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[HTC Aria General] khaytsus:
Mobile Antivirus = Rip off and waste of phone resources. Sad part is, many programs meant to facilitate tracking your own phone (lost/stolen) for some reason include antivirus kind of crap in it. There are alternatives, but none the less it's all complete nonsense.

Works great, never had a virus with it! Or without it.
[HTC Aria General] odhiex:
I dont have one on my android right now It's true I have to download antivirus software now for Cellphones, especialy android phones. Some of them like avast already have this option. I've read ZenOK Free Antivirus is going to release a free version too. which one you recommend
[HTC Aria General] CallMeAria:
Never used antivirus on my android phone or my Ubuntu laptop. Never had any problems. I think worst case scenario right now is receiving a virus via email and forwarding it on to an unsuspecting windows box. But then again anyone who gets that email on windows And doesn't have antivirus is foolish.

Of course this could all change in the future and it may one day be necessary yo use an antivirus on android.

Sent from my cm7 Aria.
[HTC Aria General] Theonew:
With your phone it may not be really needed but your laptop?! Do you know how many viruses, malicious software, adware and spyware could be on your laptop right now? I would suggest at least using it on your laptop. Anyways, I do personally use one on my phone as well.
[HTC Aria General] CallMeAria:
Are you familiar with Linux based systems such as Ubuntu? It works the same way as android, which is also Linux based. It doesn't operate anything like a windows system. Everything runs in its own little 'box' (think .apks) and pretty much all software is downloaded through an Ubuntu download center (think Android Market). Everything has to have permissions, also just like android. It doesn't utilize .exe like windows. All this adds up to a system that is pretty secure. I don't download any software outside of the download center so I know where all my programs are coming from. All I use my ubuntu laptop for is surfing the web and messing with my phone. My laptop doesn't need an antivirus any more than my phone does. And my phone doesn't need any antivirus. People get stuck on that windows mentality (antivirus/task killers/memory managers).

Sent from my cm7 Aria.
[HTC Aria General] vicmora5:
Have never used an Antivirus on my phone I actually don't see how it's really of any use .-.

Everything I download app wise is from the Market and other than that I don't download anything besides a pic here and there
[HTC Aria General] lilhaiti:
A virus cannot do anything malicious on Android or Linux without permissions, so I think antivirus can only protect a Linux computer or android phone from the user (who has to grant the permissions)...therefore I believe antivirus on android is mostly useless
[Vibrant General] bahnburner:
Apparently several retailers are selling the Vibrant for $99 with upgrade. TMobile has been persuaded by several users on their official forums (including myself) to credit the difference ($100) to their bills.

Post on the T-Mob forums:

http://forums.t-mobile.com/t5/Samsu...o-Walmart-Firefly-Radio-Shack-etc/td-p/421988
[Vibrant General] jaker.the.skater:
hmmm I'll have to try this tomorrow. maybe I'll get lucky.

sent from my samsung vibrant
[Vibrant General] israel941:
Not to put a damper on things, but I work for TMO care in an un-named higher position. Feel free to call, but don't expect that to be the case. There isn't an official "offer" like that going on and if it has happened, it has been a judgment call by the rep and/or sup. But speaking from experience, this kind of thing is rare.

Just want to avoid banging heads against a brick wall.
[Vibrant General] bahnburner:
Thanks for clearing things up. I know it's the CSR's call, but it has worked for several people on the T-Mo forums, but obviously, it's hit or miss. Anyway, it's worth a try regardless.
[Vibrant General] Lieu10ant:
what other deals/benefits can we get from the t-mob?
[Vibrant General] heygrl:
If you've been with T-Mobile for a long time you would have a much easier time getting preferred features.
[Vibrant General] SiL3nTKiLL:
good chunk of change for u vibrant users!
[Vibrant General] kolyan:
Been with tmo for like 7 years and they wouldnt sell me for $165
[Vibrant General] SykesAT:
I did this on the relese day... Worked. I did have to call in twice and as I was nearly out of contract they knew I could walk.
[Vibrant General] ELStiko:
When I called on July 13th to get an official confirmation on the release of the Vibrant, I also wanted to disable a 3rd line I had that is no longer in use. the CSR transferred me to another dept (which I later learned to be the Loyalty dept). I told them to disconnect my 3rd line and the reason was that it was no longer in use by my cousin who changed carriers.

