yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Vibrant General] TexUs:
You have to be optimistic :)

Seems like they'd have corrected themselves by now???
[Vibrant General] chaoscentral:
they did pull the off contract pricing from their facebook page shortly after it was posted, so im assuming that would be considered correcting themselves lol
[Vibrant General] TexUs:
I've confirmed it like three different days with them... Seems to be good so far.
[Vibrant General] christpuncher:
so if i were to buy this phone for the $200 2yr contract price, and i had a $100 credit, would i be getting it for $100? i know this is a stupid question, but i've been scouring the net looking for a price for current customers. and if i could confirm the $100 price, i'd pretty much induce a coma until thursday so i wouldn't have to wait.
[Vibrant General] AndroidZ28:
You don't have a $100 credit, you have a $100 credit LINE. That means you can pay $100 down and three payments of $33.

Also, No Contract price is $499! Quit spreading misinformation.
[Vibrant General] joackie27:
I used to be a T-Mobile customer for 7 years. But T-Mobile is in trouble though.

http://gizmodo.com/5584267/t+mobile-radioshack-top-2011-list-of-potentially-doomed-companies
[Vibrant General] jscarano:
T-Mobile isnt going anywhere
[Vibrant General] heygrl:
Sprint is in more trouble (read:not profitable) though bro.

Can we keep this garbage out of this forum, it's already been regarded as baloney. Rightfully so, because the analyst is a moron.
[Vibrant General] TexUs:
They lost 77,000 customers last quarter.

Now, I'd agree that doesn't spell doom (Look at Sprint). But your statement is just as equally valid as the dude that says they're in trouble.
[Vibrant General] heygrl:
No it's not.
[Vibrant General] larryccf:
all those Droid customers had to come from somewhere plus suspect a lot of those losses were due to customers closing unnecessary accts due to the economy
[Vibrant General] iceshinobi:
well... back to topic :D I called T-Mobile and they said 249.99 for a 2 year upgrade BEFORE a 50 dollar Rebate.
[Vibrant General] TexUs:
LOL, you're in denial.

ATT GAINED 1.9 Million

Verizon GAINED 1.5 Million

Sprint LOST 75,000 customers

TMobile LOST 77,000 customers

Sorry, but to say that Sprint is "more in trouble" than TMobile is just flat out ignorant. And for you calling the analyst that pointed that out a moron is, well... moronic.

TMobile is bleeding as well. I'm a fan of TMobile, I really am. But I'm not going to lie about what's black and white.

Edit- and before you proclaim "iPhone" excuse for those numbers, those are Q1 numbers, as Q2 has not come out.

You know, that'd hold merit if all the carriers were losing customers. But that's not the case.
[Vibrant General] heygrl:
Do you know how much and how little net subscriber numbers mean? Obviously not. LOL you're ignorant
[Vibrant General] bl4ckdr4g00n:
I have 2 questions:

- Is Vibrant locked or unlocked?

- If it's locked, can I unlocked it, and how?
[Vibrant General] badaphooko01:
Yes it comes locked unless you buy it outright, but if you buy under contract and have been a customer for more than six months they will unlock it for you.

Also there are 3rd party companies that can give you the unlock code for a fee!
[Vibrant General] bl4ckdr4g00n:
Thank you very much

but how to buy it outright?
[Vibrant General] siberslug:
I'm not sure were your getting you news from but go to a site that has the entire story.

Yes T-mobile lost customer's but there net income is up !! Net Income: $362 million. More people are buying smart phone with a data plan so there making a lot of money.

Sprint lost less costumers and they have a net loss of $865 million. That's huge !!!!.

So Yes Sprint is in major major trouble and T-Mobile.... well not so much. so Yes he is right
[Vibrant General] TexUs:
Financially, sure.

However your driving force is your customers. When you're losing customers you've got a problem... Their revenue may be up but it's at the expense of everyone else.

You need a strong userbase to push your products. Same reason why Apple's revenues are so high on Macs, but they won't ever make a true dent in the market like Microsoft will with Windows: they simply don't have the customers, and as such they don't have the userbase needed to push new products.
[Vibrant General] AndroidZ28:
Take this somewhere else. This is not the place for that nonsense. We are discussing the Vibrant.

