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[Captivate General] vintagephone:
I've seen alot of post about fixes and people whose phones work when they get them. If you read all the threads, you will find that many people test there GPS and it works. I was one of those. However, with a couple hours of GPS use every day for a couple days it stops working. Then you can reset the phone, or clear the GPS data or make some other changes and it will work again... for a couple more days.

The fix I want to see, is where it fixes the GPS and it stays fixed for days, and then weeks and then months of actual GPS use.

I suspect every Captivate has this problem. I have yet to hear someone post that they have used their gps, driving miles every day with it, and it works fine after a week. Is there anyone who is really using their GPS, say 30 miles a day and it's still working properly after a week? Without resets or fiddling with the setting?

C

(I want a Captivate again, but will wait until the GPS is really fixed...)
[Captivate General] slider2828:
I justed posted my fix in the sticky and been testing for a couple of days now... Consistent results.... Key is the accuracy number and using GPS Test App from the Market
[Captivate General] vintagephone:
Slider, I don't see many confirmations of your "fix". And tell, me how many hours have you navigated in your car with this? Sadly... without a bit more data I don't yet believe your claim. Its easy for the GPS to look like it works OK for a couple minutes. Try driving with it for 30 minutes a day...
[Captivate General] jhannaman82:
GPS is broken regardless of what settings you change or apps you install. The only fix will be a firmware update from samsung. Unless its a hardware problem, which it still can be. There is no such thing as a Captivate with working GPS.
[Captivate General] hayesb2:
Why does this firmware fix have to come from Samsung? Why couldnt it come from any developer? Samsung released the full Captivate source code back on 7/30. I wouldve assumed by now, this GPS issue wouldve been fixed...
[Captivate General] vintagephone:
I agree completely. No one has really shown that the GPS actually works for more than a couple days of solid navigation use.
[Captivate General] jhannaman82:
Source code does not contain chip firmware.
[Captivate General] thindery:
Why is it up to xda minds to fix Samsung's $%&* up? I have a feeling that xda dev's aren't pressing the captivate for development because of these out of the box problems Samsung released with the phone.

It's a lot harder to create custom roms, let alone create a custom rom and fix a phone-wide issue.
[Captivate General] vintagephone:
Chat with Samsung

The usual line from Samsung. Interesting claims for a fix on the Epic / Fascinate. Will be curious how that really turns out. I could happily buy one of those if those GPS work...

Chat InformationPlease wait for a Samsung Agent to respond.

Chat InformationYou are now chatting with 'Dan'

Visitor: When will Samsung release an update to fix the GPS problems with the Captivate?

Dan: Hi, Thank you for contacting Samsung Technical Support. How may I help you today?

Visitor: Hi Dan. When will Samsung release an update to fix the GPS problems with the Captivate?

Dan: I understand that you need to have information about GPS issue on Captivate.

Dan: I will provide you with information on my end.

Dan: Samsung Mobile is aware that under certain conditions, the GPS on our U.S. Galaxy S devices may not be meeting performance expectations. We are diligently evaluating the situation and will provide an update as soon as possible.

Visitor: Hmmm...

Visitor: How about the new Epic... will it be fixed on that phone at release?

Dan: I am positive that we will not have issue with GPS on Epic.

Visitor: I returned my Captivate, and am thinking that maybe the GPS will work better on the Epic or Fascinate, since they are newer... Can you confirm that these will be "fixed"?

Dan: Unfortunately we cannot confirm that issue will be fixed without release of product .

Dan: However as devices are being released we should not have any issue on the phones.

Visitor: Ok, I'll wait and see what people say on the various forums.

Dan: Please let me know if I can be of any further help.

Dan: Thank you for all the cooperation and understanding in the chat session.
[Captivate General] atinm:
The code drop didn't contain the chip firmware etc - nothing I could put my hands on so I could see what the hell the driver was doing. It is hard enough to just find the data on what chip it is using (it seems to be a new Broadcom chip, which makes me hope that there is just a bug in the driver - Broadcom wouldn't release a non-working chip would they? :) ).

-Atin
[Captivate General] foxbat121:
The GPS chip is Broadcom BCM4751. According to what I read, Broadcom is working on or already had a driver fix. It's on Samsung's plate to test and release the fix now.
[Captivate General] mmminez:
How do you take screenshots on the Captivate/Android? The iPhone equivalent of Home/Power... :confused:

Thanks!
[Captivate General] TWiG420:
I do not believe there is a way to do it stock. But a search for "screenshot" in the market brings up a few options for you.

