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[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Higgins12:
Clear answer, you shouldn't root because obviously you don't know what to do with it. It might drive you into problems which you could be unable to fix. So when you not sure what to do with root, leave it as it is.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] the_ahmadzais:
Ok thanks alot :)
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Draken Korin:
Mod. edit: There is a sticky for questions like this, pls use that. CLOSED.
[Epic 4G General] Rotkaeqpchen:
Hi,

does anybody have information about availability of this wonderful querty device in europe?
[Epic 4G General] velenox:
Considering what Samsung did with the Galaxy in Europe (what a crap!), I would be very upset to not see a GSM version.

Anyway i haven't heard nothing about a GSM version.

What i know is that Samsung did several version of the Galaxy S with different name.

And if I'm not mistaken, in Europe, is suspect that we will only see the Galaxy S, wich i hate.
[Epic 4G General] WM_Rizzo:
Ummm, what exactly?
[Epic 4G General] BBAHunter:
Not sure where I saw it but in one of the reviews of the Epic 4G the author pointed out an empty fully functional SIM card slot next to the memory slot and pondered why it had the SIM slot.

Is it true that the shipping model will actually have that sim slot?
[Epic 4G General] bitbang3r:
Knowing Sprint, it'll be the same situation we had with the PPC-6700... our phones will have a plastic sticker over an empty cavity where the CSIM slot is supposed to be, then after we've moved on someone will buy up Sprint's remaining stock for a pittance, pay workers to hand-solder CSIM sockets into them, and sell them in some other country for 10x as much money.

If my Epic4G arrives with a real CSIM card in it, I'll be celebrating for a year ;-)

For anyone who doesn't know, CSIM is the latest revision of R-UIM, which is itself a superset of GSM SIM. CSIM is also (an optional?) part of the USIM standard.
[Epic 4G General] rufflez2010:
Um? Maybe? Its called a Galaxy S Pro. But no, you won't get the Epic 4G in Europe... Europe doesn't use Wimax... or CDMA... so this will be as useful as a phone as an ipod touch. You may get a varient which will look different (probably more like the original Galaxy S as I've seen mockups of that with a keyboard).
[Epic 4G General] Kangal:
Umm if the Epic 4G doesn't get a variant (plz plz same specs) with a GSM module instead of CDMA it would be very stupid of Samsung.

It would make sense to do so since there are several variants and international versions of the Galaxy S, and this is like the head of the Galaxy S family.

But something tells me Samsung will not outs the Epic 4G with a GSM, and I wish to god that I'm wrong OR that Samsung will release it with the exact specs but without the 4G antennae .... which will also be very aweful considering that 4G will be available in the near-future in Australia (and there is proof for it like 3G prices are crashing).

I want my GSM Samsung Epic 4G here in Aust!!!!!
[Epic 4G General] UniqueNate:
Yea I'm not really sure why people ask if they will get certain phones in Europe. Not that it doesn't happen but certain phones are made exclusive. That's why it's called the epic 4G!

That's why it's different from all the other galaxy s phones. if europe did get this it would be 4gless and just a galaxy s with a keyboard. but i highly doubt because they would of announced this already. would it be cool? sure but i highly doubt. not every phone can be duplicated. it's a reason for every device.
[Epic 4G General] ConceptVBS:
I'd say just give it some time. It should be out.

The Samsung Wave (Bada phone) had a slide out qwerty keyboard about 4-5 months after the candy bar style phone came out.
[Nexus One General] Snoopy997s:
I live outside the US, and my family thinks it would be terrific if we all got iphone 4 and video chat from time to time. My mom's not a tech, so this facetime is simple and perfect for her to see her son once in a while.

So I sold my N1, and now am using an Iphone 3gs IOS4 while waiting for my iphone 4.

Plain and simple, the IOS 4 is just horrendous compared to android 2.2. Its clunky, limited, slow, restrictive and doesn't have any sort of customization. With android, I had widgets, live wall papers, tons of options for sms, sounds, animations, etc. I could replace the browser, keyboard, sms program, integrated voice command, search, etc.

Safari web browser is just slow, word wrap doesn't work very well. the keyboard horrible. How hard is it to show, after you press the shift button, the keys to appear as small case and upper case?