On topic, local t-mobile had price cards- $500 no contract
[Vibrant General] temperbad:
My tmobile store also said 500 no contact
[Vibrant General] heygrl:
Was that with or without accessories, because those cards list the price with accessories some of time.
[Vibrant General] MBok:
I went in to a T-Mobile store yesterday and demoed the phone and the T-Mo rep told me it was going to be $450 with no contract.

We keep hearing different things but basically the price is ranging from about $430 to $500 which all sound reasonable to me.
[Vibrant General] AndroidZ28:
Without accessories. It said 499 - phone only
[Vibrant General] siberslug:
I also went up to play with it and I had them scan the box for me and it said $499.99
[Vibrant General] DKYang:
1. Locked.

2. Wait 90 days and call customer service for the unlock code. Unless it's changed, this is how one would unlock a phone from T-Mobile.

As far as I know, T-Mobile has been on the "companies going bye bye" list several times now already. So and wasn't Radio Shack suppose to die this year also? Really, I don't see T-Mobile going anywhere unless they keep on announcing losing profits every quarter.
[Vibrant General] chaoscentral:
I believe they changed it to 45 days now.
[Vibrant General] al74:
Vibrant is priced now on T-MOBILE.COM when you choose to upgrade. For me it came out to $499.99 without contract extension and $165 before taxes and upgrade fee for 2 years commitment. It only appeared as "comming soon" if I tried to order with a new plan.
[Vibrant General] larryccf:
just went and did the same - it's showing $439 for off contract upgrade price
[Vibrant General] al74:
That's strange. Different off contract pricing?

Here is mine:
[Vibrant General] systoxity:
att has started sellin them and no contract price is 350. check ur dealer, maybe yall can pick it up early too

http://androidforums.com/samsung-captivate/122327-go-check-your-local-t-store.html

edit: my bad thought this was the verizon forum. yall enjoy ur new devices tomorrow! :)
[Vibrant General] larryccf:
al74 - think i know what the confusion stems from

when i first went there and went to the vibrant, the top of the page had reverted to "two year extension" or some such - and that's when it showed $439

when i changed it to "no contract extension" it changed price to $499

i suspect others may get it for the $439 price as there's something in the system on my acct that tmo CS can't remove - back in april i bought the HD2 (loved the display) under an upgrade plan to a new 2 yr contract - i was contract free at the time , got it home, 5 days later i had gone thru half a bottle of aspirin playing with WinMo 6.5, so i took it back (android had spoiled me) and they reversed the "upgrade". Because i had done it in the store, the system showed i was no longer eligible for an upgrade, but Tmo CS said they could manually override that, if / when necessary.

called them earlier tonite, they can't remove it, i've got to buy the phone on the phone, not online - and bing requires it be an online purchase.

i just placed the order, at $499, which if the bing cashback thing proves true, means a $325 price, which still isn't bad

btw, when i placed the order, the bing cashback symbol wasn't there but i took a screen capture of it - it was there when i went back in thru bing

order shows it should be here on 7/23, so we'll see
[Vibrant General] hohoeyo:
Let us know if/when you receive the confirmation email from bing. I have the same situation - had upgraded to HD2 few months ago but returned it within the first week and now my account shows not eligible for upgrade - have to go thru CSR for it. Been off contract for 4 years now and want to get the Vibrant but not ready to sign up for a contract and increase my data from $5 to $20. $15/mo over 24 months negates the whole phone subsidy completely.

Considering an off contract purchase thru bing just as you but been burned with bing in the past and would like confirmation that I'll get the cashback before I click the buy button.

Thanks
[Vibrant General] larryccf:
i went off contract pricing for same reason - been contract free since 2005/06 and want to stay that way

the calculation that threw it to the off contract price was the consideration of having to pay a $200 ETF if, for any reason, i wanted to change carriers
[Vibrant General] jforme:
No Contract Vibrant for $250

I got a vibrant for $250 + tax from costco with EvenMorePlus plan meaning no contract.