(From my Captivate via XDA app)
[Captivate General] nahrah:
download shootme from market but your phone has to be rooted
[Vibrant General] GameOver69:
ZumoDrime, Dropbox, or Picasa?

I would use this for pictures. What do you guys think?
[Vibrant General] techpreneur:
I use drop box for my business all the time.
[Vibrant General] XfooYen:
DropBox is great. 2 gigs free. Super easy to share.
[Vibrant General] s15274n:
I also use DropBox... I'm sure there are other great apps, but I just use what I know.
[Vibrant General] reuthermonkey:
for pictures?

Picasa hands down. Easy to share. tied to your google account.

For other stuff? dropbox. But for pics, Picasa is perfect.
[Vibrant General] GameOver69:
You only get 1GB of storage on Picasa as opposed to 2GB on DropBox Correct?
[Vibrant General] reuthermonkey:
correct.

Frankly, I use Picasa at home and Picasa web for my photos, so syncing is as straight-forward as it possibly can be.

I use DropBox for other files though and find no reason to waste that dropbox space on photos. And since Picasa is already integrated into Android, it's simple enough to use.
[General Questions and Answers] nickleby:
Hi!

I managed to port some builds of Windows Phone 6.5 successfully to my Smartphone BenQ E72(Kyocera E4000), but I had problems with each of the builds of WP 6.5......The Wi-Fi dissapears often =S

In Windows Phone 6.0-6.1 this doesn't happen, only in Windows Phone 6.5....You must reboot the device and if you have luck, the WI-Fi appears again

Anyone have any idea why this happen?

Thanks
[General Questions and Answers] mikkeltysland:
Sorry I'm not able to help, but I have the similar problem. The wifi often turns it self off and on again. It probably happens a few times every 10. minutes. I have no idea why, its not only with my home wifi, it does the same at work also.
[General Questions and Answers] nickleby:
:confused::confused:

I don't know why this issue happens only in Windows Phone 6.5....The Wi-Fi function dissapears from CommManager and Settings and there's no way to enable it...You must reboot the phone and the Wi-Fi function appears again (sometimes)

:(:(
[General Questions and Answers] trinest:
I've noticed some other roms with it playing up with other connection types- possibly its a flaw with the com manager.

Try looking for different solutions for the com manger? like 3rd party ones- or see if the 6.1 one can be copied to 6.5
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] All~G1:
Is there a way to have no Icon over apps on the desktop? I know I could make lettered Icons and choose to have no "labels", but I was wondering if it were possible to have no icon or transparent icons w/ labels showing.

Thanks in advance.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] moonrock:
Use a blank png file as the icon via better cut

I did transparent icons and a custom wallpaper so that the image itself (which has 5 peoples faces at the bottom where thee dock is...) Ended up being where the icons are... So I still knew where my app shortcuts were ;)
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] All~G1:
You sir are a genius!!!! Worked like a charm... Thanks :D
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] moonrock:
Not a sir.... But you're welcome! ;)
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] All~G1:
Thanks ma'am ;):D

Same applies
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] jayzusfk:
Mr. Moonrock-man-him-sir, would you mind sharing a screenshot? I completely understand your suggestion, but I'm interested in your artistic vision and what you've created. Always looking for ideas.

Gracias chica.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] moonrock:
Sure! Just.. um.. a warning? I am a massive NKOTB fan. Hence the wallpaper. ;)

Each of the guys' faces have a clear png icon over them -- linking to phone, contacts, app drawer, web and messages. I've got icon labels turned off and wallpaper scrolling turned off (so it doesn't move the image when I scroll to a different screen, as then the icons would be off of the "guide" of the guys' faces on the dock on another screen) -- No other icons are on the main screen, I've got them all on other screens.