If you thought the n1 dialer was boring, the iphone dialer is even worse. Compared to the beautiful n1 screen, the 3gs is downright ugly. I know the iphone 4 should be about the same if not better.

on the plus side, the iphone can receive/make calls in certain buildings that the n1 struggled with. No more crazy multi touch wigging out on the iphone.

But I sure do miss my n1. hopefully future android phones can have integrated ease of use videochat so I can go back. As of now, Im stuck with the crapple magical iphone.

I use to think the iphone 3gs was the best phone ever. But after using an N1 for the last 4 months, the ios 4 can't even compare. You N1 users have it good...
[Nexus One General] Mokurex:
I feel sorry for you dude, having to use a phone that you don't want to.
[Nexus One General] ap3604:
You made the right choice for your family :)

Dont let a fanboy come on here and tell you otherwise or how you should have stayed with Android sort of thing. Sometimes it just doesnt work out...

Great job looking out for your family though and I hope you can join us again in the future :)
[Nexus One General] jaapschaap:
"Great job looking out for your family though and I hope you can join us again in the future"

When FaceTime will be open and also implented in Android it shoulded be a problem to switch back!

Thanks for lettings us now how you experianced the switch!
[Nexus One General] jason.hamilton:
doesnt the Evo 4G have a front facing camera along with the soon to come droid x?
[Nexus One General] nxt:
Good luck getting reception in that building with the iPhone 4, it has worse reception than the 3GS.

Sent from my Nexus One
[Nexus One General] Mokurex:
Yes, but I'm sure the implementation of video calling is not as easy as facetime.
[Nexus One General] th0r615:
Dont think thats ever going to happen.

Just get the next andoid phone with a front facing cam and tell your mom to download Fring.
[Nexus One General] big_adventure:
On the other hand, it DOES work on 3G, something that the iPhone 4's FaceTime won't do.

I'm testing the 4 for work, next to my Nexus and a 3GS. The 4 gets generally better service and will hold calls better than the 3GS in low service. But all that applies only if you don't, you know, touch the thing. The much-discussed antenna detune is real, and, if you are not paying attention, you can absolutely lose all your usable signal by grabbing the phone wrong. The Nexus gets slightly better signal than the I4 (and the I3GS), and also, even with the well-known antenna-position issue, KILLS both the 3G and 4 in HSPA up and down speeds. As everyone knows, you can lose from 10-15dBm of signal on the Nexus by wrapping your hand tightly around the bottom of the phone. But the iPhone 4 is even worse - bridge the antenna, and you are losing at least 20.

For voice calls - the iPhone 4 and Nexus have fairly equivalent (and excellent!) outgoing voice quality. The iPhone 4 has a much better speakerphone and much better earpiece volume and sound quality than the Nexus though. The iPhone 4 and the Nexus are pretty similar in captured signal, and the Nexus holds weak signal MUCH better. Hand-position issues are a much bigger deal on the iPhone 4 than on the Nexus - though, even with that, in my week of testing, I've not lost any calls.

And the very worst thing about iOS4 and the iPhone 4 is that every time you go out of signal range (the kind of thing that happens on the Metro, for instance), it flashes a notification that pauses video, interrupts games, etc. And there is no way that I can find to turn that the hell OFF.
[Nexus One General] Sindroid:
Didn't like Apple come through and told their users and the world that the signal bar on their phone display actually shows higher signal stats than what it in reality really is.
[Nexus One General] samagon:
As facetime only works on wifi and the new iPod touch may have facetime, you may be able to do that at some point and switch back to android?
[Nexus One General] lostinbeta:
Its already been proven that their software fix wont solve the issue because its a physical problem with the phone and the bar thing was just meant to calm down people who don't know better.
[Nexus One General] bigmout:
Honestly, guys, people have complained about reception/grip and signal bar problems with the N1, too. Do a google search if you don't believe me.
[Nexus One General] sprinkles:
you should have said something.

I could have saved you and your family thousands of dollars

by telling you that there is this free video chat program called skype.
[Nexus One General] grainysand:
Hmmmm no.

