yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Epic 4G General] boomerbubba:
What about a new customer who just wants to pay full price for the phone, pick a plan and pay month-to-month? Are you saying this is not possible? He would have to make a two-year commitment even with an unsubsidized phone? That makes no sense.
[Epic 4G General] nismology:
I was speaking in terms of existing sprint customer, so my bad. That's a very good question and I'm not sure. But even the unsubsidized price isn't really unsubsidized. $699.99 is the SRP so even at the $499.99 price point they are taking a loss. From all indications, the $499.99 price point is for existing customers under contract that are not eligible for an upgrade. It wouldn't make sense for Sprint to take a loss on a phone knowing that they didn't have that customer locked into a contract to recoup the money. With that said, the only way I would see sprint allowing new subscribers to enter into a month-by-month agreement would be if they either sold phones at their cost or significantly increased the monthly service rates and I haven't seen that, personally.
[Epic 4G General] TheBiles:
You can't pay "month-to-month" on Sprint. If you open a new line, you must sign a new 2-year contract. I believe every carrier except for T-Mobile does this.
[Epic 4G General] mommasboy:
So if I am an existing sprint customer and I wanted to buy this phone at full price and give it as a gift to another sprint customer I won't be able to because I can't leave the store without activating it?
[Epic 4G General] ForrelZ:
Correct, but not all 3rd party sellers go by this rule try RS or BB but you might be paying more for the phone itself.

EDIT: I looked up the link for you, although I can't directly link that page in the playbook, go to the link below and scroll down to where the page with the price is and the details are explained I think it's page 3.

http://www.sdx-developers.com/sdx/exclusive-sprint-playbook-epic-4g-launch-guide/
[Epic 4G General] entropism:
Let me clear up my original statement:

If you're a current Sprint customer, you can absolutely buy the phone full price and not extend your contract. You can also buy one and not activate it right off the bat. They'll add it to your account and you can unbox it later if you want, but it will still be tied to your account.

The "no cold handsets" rule means that Joe Smith can't come in and buy one for full price without either being a Sprint customer or adding service. It has to be attached to a customer and plan, even if it's not turned on right then & there.

This cuts down on people buying them outright to use on other networks (cricket, metro, etc) or trying to ship them overseas (if that would even work on international CDMA networks).
[Epic 4G General] ForrelZ:
He's correct although some third party vendors have been known to break this rule but they will sell these for profit so a 500 dollar phone they'll sell from anywhere from 550-700 dollars. RS sells them for 550 and BB has been known to skyrocket prices, no guarantees they will break this rule they may say no.
[Epic 4G General] Poryhack:
Thanks for all the informational replies. I just preordered online from RadioShack for $550+shipping.

Purely for hilarity's sake, check out my phone that's getting replaced by this:

No I'm not kidding. That's a Nokia 1100 Tracfone. Biggest leap ever.
[Epic 4G General] Dman10:
Wow, looks like you deserve to get this phone for free lol
[Epic 4G General] mommasboy:
Ok, so i can walk out the store with it not being activated, but it will be linked to my account. Once I give it to my friend and they activate it, it will no longer be linked to my account right?
[Epic 4G General] USAF22:
So I have a related question, I am on a family plan with 3 lines, and we are getting an education discount, I checked, and 2 of our lines our upgrade eligible, but not the one I want to upgrade, if I go in on day one, and buy the phone with the discount from one of the other lines? And they can just activate it with the plan, no changes right?

Sorry for the n00b question because I have never upgraded our lines, this is the first time I have convinced my parents to let me upgrade.
[Epic 4G General] Dman10:
I know at Best Buy they'll let you use one of your other lines' discount as your own discount, and they won't charge extra, but one of the phones will lose It's discount.

This is how it was with my dad's Evo, my mom lost her discount for her phone, the weird thing is that the Evo now has the $150 upgrade discount.
[Epic 4G General] Malefickus:
If it is linked to your account, it will not be able to be activated on any other account until fully removed from yours. As you said, it would be linked. The ESN/DEC is in the system under your account, and if an attempt to activate the line on another account is made, the system will give you an error stating that the ESN is currently in use on another account.

