, thanks for all your badass morphs and everything else!!:D
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Ehsan021:
Hi guys . I have problem with morph .

when i pick the theme i see this screen :

Why????????
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] david1171:
Try redownloading the file, make sure the name of the file shows up exactly as the name of the .thm file (sometimes it adds letters/random numbers/symbols to the name of the .zip), try deleting the folder in /sdcard/AndroidThemes/.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Ehsan021:
thanks buddy but its not working :(
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] david1171:
What ROM and what morph are you trying to apply it to?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Ehsan021:
Rom 5.0.5.3 & 5.0.6 CM

Morph 1.9.4

:?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] chobie:
Im getting the same error as above. 5.0.6
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] david1171:
What morph are you trying to apply and what version of MetaMorph are you using?