If you cup the N1--touch the bottom directly, not the corners--it'll lose some signal, though I don't believe it's enough to drop calls. It's possible to hold the phone quite naturally without touching this antenna. When on a call, palms often touch the bottom corners. No problem: that's not where the N1's antennae is.

The iFail 4's antenna, on the other hand, are located in the bottom-left corner. That's right--the place where most people's hands will be making contact with.
[Nexus One General] bigmout:
Hmmmm, yes. It may not be as bad as the iPhone 4, but the problem is real. To suggest otherwise is fanboyism.
[Nexus One General] wesbalmer:
On the subject of Video Calling, when is there going to be an open standard so that any device can call any device??? I want to call my nephew on his XBOX 360 using my Ninteno 3Ds
[Nexus One General] Snoopy997s:
I'll probably put the iphone in a case and see how that goes. But the whole os4 on the iphone just pales in comparison to android.

I know the newer iphone 4 is better than the current 3gs, hardware wise. but I don't see anything compelling OS wise over android. Maybe Im too much of a tech geek, and the iphone is too restrictive.

But its great to see new models of android every few months. if the iphone really sucks. I can't even get a second phone and swap sim because of the iphone's micro sims :(
[Nexus One General] slowz3r:
I must say when I first read the title of this thread I thought "not another troll" :D

But sorry for your loss good sir :(
[Nexus One General] ChillRays:
hmmmm.. no Put a case on the phone fixes all problems. Those are just apple fanboys that makes up garbage.
[Nexus One General] pendo:
I thought SJ said in the keynote that they were making Face Time open source, no?
[Nexus One General] bigmout:
lolwut? You're saying all those people complaining earlier this year re the N1's own signal/grip issues were lying Apple fanboys?
[Nexus One General] Jack_R1:
+1.

There's also a nice program, called Fring, which connects to Skype. Works for me on N1 every time, talking to my wife's mother in another country.
[Nexus One General] samagon:
Do a google of microsim adapter, you'll be pleased with what you find :)

- can't post a direct link cause I'm a newb, but there was a great article on engadget about this (both cutting a sim to fit micro, and the adapters). -

some of them seem a bit expensive though :\
[Nexus One General] P00r:
See ya! and may your battery last...
[Nexus One General] amnigo:
I gotta say, I agree with this. All phones, no matter what, will lose some signal if you hold them a particular way. But the design flaw with the iPhone decreases signal a significant amount when it is held the

most common

of ways.

To the original poster: I think that what you did was good for you and your family. Kudos to you. Just wondering, since FaceTime is WiFi only, what kept you from using computer webcams and a desktop program like Skype, AIM, etc. instead, so you could keep your Android phone? My girlfriend had to move away for a few months about a year and a half ago, and we simply used AIM to video chat. Free and simple. And I believe the other options probably had better video quality. Just wondering if your family considered that instead, as the price of good computer webcams are less than half the price of an iPhone on contract.
[Nexus One General] nexusdue:
The iPhone 4 has a pretty big problem with reception: that they did not notice that holding it would play havoc with reception is ridiculous! That this could have been easily prevented is an even bigger joke (e.g. a "glaze" on the metal could have prevented fingers/hands from shorting the two batteries).

Apple's response is a $%@$#@$% insult to iPhone buyers: "hey, let's make the reception bars bigger."

And why did Apple make the phone so thin and light, when I need to buy a protective case, so that I can actually use it? Then I would rather have a little bit bigger phone that I can use without buying a stupid case!

At the same time, Google/HTC are JUST AS BAD.

The Nexus One has reception issues as well. Reception on the Nexus One compared to other phones is A JOKE! And there is NO FIX!

Nor has Google (or HTC) recognized that there are reception issues.

The iPhone will drop calls when you hold it 'wrong', the Nexus One won't even find a network (or will drop calls) ... in the same location where other phones will show 2-3 bars of reception.