At that point, your best option would be to call Customer Care to have that phone removed from your account (which is about 3 clicks) then said friend could have it activated on his line.
[Epic 4G General] csolarz31:
I dont know if anyones said this but to me it makes incredible sense. Buy the phone at the discount price, then make a 200 payment to your account and keep a negative balance of 200 on there then if you cancel, no ETF. Its a stone cold fact you cant activate a new line without 2yr agreement, during that time it makes up for the cost of a phone to be activated and subsidy on the phone.
[Epic 4G General] ForrelZ:
It's not that easy if you buy the phone and want to just cancel the line and pay etf you MUST wait at least 30 days or you'll have to return the equipment under the 30 day guarantee policy, which meand discounted price + month of service + 10 dollar premium for the month + any add a line fee if your on a family plan.

Phone off contract = 500

250 phone + 69.99 plan + 10 premium + 200 etf = why not just buy the darn thing?
[Epic 4G General] kaze00:
Hey guys,

A few things to keep in mind while trying to get this "off contract." I haven't done a Sprint rebate in a long time, but don't you usually need to have service at the time the rebate is processed and/or have the phone still attached to the original account?

Also, when buying from RS and BB, if you cancel within 6 months there's usually an additional fee imposed by them.

Thanks.

mike
[Epic 4G General] USAF22:
Thanks a lot for the answer. I have 1 reserved and will be picking it up on the first day.
[Epic 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
Let me clear some things up for you guys. You can buy the phone and take it home and unbox it yourself, (if you already have an account) you don't have to activate it at the store, however your 30 day trial does start the day you purchase the phone, not the day you activate it. If you're starting a new account, the unboxing is happening at the store. You can buy the phone at full price without a new contract, however your existing contract will not be voided. You can NOT be a new customer and buy the phone at full price without a contract. Let me know if you have any other questions... and just for the sake of it, NO FEE's are automatically waived.

Also, if you purchase the phone on another line to be able to use the upgrade and transfer it to another line on your account within 30 days, the rebate is lost.
[Epic 4G General] LordLugard:
Dude, just to to Amazon.com when the Epic 4G launches and buy from them. Had a few friends try to buy Evo's from Sprint stores for full price and they were "magically" sold out. I went in 10 mins later to inquire about signing up new with a 2 yr and lo and behold they had 6 left, "just came in". Whatever i said.

My friend went to Amazon.com and ordered it for $499. Besides brand new Evo's are floating on craigslist (at least here in NYC) for less than $450 (scored one for $400), just be careful to verify ESN's first.

Look they want to make their commissions/spiffs/bonus/whatever on the hot phone of the moment, so they weed out non-sign ups and non-renewals. Sucks, but that's how it is.
[Epic 4G General] entropism:
because we (in the NYC market) were specifically instructed, NOBODY gets one unless they're eligible for an upgrade or they're a new customer. No full price sales at ALL for the first few weeks.
[Epic 4G General] mommasboy:
So even if I preordered one thru sprint, when I go in on release day I wont be able to get one if i'm paying full price for it? I live in NYC by the way.
[Epic 4G General] entropism:
You'll be able to get one under the following conditions:

You're a Sprint customer already, with either no upgrade available, or you don't want to use your upgrade

You're a new customer (which makes no sense, since you're forced into a contract anyways)

You're a current Sprint customer adding another line onto an account.

Either way, the phone WILL be tied to your account, even if it's not unboxed in the store.

If you're NOT a Sprint customer, and just want to buy it outright and then resell the phone? Then no, you won't be getting one.
[Epic 4G General] :
I have a question maybe someone can answer for me :)

I'm already under contract and i'm not due for another upgrade until a couple months from now.

If I go in to my local Sprint store, can I buy the phone for $250 if I renew my contract with them for another 2 years?

Or will they not allow me to do this and I have to either wait for an upgrade or offer up the $500?
[Epic 4G General] hydralisk:
I'm confused by your post.

I have an EVO I bought when it launched. This is when I switched to Sprint. I want to ditch the EVO for the Epic. I fully expect to pay $500 for it.