Just check this thread out http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=2132124

hope this helps someone out.
[Vibrant General] area5x1:
Hot damn, will try tomorrow (actually today because its 1AM) personally and post results
[Vibrant General] rsfaze:
you might want to do some homework on this. I had a tmobile rep say if you go to an EvenMorePlus plan the only way of ever getting out is to cancel your account.

not sure if that matters to some but it's an interesting piece of info left out..
[Vibrant General] Blueman101:
Either I'm missing something or this doesnt seem like something that you can do online.
[Vibrant General] area5x1:
Can't you always just start a new account?
[Vibrant General] jforme:
Currently I am not even a TMobile custormer, I am with ATT. So, I had to start a new account, I will end up cancelling the account at some point, depends on if and when I can get unlock code from TMobile, currently for post paid customers they are giving out SIM unlock code after 40 days of good standing. Even current Tmobile customers are also getting a new line and cancelling the line later. You might want to read the entire thread to get more info.

I did my home work and got my phone, I also hear that this is a limited time offer and price would be higher after 7/21/2010, if you really want this phone go get it. After all you are getting it from Costco with their legendary return policy, you have 30 days to return, no questions asked.
[Vibrant General] androidaddict23:
Where did you get yours
[HTC Aria General] jznomoney:
Anyone have luck using this to port roms to the aria?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=633246
[HTC Aria General] attn1:
it's not quite that simple for ports, but yeah, it's a good tool.
[HTC Aria General] jznomoney:
Is it possible to remove htc sense from the current rom with it?
[HTC Aria General] attn1:
no, you can't just strip sense out - sense is more than just the interface.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JustHereTryingtoLearn:
Ok I know what a ROM is Im pretty sure but what is the radio?

I am completely lost when it comes to radio and couldnt find anything on it.

Thanks

BTW just got rooted!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elegantai:
Lol,

A radio is basically an image that is flashed just like you would flash a Rom. The difference is that you don't wipe before you flash a radio or wimax. Search the dev section for [RADIO] to locate the different radio images. You should make sure to check the instructions for which Rom you are using to ensure you flash the appropriate radio.

Basically the radio and wimax updates are images that update the code for, well, radio and wimax lol
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] ryukent:
Anyone recommend a good desktop charger that can charge the battery out side of the phone? I'd like to get a spare battery and charge both over night so I've always got power. Had one of these for a nokia which was really useful.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alritewhadeva:
I've searched the android website but I cannot find any sample code that will allow you to download something from a webpage/website. I'm trying to create a simple application that will allow you to download a podcast from a website straight onto the phone's sdcard. Any help is appreciated. Thanks! :)

[Edit]: I've found http://developer.android.com/reference/android/webkit/DownloadListener.html it seems right but I'm still a beginner and not sure how to apply the code / modify it and where to place it.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lbcoder:
Networking is a big series of tests. Just about everything needs to be within a try/catch block, and you need to think of and test every possible contingency. Without doing that, you WILL get crashes and ugliness.

It is not the simplest thing for a newb to implement.

The SECOND thing you need to note is that WEBKIT is not what you want to mess with for *pure downloads*. If you just want to pull a file and do something manual with it, you do NOT want to be messing with an html rendering engine (that's what webkit is...).

Third, network requests should be done in a SEPARATE THREAD from the UI, otherwise it will result in a terrible user experience, ANR's, and general appearance of FREEZUPS.

You can try some of this:

public class HTTPGetData {
private byte[] data;

public HTTPGetData(){
}

public byte[] toByteArray(){
return data;
}

public void getViaHttpConnection(String url) throws IOException{
HttpClient httpClient = new DefaultHttpClient();
Log.d("***HTTPGetData",url);
HttpGet request = new HttpGet(url);
request.addHeader("Accept-Encoding", "gzip");
HttpResponse response;
try {
response = httpClient.execute(request);
boolean gzip = false;
if (response.containsHeader("Content-Encoding")){
Header[] headers = response.getHeaders("Content-Encoding");
for (int i=0; i<headers.length; i++){
if (headers[i].getValue().compareToIgnoreCase("gzip")==0) gzip = true;
}
}
int status = response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode();
// we assume that the response body contains the error message
if (status != HttpStatus.SC_OK) {
ByteArrayOutputStream ostream = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
response.getEntity().writeTo(ostream);
Log.e("HTTP_CLIENT", ostream.toString());
throw new IOException("HTTP response code: " + status);
} else {
int len = (int)response.getEntity().getContentLength();
InputStream content;
if (gzip) content = new GZIPInputStream(response.getEntity().getContent());
else content = response.getEntity().getContent();