The Loyalty Rep was trying to convince me to leave the line open. And seeing that I was interested in the Vibrant, he would be able to give it to me for 99 because that line was out of contract. Since my main line was out of contract, I asked him about that and he said that under my account, any of my 3 lines was eligible for a loyalty discount, but it is only available over the phone.

I called on the 15th and they had to verify what was entered in the notes for the loyalty discount.
[Vibrant General] Minker17:
I got mine for 99. I cited that I can get it from Amazon, Android And Me, etc. for that price.
[Vibrant General] Zachee:
I was lucky enough for T-mobile to give me the vibrant for $200 even though I just got a new plan with them around 3 months ago. So I don't think I'll be pushing my luck.
[Vibrant General] hurrpancakes:
Yeah, I got the vibrant for $200, the new contract price even though I was on my previous contact for only 12 months.
[Vibrant General] offensive:
Loyalty refused to credit me 100$ even though I was out of contract before my upgrade, and threatened to leave for Sprint. But they lowered my monthly bill by 20$.
[Vibrant General] bahnburner:
That'll work. They just saved you $480 over the course of your contract. Not a bad deal, and a whole lot better than $100 credit.
[Vibrant General] blanked:
I decided to give CS a call, mentioned I was an Amazon Prime customer and Amazon has it for $99. Ended up getting a $100 credit to my account! Thanks T-Mobile!
[Vibrant General] junkdruggler:
called cust serv and it was a no go bc I bought in store.. I tried tho...
[Vibrant General] vuvsion:
A few weeks ago, I placed a call to T-mobile customer loyalty personnel, first line of defend declined to match Costco $100 price. I escalated the issue and politely requested to speak to the supervisor, a few minutes later I got T-mobile to agree on $149 with free 2 days shipping & no activation fee.

I have 8 lines with T-mobile and have been a loyal customer for over 5 yrs. T-mobile CS was fantastic and cordial during the "negotiation".
[Vibrant General] blanked:
Try again... I bought it in-store too.
[Vibrant General] cigar3tte:
All this puts you on a 2-year contract right? Even More Plus won't get any of these deals?
[Vibrant General] bahnburner:
Might want to try again. It took me 2-3 tries.

Yeah, I'd think Even More Plus customers would be up a creek, but I'm not sure.
[Vibrant General] funeralthirst:
that.

tmob doesn't price match. end of story. don't waste your or the reps time.
[Vibrant General] bahnburner:
Except for the fact that myself and a few dozen others on T-Mo's official forums have gotten them to match it. The rep that actually credited my account thought nothing of it and actually suggested it when I explained that several stores were selling the vibrant for $99.
[Vibrant General] tobinis1:
Thank you for this post you just earned me a $ 100 credit they had to transfer me to the loyalty department but once there they gave it to me no problem
[Vibrant General] Yogi76:
We switched to T-Mobile from AT&T and went with Even More Plus. We bought three Vibrants at the full $500 from a corporate T-Mobile store. Afterward, I found out that Costco had them for $250 each with new sign up for Even More Plus. I tried calling T-Mobile customer care, but they said they don't control retail pricing and have nothing to do with it. They wouldn't offer me any refund at all. Their only solution was to return the three phones under the customer satisfaction guarantee and cancel service and then repurchase them from Costco and sign up for service there. By that time, Costco had already upped the price to $480 with Even More Plus, although it did come with a bunch of accessories. In the end, it wasn't worth doing the exchange since I was a little worried we might lose our numbers in the process of canceling and reordering the service. It still makes me mad that I overspent by $750, though.
[Vibrant General] J3ST3RM4A3:
Meh, I was 11 months from my contract renewal and was able to get the upgrade price so I'm happy, this was after I had called and had the upgrade processed.
[Vibrant General] cigar3tte:
I don't understand the point of this, aren't "upgrades" for people on contracts? You extend your contract to 2 years from the time of upgrade, so I don't see the point.
[Vibrant General] ryfter:
I sent a twitter out complaining how I got jacked around by a store, like you, and got screwed out of the $99 upgrade price (for my phone). The ended up getting me in touch with some group, and they ended up crediting my account for the difference. You may want to try it. @tmobile_USA is their twitter acct.
[Vibrant General] PsychoCemia:
Well, thanks for the heads up, guys.

