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[Epic 4G General] violinbf:
All I am saying is that Sprint is viewed as a 2nd tier provider compared to ATT and Verizon. If they really wanted to win over subscribers they should have kept the pricing the same.

Sure $50 bucks isn't a lot in the grand scheme of life, but it is a lot when it is priced 200 bucks more than the street price of the Captivate or Vibrant...plus the build quality and cache of these Galaxy S phones isn't even close to the Iphone 4 and it costs $50 more! It is a very competitive market and at $250 I don't see it winning over the hearts of consumers. Sprint needs another home run like the EVO for Q3 to win subscribers. Unless they lower the price, I don't think it sell well.

BTW I have been with Sprint since 2000
[Epic 4G General] Pops_G:
Here is what I do not understand.

Apple: iPhone4 16gb

Full Retail Price $599

After Discounts $199

Verizon: Droid X

Full Retail Price $569.99

After Discounts $199.99

Sprint: Epic 4G

Full Retail Price $499.99

After Discounts $249.99

Regardless of if the phone is worth the money or if $50 is a lot of money, they are not being price competitive on the hardware. When you are trying to catch up and gain more customers, you need to be price competitive in every aspect.
[Epic 4G General] gTen:
Well the advantage that Apple has is it makes money off your contract..this allows them to price to better...as for build quality..I wouldn't exactly say the iphone is better..have you seen a take down video of the Galaxy s? In another thread I read how this guy dropped his Galaxy S in water and it worked fine..he opened it up and noticed no water got through.. mostly because there is no "extra space" inside and the device is built very well...don't let the plastic fool you...
[Epic 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
LOL it's 2% of my commission check every month... seriously there will always be people who complain. An extra $50 and $240 is STILL less than what you pay with any company out there and you actually get MORE features... find a new hobby, or a cheaper phone
[Epic 4G General] HAXSUNG GAL:
I have been a loyal Sprint customer for years and have a business account with multiple lines and phones...took several months for me to justify coughing up the 200 bucks for an Evo...it may take a few months more to justify dropping $350 out of the gate for the Epic as fabulous as it is...think I will let the kinks iron out first and see what happens...GPS for example...
[Epic 4G General] chococrazy:
Do I really need to post this again?

At&T

Captivate

199.99 on At&t's website

Voice plan with 450 minutes 39.99

2gb of internet (NOT UNLIMITED!!!) 25.00

Early Nights and weekend's (required to make it the same as Sprint's) 8.99

Navigator 9.99

Oh and their-Regulatory Cost Recovery Fee 1.25 http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-pho...ly-charges.jsp

Monthly Price of Plan without the phone or activation fee, and no insurance- 85.22 (keep in mind this has capped data)

Yearly Price (includes phone, not the activation fee though, and no insurance)

1,222.63

Add in the $36 activation fee

1,258.63

Sprint-

Epic 4g

249.99 on Sprint's website

Everything Data 450 minutes (most comparable plan)-69.99

Premium internet thingy- 10.00

Monthly Price without phone or activation fee, and no insurance- 79.99 (UNLIMITED DATA)

Yearly Price (includes phone, not activation fee, and no insurance)

1,209.87

Oh and if sprint has an activation fee please tell me? I've heard multiple prices ranging from $18 to $36