How hard is it to build a smartphone that ... ummh ... actually works?
[Nexus One General] ap3604:
The Dell Streak will be perfect with absolutely no flaws :)
[Nexus One General] behelit:
why would you facetime when there is fring, qik and soon to be skype? all of which actually work on 3G/4G and wifi.

you also mentioned something like 'will it be implemented as easily as facetime', is running an app difficult? not to mention fring and skype work accross multiple devices, platforms, os, pc's...
[Nexus One General] bigmout:
There are reports of a 20-30dBm loss in signal strength from the way you hold the Nexus One:

The only "other phone" that's like is the iPhone. And, as with the iPhone, it's because the antenna in the Nexus 1 is poorly located. You detune it just by touching the lower back of the phone. It's not identical to the iPhone, but it's very close. I adore my Nexus 1 but wish fanboys would stop minimizing this problem with it.
[Nexus One General] nexusdue:
You will get flamed for saying this.

I certainly did. You might want to add that reception on the N1 isn't great to begin with. At least the iPhone's antenna placement at least increases basic reception (when you hold it correctly).

... Apple is giving away a free case (which fixes the reception problem).

Google/HTC are ... doing nothing. (Thank you fanboys for minimizing the problem)
[Nexus One General] Jack_R1:
These reports are scattered and couldn't be replicated by masses, and there must be a good reason for it. For example, I just tried the hardest I could, having -87dBm to begin with, and couldn't make my signal drop below 97dBm by any means, and this drop happened only when I completely covered the lower back of the phone with hands from both sides. If I left any part of the lower back uncovered, the signal wouldn't drop below -93dBm. Unlike iPhone, which shows no real values, this Nexus "issue" could be tracked by anyone, having clear indicator of current reception, and the fact that it wasn't reported, tested and replicated in masses says it must be a limited one.

So I would distinguish between "reports" and reports.

Yeah, $30 free. Very free. You know what, I'd like you to give me something as free as this.

The only bad thing that happened since this thread was started, is that Fring dropped (or was forced to drop) Skype support, which left people with no Skype video supporting program for now (Nimbuzz only supports audio).
[Nexus One General] RogerPodacter:
The reason the nexus and new iPhone are having this issue is the physical size of these phones are getting so thin that it puts the antenna much closer to the hand than before with other thicker devices in the past. That's my opinion anyway.
[Nexus One General] ap3604:
Cant wait until they come out with solar powered smartphones with the thickness of a credit card ;)
[Nexus One General] Clarkster:
Sure hope it is bendable. Otherwise the first time I sit down... crack. :)
[Nexus One General] ap3604:
True =P

Guess I gotta lose some weight asap! ;)
[Nexus One General] stuff:
Meh. You guys don't realize that a normal dbm transmission is around -80/-90dbm. Unless you have a tower in your backyard, in which it will be -50/-60.

My phone usually gets -75 to -89 dbm. When I cup the back it goes to -93. Never over -100. But again, it does nothing to the service. It all depends on how far away you live from a cell tower in the first place...

When I have -50dbm (right next to a tower) I can get 4mbps download speed. When I am at my house it's anywhere between 2.5-3mbps.
[Nexus One General] nexusdue:
What kind of BS is that?

Take out you N1, put it on the desk, read the signal strength, pick it up and hold it like you would for a call with your other hand covering the front (but so you can read the signal strength through you fingers ... voila! Mine just dropped 18! from 79 to ~97!

Want to know how crappy the antenna in the N1 really is?

hold it as if you want to read something on the net ... now turn the phone upside down (so the track button is on top and the speaker on the bottom): reception improvement ... 7 for me: from ~80 to ~73.

That's a 25dbm difference how you hold your phone!

How is that for "reports"?

And in relation to the iPhone 4 "reports": according to apple, less than 1% of people are actually affected. But you must be drinking the koolaid to believe that ... though you obviously do for the Nexus God phone.

Fanboyism at its best.

Apple is giving them away for free.

Would I want a case for my phone? Not really! But at least Apple is doing SOMETHING to appease their customers.

Google will stop selling the N1 ... essentially, giving everybody that bought one the finger!
[Nexus One General] Clarkster:
Really, I can never get any more than an 11dbm drop when holding it. Tried in many places. And I need both hands to do that. It could depend on your provider, I am using Fido in Canada.

Don't confuse me with the other poster though, I agree the iPhone problems are being exaggerated. The Nexus One drops in signal when you hold it, but so does the iPhone, and it drops even more.

And google didn't stop selling their phone at all, you can still buy it, and will continue to be able to buy it as a developer. Which is what it really is, a developer phone.