Are you saying they won't let me do that? Makes no sense, seeing as they'd be making more money from me.
[Epic 4G General] mommasboy:
I aksed my question based off of what entropism said about people not being able to buy them at full price the first week in NYC. I'm not still not 100% sure because other people in this thread has said that you could. So I basically just have to wait till release day and try my luck.
[Epic 4G General] jspielberg:
Yes, they make some money off you, but what they really want is new line of service signups so they can show their shareholders that their subscriber base is growing.

These phones are the gravity wells in which they capture new customers... sorry, but you are already captured, so don't add any mass so they can ignite into a sun... astronomically speaking.
[Epic 4G General] hydralisk:
Well something like that would also make them lose me as a future customer for sure... because I like to buy new phones quite often.... new contract or not.
[Desire General] @MARK:
So looking in the news, Vodafone are saying that the 2.2 update WITHOUT all the branding and bloatware will be out in the next week or so.

Certainly looks like a U turn but also looks like they are bringing out 2.2 sooner than planned to keep people happy after various Facebook campaigns etc.

So we will now have the HTC 2.2. build that (looking at the problems with it) was rushed out too soon under pressure from owners and the media before it was ready and now Vodafone are going to rush out their build which is built on top of the rushed out HTC build.

Am I the only one seeing what is coming here?
[Desire General] gernant34:
well, it persuaded me to root my phone, and i've been much happier since!

thank you leedroid!
[Desire General] EddyOS:
HTC 2.2 build is OK, not had any issues myself (other than Market being a bit slow) - only got it yesterday OTA after unrooting my phone to see if it was better than the custom ROMs (and tbh, for what I use it for, it is)
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] kyleblakepeters:
Title says it all...

I've tried editing myself, but my PS skills lack. Trying to get it to just be the white P, no background to match up well with Manup's theme. Anyone have this?
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] nebenezer:
The icon would be simple to mod but I would guess Pandora is signed with private keys in which case dropping different .png's in the .apk would prevent your phone from even being able to run the app.

I may be wrong..
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] kyleblakepeters:
As long as the file is named the same and dropped back into the signed apk, I see no issue. Using better zip to alter the apk without extracting it.

Sent from my Evo.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] kyleblakepeters:
Worst case senario, I have to resign it. Pandora is not copy protected.

Sent from my Evo.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] MYxdaUSERNAME:
this is still 128x128 and not the cleanest, but will this work?

(i promise somethings there lol)
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrdnthms:
I have searched for similar problems but no one has written yet.

Yesterday I noticed that all of my contacts were linked to about 15-20 contacts that I never linked them to and one of the contacts was adding an additional number to call them at, "6". So I spent about 4 hours of my time fixing it only to find out that over night it happened again. This is so annoying, is there anyway to force the phone to stop auto linking to other links?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krelvinaz:
Menu > settings > accounts & sync

Deselect accounts you don't want contacts sync.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jdkoreclipse:
Disable synch with fb, twitter, etc
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrdnthms:
Ok I will try that
[Hero, G2 Touch General] JW 301:
Hi, I installed HTC Sync 3 to see how it works with the 2.1 Hero.

In the overview, there is listed, how much space on the SD card the various file types use.

Well, I have some music and photos on it, as I expected. But I also saw there is an option for maps on the SD card (which I unfortunately don't have)

what kind of maps does HTC mean here?

is it some way to download maps for google maps navigation? do they recognize copilot or something else?

i'm really interested, so, does anyone have a clue?
[Hero, G2 Touch General] user14:
I am actually also looking for an answer to this. Very disturbing, this "maps" label that nobody seems to know what it's there for.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] minty1978:
the new range of 'sense' phones have offline navigation installed. I guess it will be something to do with that.

The feature probably allows you to back up your maps.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] nexus7:
Yes, me too... I don't find any resources explaining the purpose of this ...

I hope some of you will find one...
[Hero, G2 Touch General] marianne18:
Same question here...
[Hero, G2 Touch General] peterc10:
Do they? What maps and what navigation system? AFAIK Google maps tiles cannot be cached onto card. If there is a way I would be interested!

By the way with the new Sync the only reference to maps is in the SD card usage - they are not included in the list of data than can be synced, so it is nothing to do with backing up maps by the looks of it.