Just called and got off the phone with TMobile. Had to go through 2 Reps, 1 manager, and then finally a Loyalty Dept rep.

Loyalty vehemently said they will NOT give me a $100 credit. However, they did give me my unlimited data plan for $10 less a month over the life of the contract (so $240 over 2 yrs). FWIW, I've been under TMobile contract since they took over SunCom.

Looks like they're cracking down on this, so try while you still can.

Color me agitated, but happy. :p
[Vibrant General] heygrl:
Also, I wouldn't call this free money especially since T-Mobile is collecting money from you every month -- if you pay your bills
[Vibrant General] junkdruggler:
Yeah tried again with customer service then loyalty and they said no go... And I already have the 20$ data on all 3 lines..(3 lines for price of 2) she said there wee no more discounts available for me...
[Vibrant General] MrGibbage:
I just called and was able to get a $50 credit. Not the full hundred that some of you are getting, but I am still pretty happy with the $50.

I bought my phone the day it came out to replace my G1 that I got on the day it came out too (I had to get permission to get the discounted upgrade a week early). I bought it in a Tmo store (I don't know if it was a corporation store--how can you tell that anyway). I have been a tmo customer for eight years and always pay my bill on time. So she thought she could do me a favor "just this one time" and give me a $50 credit.
[General Topics] Ryjabo:
I see a notification in my notification bar. I drop it down and it says 7 updates available. I click on it, and I see that there are, in fact, only 3 updates available.

This is not the first time I've seen this happen. It's always wrong.
[General Topics] Ryjabo:
I guess I'm the only viewer of this forum that has ever seen this problem, eh?

Granted, 76 views doesn't mean that everyone has read this =P
[General Topics] scintillahx:
It happens to me a couple times. but I don't feel that particularly bothering...

But yes I also wonder what might result in the obvious wrong number...?:confused:
[General Topics] ancdix:
Had the same issue yesterday.

Android told me that there was an update available for Google Maps but as I tried to update it fails. The date of the update is wrong too... it tells me that the update is from 1st January 2008... (the date on my phone is right)
[General Topics] dglowe343:
I havent had this happen yet, but my notification doesnt work right either. The only time it appears, is after I've checked my downloads and updated an app.
[Android Software Development] monkeychef:
haven't been able to.find one online. thanks for the help
[Android Software Development] akapoor:
-deleted-

Just found my response
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Jazor28:
Hi all ,

I'm new to this phone & forum , haven't used a Htc before also. i bought a HTC touch HD and it has Winmo 6.1 . would like to get it upgraded to Winmo 6.5. Can some point me to the guide pls. i would really like to get this done. :confused:
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] gagi75:
you have here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=431217
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] kel187:
Hi Jazor,

if you're also new to flashing at all, maybe following thread could also be helpfull (its more detailed than the one gagi75 mentioned) -> http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=505377 .

btw, welcome to the show :)
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Fallen Spartan:
Please follow links in above posts and try searching or reading the stickies before creating a new thread

Thread closed
[Captivate General] hobbbbit:
I just got Captivate and I really enjoy the phone, but I'm having an issues with all applications that use digital compass (Compass, Google Sky Map, Layar, etc.). All of them are very jumpy. If I open up Google Sky Map, stand still and slowly turn, the map is jumping every few seconds, it doesn't smoothly rotate with me. I just compared it to my broser's Evo and it's like night and day. His phone is rotating the map very smoothly with no visible jumps, and on mine you can clearly notice jumps all the time. Is this happening to everyone, or my phone just have defective digital compass? Or is this an accelerometer issue all together?
[Captivate General] hobbbbit:
Am I the only one having this issue? Should I go exchange my phone then?
[Captivate General] gtg465x:
I think the compass is wonky on all Captivates, and maybe all Galaxy S phones. We're hoping for a software update to fix it.
[Captivate General] VanVlack:
Ya I am also having this problem. I have tryed out some racing games and some other games that are not playable. I have downloaded some of the sensor test apps and they jump all over the place. Sky maps is also the same. It seems to be the magnetic sensor and the 6 axis. I don't see them using a cheap sensor and then hyping it in the ads and on the box. I am thinking it probibly a software issue as none of the other phones had this type of sensor.
[Captivate General] cropythy:
Am I the only one not having problems then? Well at least on the compass I am not, have tried any accelerometer games