if (len>0 && !gzip){
byte[] theData = new byte[len];
int rec = 0;
int cread = 0;
boolean fail=false;
while (rec < len){
if ((cread=content.read(theData, rec, len-rec))==0){
Log.e("HTTP_CLIENT","Short");
fail=true;
break;
}
rec+=cread;
}
if (!fail) data=theData;
} else {
int ch;
ByteVector bv = new ByteVector(1000);
while ((ch = content.read()) != -1){
bv.add((byte)ch);
}
data = bv.toByteArray();
}

content.close(); // this will also close the connection
}

} catch (ClientProtocolException e) {
Log.e("HTTP_CLIENT","ClientProtocolException");
throw new IOException("ClientProtocolException caught in HTTPGetData.getViaHttpConnection(String url)");
} catch (IOException e) {
Log.e("HTTP_CLIENT","IOException");
throw new IOException("IOException caught in HTTPGetData.getViaHttpConnection(String url)");
}
}
}

What you can do with that is something like this;

try{

HTTPGetData hgd = new HTTPGetData();

hgd.getViaHttpConnection("http://someurl");

//open file and dump in hgd.toByteArray();

catch(IOException e){

//do something with e

}

... and of course, put that in some new thread and while its running, make something spin to give the user the impression of progress.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alritewhadeva:
Thanks lb. I don't really understand perfectly but I will look up the stuff I do not understand. Thanks for the help :)
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] incucrash:
What do people use? What is easiest?

Free or not?

I loveD slacker, but the past week has been horrible (Hardly ever connects, does not skip to next track, freezes up while buffering)!!!! so i been scrambling for music ideas to stream while i drive....

Don't post if you are going to say load you storage card with music lol

Is WUNDER Radio still as good as people said it was? I hear mixed things a lot!

I downloaded Mundu radio and its ok but the buttons and display are messed up.... it just plays shoutcast from what I see

Something fast, convenient like slacker would be great, Pandora app sucks (quality) --

Don't mind paying but would prefer a one time fee and not a subscription..
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] incucrash:
any thoughts? :)

anyone having issues with slacker radio?

i put music on memory card but like to be surprised with variety...
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] halfcalf:
Yeah, everyone is having problems with it. Here is the thread on XDA ive been following

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=651770&page=9

Here is the one on the official slacker site

http://forums.slacker.com/song-pauses-t6438s20.html

Good Luck
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vancouver_hawk:
I was wondering if anyone did a comparison between those two roms. I like Sense but want fast and stable rom. Which one is more stable, faster, has longer battery life, doesn't crash too often, and stuff like APS2SD and 3d Gallery work flawlessly?
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] riemervdzee:
Best way is: try it out yourself :) Everyone has their subjective look on it and their own preferences.
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vancouver_hawk:
tried Cronos 1.7.1 and had problem with APS2SD... VillainROM 12.0.0 had a problem with battery being drained too quickly after I reset it at 5% (as suggested by many). I'm just looking for stable rom untill developers get Froyo up and running :)

I think I will go with stock 2.1 for now :)

http://www.villainrom.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=100&t=1973
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vancouver_hawk:
Cronos 2.0.2 all the way

so I tested all three roms myself and from user experience here is what I found:

stock rom is very slow and once I installed it I wanted to switch right away, the battery life in VillainROM 12.0.0 is not that great and plus it gets buggy if I set my CPU at 176 with screen off (works perfect at 190), Cronos 2.0.2 is a keeper the battery life is way better than other roms I tried and my Hero wakes up flawlessly when CPU is set to 176.
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] erasmux:
I am using the Villain 12 with the kernel and optimizations here: (my kernel & optimizations :D )

http://www.villainrom.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=97&t=1928

I have no battery issues, no wake up issues and speed is great at 691/160 (using SetCPU with no profiles).

I don't know about Cronos 2.0.2, but with 2.0.1 I had some minor problems. Here no issues at all.
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Iamhero123:
I have used both (only used Chronos for a day before I got bored, fiddled with it and broke it :D)

Chronos seemed faster for the bit I used it, but there doesn't seem to much in it. Apps2sd ect. work fine in both. Will check battery life later.
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lennyuk:
Its down to personal choice, try both and see what you like, you can't try them for short periods though keep each for over a day if you really want to try them out.