I have almost 4GB of maps on my card from two different sat nav programmes (Sygic for Europe and Copilot for USA), and yet according to Sync I have no maps at all! So it cannt recognise maps from two major sat nav apps.
[General Questions and Answers] mladenks:
hi, i have tmobile mda vario 1, and my qwerty keyboard is not working because of scratched connectors in the end of flexibile flat cable. i cannot buy a new keyboard, and i want to solder this. is it possible?? i would be very appreciated if someone helped me. greets! oh, and the width of connector is 1 cm
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] PlankLongBeard:
Okay Guys, I have been one of the tester's of course for Swype for a While..

Here are the Links: No root or etc required...!

V.1.61.37.8128

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=7JTPUFF9

http://rapidshare.com/files/414232907/S

http://www.badongo.com/file/23934890

http://www.zshare.net/download/79568354f9868544/

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Hulu and Flash 10.1

Skyraider Has updated his package once again.. Not much has been done, just some needed refinements. ;) Updated: 9/5/10

I Have Added the ZIp for Stagefright-Undo that illogic6 made for us down through the thread! This is for CM users who want to avoid the "Demon Sheep" sound, I'll never get over that, or in simple terms the slow delayed sound :D Just flash via recovery. As for recovery, this is a Unsigned Zip, so please be sure to have updated to Amon's 1.8.0 or use Clockwork. :) Updated: 8/30/10

I have added the NEW and UPDATED version of HULU that Skyraider did for his 3.0 on the Droid Incredible. :rolleyes: W/ FIXED ORIENTATION!!!

Please thank Skyraider for his hard work and input on this Hulu project that everyone wants but couldn't Mod it right until now!

I have uploaded the latest Flash 10.1 that has been adjusted to work with the Hulu app that I have provided from http://androidforums.com/all-things-root-incredible/136662-hulu-2-2-de-odexed-roms.html

This allows you to watch FULL Hulu with the latest flash installed without the sacrafice of losing anything. I hope you all enjoy... NOW, with PERFECT Orientation! :) Use Pinch to Zoom to fill the screen!

Directions:

Use Root Explorer or a App of such, and delete the install_flash_player.apk / flashplayer.apk from the system/app location, be sure to be mounted as r/w and then reboot, install the one I have listed. Then, install the Hulu app, and your on your way. If there are any issues, repeat the process and you should be fine. :rolleyes:

Unzip and the apps are inside.. Just transfer over to the root of your SD or your choosing and enjoy.

Edit: :p

Now, if your watching a video, its starts in portrait, just rotate the device and you'll get full landscape mode. Now, pinch and zoom and you could fix and adjust the screen to fit yours.

As for the flash, there should be nothing wrong with it as I changed it from the precious one I had, to the beast skyraider made. So, If you still posses the flash I provided before, plz uninstall and then install the final one made. It should all be in the Hulu:Flash folder. Remember, flash might be moved or renamed on some Roms, so look through any root explorer and fish it out. Once done, install the final, you should avoid a most of the lag and etc.

As for lag and etc. Plz give your devices about 3-4 mins to adjust in running all the streamed data and processes. Once on the go, like you opened the app and got it running. Kill it in the task killer to allow the lockscreen to resume Nd the latent sound to stop. This should be done at the end. The echo hasn't been made yet to kill the app on exit.

Enjoy!

I just relay the goodies ppl.. The goodies..
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] xenokira:
Awesome, thanks! Is it still resolution dependent / is this apk WVGA only?
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] PlankLongBeard:
Its the one that downloads from my test installer. It auto detects what is the device. So this is good to go for any android device.

This Was Composed Using Swype via Evo 4G
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] xenokira:
Awesome, makes it nice and easy :-)

Install of 1.60 kept failing until I manually uninstalled 1.56, despite the "application will be updated" message. After 1.56 was uninstalled, 1.60 installed fine and is working great.

Thanks again!
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] MagnusRagnarok:
thanks alot.

MIRROR TO YOUR FILE in update.zip

HERE IS THE VERSION WITH MIC in update.zip

just place on sd and flash from recovery like a rom...

soon as i get a chance ill be tossing out the extra languages to slim down the new version and also making a themed black version of it before re-upping.