Sprint doesn't charge for activation.
[Epic 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
Yes they do. It's $36 for activation and $18 for upgrade unless you order online.
[Epic 4G General] DevinXtreme:
If you get charged an activation fee, call Sprint. They'll remove it from the account. Did this when I got my Hero.
[Epic 4G General] DevilDogVIKING:
They will reimburse it, you only get charged the activation fee if you get it from Radioshack or bestbuy.
[Epic 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
The last 2 comments are extremely untrue. They reimburse to keep the customer happy but they don't have to. Here's the problem, agents can lose their job if customers take survey's and say their issue wasn't resolved, so to keep agents from losing their jobs they will just adjust the activation/upgrade fee, however it IS a valid charge and nobody has an obligation to remove it for you.
[Epic 4G General] DevinXtreme:
That's so weird. Really. I got told from a former Sprint employee to call and ask for the charge to get removed. The rep didn't even question it. She was very polite and immediately removed the charge. The fact that it wasn't necessary kind of makes me feel bad... I didn't know she was afraid of making me mad :(
[Epic 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
The reason activation/upgrade fee's exist is because that is what pays for store employee's commission, however it's very easy for them to tell the customer to call in and have it removed. If they don't remove it, they run the risk of pissing off the customer and as I said, if a customer takes the Sprint Survey and they say the issue was not resolved, that is that persons job on the line. Think about it, if it was that "easy" to have them removed and EVERYONE had it removed, why would a company charge it in the first place? It's a valid charge, however not I nor anyone I know is going to risk losing their job over $18/$36.
[Epic 4G General] Dman10:
That $18/$36 really adds up though, If everyone that got a phone on sprint called and had them take off that fee, that'd be a lot of money they'd lose out on.
[Epic 4G General] aero1:
I agree and I think more to the point they will sell these like hotcakes at $250.

Samsung has sold 10x more galaxy in a shorter period than all evos sold. For all we know samsung is charging Sprint $75 more than HTC did for Evo. And how "good" for Sprint can the entire EVO deal be given that it is a giant supply clusterfark. Maybe HTC has hiked the price of Evo to sprint as well.

People are phrasing price like is is 25% more. It isn't. it is really 10% more. You get a 250 to $300 subsidy on any smartphone manign that subsidy is fungible (and sellable on ebay) and therefore the rational price for the sprint custoemr is in fact the before subsidy price, making the difference 10% (both for evo vs epic and none 4g galaxy vs epic). The difference drops to 2% to 3% when you consider your 2-year contract

We also don't know that Sprint doesn't have internal numbers showing they would have sold just as many EVOs at $250.

There is a lot more to be ticked at sprint for, such as the huge price increases people moving from legacy plans will see, even not counting 4g fee. I just got a very sweet deal on moving to an ED family(20% off, 2 add a phones for $10 instead of $20, and another $15 in recurring credits, 6pm nights and $280 in line renewal credit) but it is still a monster increase for me from my old retention discoutned F&flex that dwarfs $50 per phone diff over two years
[Epic 4G General] ImSoHungry:
The price is right where it should be. There are market analyzers that figure out price points, this phone will sell faster than the evo. Especially since it had a keyboard, even people who are inclined towards touch screen only can still but one because its not like the standard on screen keyboard disappears when you have a hardware kb. Also, after doing the math, I've concluded that for the unlimited everything plan, including the 4g fee, and after taxes, I'll only be paying $101.21USD compared to my unlimited tmobile, where after taxes on NO contract, I pay $98USD, and that's after shelling out $530 for the nexus....sprint here I come....

Sent from my Nextel™ using the XDA app
[Epic 4G General] ben7337:
$101.21 monthly just for the $79.99 plan? Are you also going to be paying for the Equipment Protection plan? I only wonder because my rough math told me it would only be $100/month if I was paying $87/month which includes the $7/month plan.

Someone really needs to invent a calculator for monthly bills that adds the fees and taxes dependant on carrier and state.
[Desire General] quazis:
I had Cyanogen before and I wanted to see what LeeDroid was all about.. flashed it, everything went great. Didn't like it cause Cyanogen is just so different so many more options!

So I decided to revert back to Cyanogen, to a new nightly build. I boot the phone up, goto Recovery and nothing.. it just freezes at the HTC screen. This would happen occasionally with Cyanogen and all I had to do was take the battery out and boot up again and I could get back in. I'm using Clockwork Recovery Mod SLCD.

Now with LeeDroid, I didn't even install any apps or anything, I just didn't like the Sense UI and lack of options. I powered the phone down, selected Recovery and nothing.. HTC screen and doesn't go anywhere.

I went to windows, thought I'd try reflashing using Unrevoked3 and the phone froze at the HTC screen again. I thought I bricked it.. so I took the battery out, and turned the phone on and it booted up.. checked my settings and everything was good. Tried it one more time.. then it got to the Flashing Recovery image.. do not touch your phone.. but then without saying Done or anything, the phone booted up into LeeDroid. That wasn't supposed to happen.