Many people prefer different things in roms and it depends what you want to do with them.
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lambstone:
Just a quick fact about cronos droid 2.0.2. My highest fps that i got from neocore was 32.3fps which In my opinion is excellent. So if you want good 3d, this might be something to consider about.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] krayziturtle:
Something happened when my car stereo was downloading my addy book via BT and I connected the USB and a call came through at the same time. After the call disconnected the usb went straight to internet sharing and now it does it every time. I'm guessing what looked to me like the answer button was the "don't ask again" button. with the phone trying to catch up on its processes

Yes I searched

Yes "ask me first" is checked under Settings> Connections> USB to PC

Thanks a mil
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] stevedebi:
Try setting it NOT ask. Reboot the phone and then change it back to Ask.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] krayziturtle:
yeah, tried that before posting as well

hoping for a settings app i didnt see
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] krayziturtle:
the usb to pc settings doesnt include inet tethering which leads me to believe theres another setting somewhere.

is this cdma exclusive? part of touchflo?

thanks again
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] pricefix23:
odd - this happened to my Kaiser too after trying to connect to my car's USB. Can't connect to my PC via Activesync anymore - just goes straight to "Internet Sharing".

Can't see how the car's USB could have changed anything on the phone though.
[HD2 Accessories] Fif23:
1 quick question.

In case my T-Mobile HD2 "glass" breaks, all I would need is a 60 dollar Digitizer for the T-Mobile off ebay right ?

No soldering needed ? Just snap-off the broken one and snap on the new one ?

Has anybody done this ?

Just asking for peace of mind.. I like having getaway options.
[HD2 Accessories] patspdaphone:
Apparently it is much more difficult than that. And most of the ones for sale at Ebay are not compatible with the US version. You really need the digitizer with the LCD attached. I just had mine fixed by HTC and it is supposed to cost $120. But they have not charged my credit card yet. The price is actually cheaper than that quoted to me by a seller in Hong Kong. I opted for peace of mind knowing that it will be fixed properly by HTC and if not they will replace it. Plus I get 90 day warranty on the repair.
[HD2 Accessories] Fif23:
Well there are some on ebay who specify in their listing "T-Mobile HD2 only digitizer"

Question is, is it easy to pull out just the Digitizer on the US HD2 and get it replaced without sending to HTC ?
[HD2 Accessories] techboydino:
I'm going with No. I have done a few before for different phones and unless your quite skilled with electronics and mobile screens then it's not worth it. As stated, get a digitizer with LCD attached already. You physically have to separate the digitizer and the LCD which is very difficult. They are usually glued/taped together and you risk getting dirt in between and cracking the LCD anyway. Get them already together then just disassemble, install, reassemble. Save you $$ in the long run.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DrNoD:
hi there,

i have a unbranded Desire. If i look in Software Information: Build-Number: "1.19.161 CL171460 release-keys"

I am looking for this original ROM to flash it.

I wasnt to try rooting my phone / check out the new 2.2 sense built wiht fake flash.

But i want the possibility to get back to "normal"

i cant find the original (german language) rom...

forum.xda-developers .com/showthread.php?t=695667

please help :)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] A|ex:
You need the european rom as i dont think there is a specific german one, as all european ones allow you to change the language of the OS to english, french etc. Even the uk one allows you to change language to german
[G1 Apps and Games] Ace42:
This is the home app from Galaxy S, it works on our phones but there are some minor graphical bugs. Which could probably be fixed. Ive only tried it on 2.2, should work on a 2.1 rom, maybe 1.6...

Link:

http://www.mediafire.com/file/nynnnu0mjnn/Galaxy S.apk
[G1 Apps and Games] guitargler:
Well it works on the G1 (CM5.0.8), but the graphics are certainly out of whack.. and I think some of the stock applications have different names in TouchWiz that cause it to only put Messaging in the dock. I'm gonna look into editing this after I boot back into Windows and try to make it better.
[G1 Apps and Games] Ace42:
I just wanted to share it, i want to implement this into a theme when its in working state.
[G1 Apps and Games] bmtdan:
i would love to see work done on this i found it before in the nexus one forum but its pretty basic with none of the touchwiz stuff even thoughit has a section for the widgets.