:D enjoy :D​
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] emulatorx:
Magnus is that the NEW 1.60 with mic?
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] SilentSummer:
Thanks for the new version!

You have to flash a zip to get the modded version with a mic?
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] bacdoliljo:
Wasn't version 1.60.36.8214 released a while ago? I've been running it for at least a week
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] V&S:
Im a noobie to the EVO and I need some help. I just downloaded the swipe keyboard w/o the Mic. However I cant get the keyboard to come up when I try to text a Message. I did go into settings and select the swype keyboard but it still does not show up. Help please!
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] orlywon:
This is awesome... It's working great. Thanks!
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] BigRick10:
Damn 1.60 is takes up 17mb. The previous versions used about 4-5mb.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] PlankLongBeard:
Magnus.. Three words.. Your The Man!

I know I placed the first one there, but did not think someone, or even someone as good as you would pull up to the driveway window and smash it like this.

Thanks. For the update zip and the mod with the Mic. Guys its time to make this a sticky for now.. lol..

Calling all mods... ;)

This Was Composed Using Swype via Evo 4G
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] bacdoliljo:
long press onto a text field and select change the Input mode to Swype
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] scrface:
So what's nw in the update? Any differences?
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] TheBiles:
Just installed the new version from the official Swype Installer.

Edit: Apparently it was just version 1.56.30.7625 again. What the hell?
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] V&S:
Thank u. I have it working fine now.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] PAPutzback:
I downloaded this file- HERE IS THE VERSION WITH MIC in update.zip.

I am not sure why it says "in update.zip". The file I downloaded was called s_kb_tts_signed.zip. But I rebooted into recovery and using the Amon recovery I installed zip from SD and chose the s_kb file.

As soon as the system starts I get the Sorry error. The application swype (process com.swype.android.inputmethod) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again. If I try to go into settings\keyboard and press the swype option I get the force close error again. I have uninstall-ed the previous version and try installing thru recovery twice.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] MagnusRagnarok:
lol. thank you. just a heads up before you get bombed with "this dont work" link my updates so its easier, swype can be a ***** for some, and can backfire on you just for sharing...thanks again for the new version. ill toss you the link to my black ver. when im thru. checking out the keyboards now.... :D
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] MrDSL:
Three words huh?

Either way thanks for sharing :)
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] GrooGrux:
Thanks a ton!

Thanks for the Mic mod. So sick. This all I wanted out of swype. I needed that in the keyboard so many times!!!

Also, if you flash and find that the keys have changed but the mic is not showing up and the return symbol is in the middle of the keys. Wipe all of your swype data from application management and then reboot.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] JvIo55iBl3r:
There is new version, SWYPE Keyboard v1.61.37.8128 WVGA800 by jd, works well on my evo. if needed, pm me, i will upload later.

[Question], seems all these 2 versions including all different language, anyway, we can uninstall language pack, so minimize apk size?
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] agentpower:
is there a mic version for non-rooted users? (stuck with 2.2 :( )
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] momegao:
I hope it gets posted soon here, the links doesn't work.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] m03sizlak:
I installed 1.61.37.8128 from here:

http://dlvr.it/44GdN

Works great on my evo. No mic tho.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] PlankLongBeard:
OP Changes..

Added Latest Swype - Hulu and Latest Flash 10.1 fix. :D

Enjoy! :D
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] thenewguy821:
In the 1.61 version, are you able to see the suggested words? In 1.60, if Swype was unsure, in the window with 5 suggested words, the shading was so dark, only every other one was visible....
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] PlankLongBeard:
Yes.. It should do so.. Nothing major should have been changed.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] myndwire:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=7JTPUFF9

oops.. here
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] jerdog:
Looked at those links for Hulu and Flash.... they take me to AndroidForums - and those links don't work either....

Anyone have the files needed to do this process?
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] PlankLongBeard:
The apks are in the OP? They don't come up if your on your mobile. Links do, not the attachments. Check from your browser.

Sent From The Moon... :-)
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] jerdog:
Used my browser, not my mobile.... here's what I see:

Where are the apk's for Hulu and Flash?