Edit: My accelerometer is fine also, it seems to me a good way to check is a game like Labyrinth Lite that is solely the accelerometer for control, and that game is very playable which it wouldn't be with the problems you guys are having...
[Captivate General] asrrin29:
My Compass works perfectly, any gyro or accelerometer based game works perfectly, it's only Google Sky that seems to be a bit jumpy. And it doesn't jump "all over the place," rather it just is jittery while it is being moved about. However I noticed the same jitteriness on my friend's Droid, so it may just be a problem with Google Sky in general.
[Captivate General] pjs2004:
I just tried google sky on my captivate and it also is jerky like yours. Is your friend's droid the first moto droid? About a month ago, I was looking at my sister's moto droid (1st gen) and google sky worked perfectly.
[Captivate General] hobbbbit:
Google Sky Map doesn't jump all over the place for me, it also just jittery (when you move slowly), but Layar does. So does the Compass app... It becomes a bit better if you run any of the accelerometer test apps in the background, but even then it's a bit jumpy... Hoping for a software fix for this some time in the future.
[Captivate General] theonlymerlin:
Similar issues

I own a Captivate, and I am a serious astronomy buff and was very excited to try out google sky. but when I tried it out I discovered it was very jumpy when I used it casually indoors during the day. But I was far more disappointed at night. When I tried it then, I started up the program and noticed it was jumpy like before but figured I would just have to live with it. But when I pointed it up at a constellation, I noticed the stars didn't match, and a nice circle labeled "sun" that clearly wasn't there. It wasn't reading the correct position apparently. This problem makes Google Sky almost entirely useless, which is incredibly disappointing.

What makes it worse is my roommate who showed me a similar program on his iPhone 4 that was completely smooth and accurate. Boy did that make me feel like I had the inferior product.

I have also had issues with the jerky compass, and seemingly anything else that deals with the physical position of the phone. For example, the phone on google maps showed me as moving around (seemingly in a path) while I was sitting down, not moving; and the GPS accuracy in general seems fairly low (usually 50-100 ft off-ish).

If these problems can be fixed via software update then I would be MUCH happier with my phone once things worked as well as I would think they are supposed to.

This is particularly important to me also because I am looking to start developing android apps and would want to use and then test apps using these systems. As of right now though, these seem to be far below par.

-TheOnlyMerlin
[Captivate General] MTeator:
The compass didn't ever work for me either, would point in random directions and hop all over. Layar was unusable and Yelp's Monacle would never show things in the right direction. Skymap was just a mess.

I just thought the games that you had to tilt the thing sucked, like labyrinth, racing games, etc. Couldn't control any of them.

The two things on the phone I loved were the screen and swype.
[Captivate General] fatehahmad:
I just update Google Earth on my captivate and if I use hardware sensors to control the view, it uses compass to update your view on Google earth and it seems (at least for me) very smooth in comparison to Layar or Google Skymap.
[Captivate General] screwyluie:
what I've noticed with mine:

mine was jerky as mentioned above.

a simple compass app shows that if I tilt the phone the compass follows, which tells me the app is using the tilt sensors and not the compass.

I flashed jh2 and it worked for a while, but at some point it stopped again. still trying to narrow down why... but this tells me it's a software thing

I'm not sure if it was an app I installed, or maybe it worked until I turned the phone off, not sure, need to do more research, really just hoping our froyo update will fix it
[Captivate General] derek4484:
I have the issue too. When you go into the test app even with the phone sitting on a table the compass heading is constantly changing. Its an issue with all captivates.
[Captivate General] XfooYen:
I was a vibrant owner and had the same issues. To my knowledge, this problem is evident in all US galaxy s phones. The epic may have avoided the bug due to its later release. Samsung is supposedly pushing out a fix for the GPS and we're all hoping they will address the totally laggy compass too. There are YouTube videos demonstrating the problem on the vibrant. Cross your fingers but know you're not alone.
[Captivate General] Shammyh:
I've certainly noticed this problem too with the compass. The six-axis seems fine though.