What the hell is going on? Now I'm scared that I might have corrupted the recovery image, my phones up and running, but I don't want to reboot it or anything in fear that it may get bricked :(
[Desire General] b6rt:
Have you tried to launch a recovery using fake flash?
[Desire General] quazis:
No idea what that is.. I'm all new to this :D
[Desire General] quazis:
According to this thread.. it won't work with an unrevoked root. :(

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=699043
[Desire General] Hurizen:
Try using Clockworkmod recovery by installing ROM Manager from the market. I always use that when upgrading or switching to a new rom.
[Desire General] quazis:
No idea what's happening but I rebooted, and got into recovery.. flashed Open Desire and everything works now.. I think.

I still don't get why sometimes I can't get into Recovery and it just freezes.. does that happen to anyone else?
[Captivate Themes and Apps] vietphunguyen:
Does anyone know how to emulate the "tab" key in Terminal Emulator. I'm sick of having to type out long case sensitive file/folder names in Terminal Emulator
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] mulletcutter:
OP

guy on there says he rooted a slide and it says its supported. also did a quick search and didnt see anything about this in here. I havnt tried it yet cuz my slide is broken right now...
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] anthonyeco:
Didn't for me
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] mulletcutter:
did u apply the update?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] falken98:
Tried to use it to unroot/reroot my device. About the only thing it did was mess with the superuser.apk that I had installed.

I looked at the source code from the droid X and it was trying to write directly to /system. I didn't see anything that would get around us not being able to write to /system, as they were just doing a simple remount (which does not work on this device).

Edit: Can't see the source on this one, so I don't know if its doing anything different or not.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dynas7y:
The 1.6 version of the one click root is supposed to work, not the 1.5.3 version that's linked on the first page. I plan to give the 1.6 version a try soon... it's linked in someone's dropbox somewhere in that thread
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] Armyjon88:
Version 1.6.1 did not work for slide unrooted stock with ota update not sure about anyother device.

Tried Versions 1.6.1 & 1.6 with wifi initially on and initially off with no success.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] Whoareyou:
no it didnt work for mine on OTA 1.35.531.1 CL216830 release keys
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] Armyjon88:
I don't believe the script is completing the phone restarts before the script is completed I ran all the versions of this method and only version 1.5.3 actually returns a fail message which would indicate the script completed. All other versions it doesn't return anything for some reason it just causes a reboot.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] statuzz:
guys pls..if it works..will do only with phones currently no updated by the latest ota....:D
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] ChiefzReloaded:
I had played with this app for a long time and just to clear confusion, the 1.6 version DID in fact work... on certain builds only... Specifically the 1.18 (ENG) and the 1.26 which is on some demo devices in the stores... Thats why there is some success... But if u have gotten to the ENG build, the tool is pointless as u can just flash a custom rooted ROM... For anyone that has done the OTA, im sorry to say, right now the only root for it is our modified exploid exploit for slide found here.... CR
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] rok0187:
I heard bout the one click wrking for driod but not for mts3g off topic anyone over clocked thear debixe yet

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[Droid Eris Themes and Apps] thewanton:
So, my computer blew up and I want to change my font again, but have no idea how to change it without a computer to push the files.

Can I just download the font file and use root explorer to put them in the correct folder? If so, what folder do I put it in?

Sent from my FroyoEris
[Droid Eris Themes and Apps] thewanton:
Yeahhhh, well I just got bootlop by copying and renaming the fonts.. Any other idea?
[Droid Eris Themes and Apps] hydRoponic chRonic:
google "free sans fonts" download the font you want to your /sd/font folder, then use type fresh.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BrentNewbury:
Hey all,

For some reason my location in Latitude doesn't update in the background unless I go into the app. I've got it set to update automatically.

Any ideas?

- Brent
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mingoid:
Mine was working for a few weeks then just stopped. Not sure if it's because I'm usually only running on 2G? (since Froyo 3G is unreliable in the house).
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BrentNewbury:
I nearly always have a 3G connection. It can't be that for me, surely.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BrentNewbury:
Bumping for sweet justice

Does anyone have any idea why Latitude won't automatically update my location unless I launch the app?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snlu178:
Two things:

Have you checked your latitude security/privacy settings in the menu? You need to have that set to update in the background.