Plus the other poster wasn't really up do date on the fact that Apple is giving away the cases now, so he thought you were just mistaken when he said it was $30. After all, being a Nexus owner, he probably wasn't up to date on everything, it was announced only a few hours ago.

So, in conclusion, calm down. If you get so worked up over the Nexus One, you should sell it and get something that won't raise your blood pressure.
[Nexus One General] RogerPodacter:
I don't think the nexus is any worse whatsoever than other phones. I just think HTC doesn't use a moving average over the last 10 seconds like Nokia, apple, and others do. The nexus almost seems like real time much more than for example a Nokia, where Nokia averages the last 10 seconds into the signal reading which gives a more stable looking meter. At least from performance standpoint my nexus functions just as good as those other phones ignoring the dBm readings.
[Nexus One General] stuff:
I laugh SO HARD at this. Ever since phones (Android that is) started displaying the radio's power transmit, people complain a lot.

Phones a long time ago never used to display this, so people wouldn't complain. Now users think -93dBm is actually different than -73dBm, in terms of voice quality. It is not noticeable. Furthermore, the only difference is the speed of the network. You guys are acting like anything higher than -100dBm is bad, when in reality, it's a fine signal. There's a bit more power being transmitted from the phone, sure, but it is not bad. If you're seeing -110 or more, then you have a problem. (Usually by then it's 1 bar with Edge)
[Nexus One General] Jack_R1:
If you could actually read what I wrote, you'd notice that I already did exactly what you're describing, and couldn't drop the signal lower than 10dB. And to do that, I held it like I wouldn't hold it in a call. Learn to read, maybe you'll read different numbers. And any reception above -100dBm is good enough for anything, but I don't expect you to know it, or to know that reception fluctuates regularly, even if you don't do a thing, because the base station load and radio interference aren't constant.

And I'd like a source for that "free bumper" thing. Quote me a credible source saying that there's a free case given by Apple. Oh, you can't? Well, as I've mentioned before, learn to read before accusing others of fanboyism. Those accusations sound very.. hmm.. interesting, coming from someone that writes exclusively bashing posts on this forum and nothing valuable.
[Nexus One General] Mokurex:
Apple is giving away free bumper/case dude. Go to any tech site, apple.com even.
[Nexus One General] JanetPanic:
The drop in signal quality for the N1 does vary significantly based on the individual, much as the iPhone 4's problem varies significantly by the individual.

I am one of the "worst case" users for the N1. I don't know if it is the size of my hands, salt content, the way I hold the phone, or bad karma, but I do have signal problems. I love the N1 but I do get a significant drop in signal when I hold it in my "typical" fashion as I did with the G1, the Wizard, and so on back down the line. The problem is not unique, I remember having to shift my grip around on the Wizard to improve signal, but in my case it is more significant than in previous phones. It is common for me to drop from 3G to Edge or from Edge to no data connection depending on how I hold my phone. When Cyanogen had 360 rotation I would quite often invert the phone so I could keep a decent data connection. Now I switch to landscape (I prefer portrait). OTOH I do not suffer from dropped calls, so my problems revolve directly around using it as a data consumption device.

As far as the free bumpers I guess you do not follow tech news as it relates to Apple:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=iphone+free+bumper&btnG=Google+Search

http://gizmodo.com/5589004/this-is-apples-iphone-4-antenna-problem-solution

http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/16/apple-to-give-away-free-bumpers-to-iphone-4-users/

http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/07/steve-jobs-free-iphone-4-bumpers-for-one-and-all.ars
[Nexus One General] sheik124:
Are you serious? You're describing yourself, Apple had a huge press conference yesterday...

Here, let Steve Jobs tell you:

http://www.apple.com/apple-events/july-2010/

http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC597ZM/A

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=iPhone+4+free+bumper+7/16
[Nexus One General] bigmout:
I can't either, but that's irrelevant. I know several people who own iPhone 4s, and none of them can repeat the antenna problem, but that doesn't mean it doesn't exist. If the Nexus 1 were as popular as the iPhone 4, I guarantee you the press would be making more of this issue. On the plus side, at least Google didn't act like total douchebags by publicly mocking the people who complained.

Dude, seriously? You're doing everything you claim to criticize.