Mostly I've found that how you hold the phone effects the interference with the compass. I've done a side by side comparison with a real high quality compass (both phone and compass calibrated to magnetic north) and the Captivate isn't all that bad after it's "settled" and on a level non-metallic surface. It's just the quick movement or change of direction that really seems to throw it off.
[Captivate General] yourtvlies:
Hey all - I don't mean to bring this long dead thread back to life, but I figured it was better than starting a new one.

Has anyone figured anything out with the jittery compass issues?

I've only had my Captivate for a week, but am definitely dealing w/ the jitters (let alone the GPS issue).

I've found that it can be demonstrated pretty well using the sensor test on the phone (*#0*# -> Sensor) - it displays the data from the magnetic sensor... on mine, X, Y, and Z coordinates are all bouncing up and down within a couple of points.

Any thoughts or advice on this?

I'm still well within the first 30 days.
[Captivate General] gtg465x:
Did you update to JH7 yet? I heard it fixed the compass issue.
[Captivate General] yourtvlies:
Indeed I did - I had the opportunity to briefly examine another unit, as well and while I believe it was on JH6, the compass seemed very steady.
[Captivate General] yourtvlies:
Sorry for the bump- but I have a more specific question for people:

Does anyone have a unit where the compass is steady? Either in the sensor test (*#0*#) or elsewhere?
[Captivate General] alphadog00:
If i put it on a flat surface away from any metal then it is almost solid. Some minor movements and now and then. But it is super picky about being near anything metal.
[Captivate General] yourtvlies:
I noticed something interesting.

I got a replacement Cappy for issue described above - turned in on, *#0*# for the sensor test, and things looked pretty solid. Following this, I pulled the OTA to HJ7 (or whatever it's called) and decided to have another look at the sensor test... sure enough, bouncing all over the place.

This may be coincidental, but I thought I'd share.

I think I'll probably flash back down to HJ6 to see if I can recreate what I saw before.
[Captivate General] derek4484:
After going in to the sensor test in *#0*# the compass says "Need for Calibration 2". How can we calibrate it?
[Captivate General] yourtvlies:
After flashing back to JF6, I can confirm that the magnetic sensor does indeed settle down (at least initially - this was the first thing I looked at after flashing back).

I've noticed this as well - I figured doing the figure-eight-in-the-air-trick might accomplish something, but I'm unsure.
[General Questions and Answers] duckythekiller:
I have read several threads on this, and nobody has an answer. I'm wondering if there's been a magical solution that I have missed to fix my GPS.

Google Maps -> Find Location

The GPS icon becomes active, and it finds my location based off of cell towers, which is accurate to 1800 meters. I have tried going out front door, driving in car, staying in one place for 20 mins. Nothing works.

My About Phone info is:

Model Number:

HTC Dream

Andriod Version:

2.2

Baseband Version

62.50SC.20.17H_2.22.23.02

Kernal Version

2.6.34-cyanogenmod

Mod Version

CyanogenMod-6.0.0-DS-RC1

Build Number

FRF91

Any help is greatly appreciated. Before i applied Cyanogenmod GPS worked 100%.
[General Questions and Answers] duckythekiller:
Bibbity Bump m8
[General Questions and Answers] developing:
...which leads me to believe that CyanogenMod must have buggy GPS libs.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Themes and Wallpapers] Alankrut:
I was looking around for the Droid X boot animation (preferable with the DROID sound) but all i did was find it for the Droid incredible http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=710204.

So i was wonder if anyone could resize this for me to make it work for the Mytouch 3g, or even better let me know if this works without resizing:p

once again thanks for the help in advanced
[myTouch 3G, Magic Themes and Wallpapers] Daneshm90:
I did this a while back.

Link
[myTouch 3G, Magic Themes and Wallpapers] austinjjarboe:
is there anyway of making a live wallpaper from this?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Themes and Wallpapers] austinjjarboe:
it was possible, got it to work myself