Also, enable the google latitude location history http://www.google.com/latitude/apps and check, i have found that my phone reports in the maps app as if it had not been updating but it in fact had. It just does not refresh the icon in maps when it does that.

If not those two items, then I do not know what.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BrentNewbury:
Thanks snlu178,

I had enabled background updating. I've managed to see my location history now that's it's built up (you don't get to see it right after signing up) and I can see that it's updating in the background. Thanks a lot for the advice.

- Brent
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] G0belet:
I had the same problem and I just cleared all Maps data from the Applications menu in Settings, and made sure I tapped Join Latitude instead of just enabling the Latitude layer.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BrentNewbury:
Oh, just tried that, lets see how it goes :)
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RogerPodacter:
Remember it only uses cell tower location while in the background, not true gps satellites. So you won't see your location move in real time, it will only update once every 10 minutes or so.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] RickoT:
I have seen several posts on this but I think I found an awesome solution for this issue. Usually they involve the deathcoil method and the problem I always had was that jblend or midlet manager would not accept touch input. This one works GREAT and accepts touch so no more messing around... heres the goodies.

What you need:

1. the Battlenet Mobile Authenticator jar file (easily located on rapid share or other file sharing services)

2. Java FX 1.2 for Windows Mobile Found Here (http://javafx.com/downloads/windows.jsp)

Copy the jar/jad file wherever you want ( I have mine on my SD Card) then install Java FX and open the JAR file. - Register and DONE! works great!

Some Annoyances

-- The print is TINY but readable

-- You have to sync every time you run it

THATS IT! Maybe someone can figure out a way to fix it the syncing or add a sync button - Maybe even figure out how to make the fonts bigger.

I run this on my Rhodium, it may look better or worse on lower res devices. If you find the same package I did for the jar files I tried both the hi and low res ones and they both looked the same.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] cdm9002:
I'm porting the Windows .Net versions I wrote over to Windows Mobile. Aim to get it working in 6.x and then 7.x shortly after.

It can handle multiple authenticator codes, import of an Android key (I use it as a alternative to my phone), syncs with Battle.net, email backup and stores the secret key encrypted on your machine.

Best, it's open-source, so you can check what it does and feel safer.

code.google.com/p/winauth

As always, I still recommend a physical authenticator device or even a non-rooted/non-jailbroken phone. But this is better than nothing.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gamebifi:
Do you have any idea where javaFX saves the db file with the authenticator codes i installed with the original guide but now the sync seems off so i cant login to my account anymore cause i cant sync. if i can replace the codes withing javafx i might be able to sync with that and login without contacting blizzard to remove the authenticator
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] cdm9002:
On my device it puts it in \JavaFX\Java, in a file called "9004#token#Record#.db". The 9004 number is random, so could be anything, but look for a file with "token" in it. You can actually just read the serial and key straight out of it. No encryption.

I had added a Java key import into WinAuth and the Windows Mobile version, so you can copy it over.

http://code.google.com/p/winauth

-c.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] devya:
Sorry i am a newbie.

what this is for ?

can i use this as a replacement of the real battle.net server ? i mean i am no need to connect online to play my game ?
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jamie Jay:
Hi

Been digging around for a bit on here and google.

Do any of the Froyo roms for Hero have the new wifi hotspot feature. Thats what I would use most. Have installed one but does not appear to be in there.
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] developing:
I'm not sure if any of the ROMs have it built in (I'm still on 2.1), but you can use an app like android-wifi-tether or aNetShare to get it done.
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jamie Jay:
Have been using Wifi Tether, but on VillainRom 12 the encryption does not work. Have installed that on the Froyo rom now and encryption works, so must be an issue with the 2.1 Rom I had on phone.
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] torkel_b:
Bump!

Any new roms that support wifi hotspot?
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nijnvy:
Most the Rom's I have used have been rooted, and I have effectively used Wireless tether for Root (Android Market)
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vijaysapkota:
yes tehre is, use something like netshare.. but it needs you to be rooted.. I don't know weather it works in every rom's or not..
[Vibrant General] shadow300z:
I used to have superuser/root running fine on my Vibrant. Busybox, titanium backup, everything worked.

I went to install RyanZA's lag fix (specifically the update.zip pack with a new superuser app, different busybox, etc someone else made) and started having troubles. The superuser requests were not working.

Now, I tried to go back to the original update.zip on this thread. I have the original Ninja superuser icon, etc. Now, when programs request SU, I can click allow or deny, the program hangs, and then I get:

"Sorry!

The appication Superuser Permissions (process com.noshufou.android.su) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."

And my root access is denied.

I've restarted, used different superuser update.zips, all about 10 times each in different combinations. I can't get past this error.:confused:

Question: How can I erase all the root crap I have on my phone and start over fresh? I can't even terminal "SU" to enable superuser.
[Vibrant General] sigeltek:
lag fix...? vibrant isnt fast enough for you?
[Vibrant General] shadow300z:
I like my Vibrant like my women...not slow.
[Vibrant General] }{Alienz}{:
QUOTE OF THE DAY!!!

As for your issue, you may try contacting the person whose update.zip you used and ask what it modifies/any reported issues like yours, and how to fix it. That's your best bet I think.
[Vibrant General] scpieps:
Have you tried using Clockwork ROM Manager and restoring to a pre-lag fix state? This same problem happened to me when I tried to install the lagfix from an update.zip file that I tried to access by rebooting the phone while holding down the volume and power keys.

The only way I got the lagfix to install properly was to use Clockwork to restore using nandroid, then used the one-click method (connected to the pc, in debugging mode, etc.). Now everything is working perfectly.

BTW, I have read some folks posting that they can't tell the difference between stock and lagfixed... My experience is exactly the opposite. The Vibrant is *much* faster when lagfixed.
[Vibrant General] shadow300z:
Clockwork was unable to work because superuser kept crashing. I couldn't do ANYTHING root related.

I did solve the problem though, so for anyone else that has the same issue with SU FCing:

Goto: Menu - Settings - Applications - Manage Applications - Menu button - Filter, Choose to show "all" - Find & choose Superuser Permissions in the list - CLEAR DATA.

This fixed the problem for me, hopefully this will help someone else!
[Vibrant General] evancg:
I had this same problem (Clockwork couldn't fix permissions because Superuser Permissions kept FC'ing, and lots of google searching resulted in no help until I found this. Saved me from losing a few days of important text messages because I'm an idiot and hadn't backed up prior to doing a cognition update that didn't go well the first time around. THANK YOU!
[Vibrant General] pcande01:
worked! you the man my gee
[Vibrant General] Jovke:
Thanks man..

It seems that it happened when I uninstalled some apps. after that I connected my rooted Desire Z to PC, typed "adb shell" and "su" and.... "permission denied" appeared!

Went through some other apps, and none of them had root access! After rebooting phone, Superuser app crashed, and it kept crashing...

I cleared application data for Superuser app, and - voila! I got my root back again!

Thanks!
[Vibrant General] :
Have the droid charge. Superuser stopped working. All my apps started failing with "the application superuser has stopped unexpectedly". Clearing the data didn't do anything. I finally cleared data, uninstalled the superuser app and reinstalled it. Back up and running. Thanks everyone!
[Vibrant General] hassanraheem:
Been having issues with the most recent few ARHD ROMs (HTC Sensation), superuser force closing, etc. cleared SU data and all is well again! thanks.
[HD2 General] wilson1242:
Does anybody know hd2 usa work for att sim card? I am flashing the spl to use the package 3 provide by cotulla and try to make it works... But ATT sim card just cant use in the hd2 usa....If anybody know about it please post i will be very appreciated thanks a lot
[HD2 General] ATLDON:
Yes it will work, but you must remove the simlock off the HD2 and you won't have 3G
[HD2 General] wilson1242:
How do i remove the simlock off the HD2?
[HD2 General] juggs:
Get an unlock code. Either from Tmobile or an online unlock code site.

This has nothing to do with ROM development.