I did this back in the day on my iPhone when I had it as well, so I just yanked the idea from that and re-created the wallpaper to fit the correct resolution. (Note: the wallpaper image itself is larger and has blank blue bars on each side, as otherwise it'd be cropped when applying it like all other wallpapers)
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] }{Alienz}{:
Woah that's pretty! Now if I only didn't change my wallpaper often and with things that don't have objects I can use for shortcuts, THIS would be perfect. Very nice moonrock.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] moonrock:
Welcome! It does take some dedication and/or real love of that main screen wallpaper to give up the shortcuts/widgets/etc from your main screen in order to do this ;)

I remember on my iPhone i hid a few other blank icons in the top corners for various things that I *really* wanted on the main screen so they were still easily accessible.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] All~G1:
Thanks for sharing moonrock! That is the same idea, minus the NKOTB, :D. Still searching for some good wallpapers. Again, great work!
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] moonrock:
Yeah, kinda assumed nobody would want my wallpaper around here ;)

However, in case you want it (even for a guide or something) it is here:

http://tigzy.com/android/nkotb/nkotb-theme-droid.jpg
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] jtguthrie1:
Ha to the NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] moonrock:
I have no shame. :)
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] INeedYourHelp:
May I ask how you did this, I've searched through settings and can't find anything...
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] moonrock:
You need Launcher Pro :)

* Under "Appearance Settings" - Select "Hide icon labels", Select "Disable wallpaper scrolling"
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] syed239:
Hi.

I was using the HTC YouTube app on my pure and after a couple uses, it stopped working. It doesn't work on WiFi. It runs fine when on 3G. Whenever I try to watch a video when connected to WiFi, it gets stuck on the "Connecting" screen. It worked fine on WiFi before. Any suggestions? Do I have to tweak anything in the registry?
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmstackar:
Thats odd, try doing the proxy registry edit posted else where on the forum. Or try a different youtube application.
[Android Software Development] updiliman:
Can any one please check fizzle.net file shredder program (available on the market) if it actually works and is not a malicious software.

Thanks.
[Android Software Development] updiliman:
bumpity bump
[Vibrant General] mesajoejoe:
How do I contact samsung about a replacement for my phone? I am past the 14 day grace period given by tmobile, and I doubt they will do anything to help other than giving me a number to call maybe.
[Vibrant General] Blueman101:
whats wrong?
[Vibrant General] StefanB86:
You have past the 14 days buyer's remorse period, but you still have the warranty for 1 year from the date of purchase, so call T-Mobile and tell them about any problem you're having, they should be able to help you and replace it.
[Vibrant General] boomerbubba:
Good luck with that. Very likely the best you can hope for is a refurbished phone.

What is the nature of your warranty claim? Do you have any reason to believe that a different physical phone would be better than what you have? If it is something gross like the screen failing, obviously so. For other complaints, perhaps not.
[Vibrant General] KerryG:
You should check again, I had the myTouch 3G Slide for 3 weeks and exchanged it for the Vibrant when it came out because they told me that I had 30 days to return it, not 14. As far as I can recall, its always been 30 days for me.
[Vibrant General] jayzusfk:
Depends entirely on what state you're in and whether or not you got a discount.

-If you're in California or bought the phone at full price with an existing number, it's 30 days.

-If you're in any other state and purchased it with any kind of discount or with a new number, it's 14 days.
[Vibrant General] boomerbubba:
Do you live in California, by any chance? My understanding from other posts here is that California law provides its residents with a 30-day buyer's remorse period. The rest of us are at the mercy of T-Mobile's terms, which allow 14 days.

But then, we non-Californians don't have to worry as much about earthquakes, wildfires, mudslides, plagues of 30-ft grasshoppers or sharing a cell with Lindsay Lohan.
[Vibrant General] boomerbubba:
Interesting. I visited a T-Mobile store (not in California) two days ago to ask about that specific situation -- buying the phone at full price for an existing number. The salesman was adamant that I would get only a 14-day grace period.

I decided that stingy guarantee was not worth the premium of buying from T-Mobile instead of eBay.
[Vibrant General] XfooYen:
Those grasshoppers make for good grillin' and while I was in County, Lindsay brushed my hair, taught me how to make a shiv, and cooked my crack almost every night. California really isn't that bad.
[Vibrant General] mesajoejoe:
Computer froze and restarted midway through odin. Phone is a paperweight now. I will try tmobile store and see what luck I get. Sometimes ya get lucky. If not do I call up samsung mobile line, or just ask tmobile what they think I should do.
[Vibrant General] boomerbubba:
Hmm. Just for fun, I looked up the written policy that accompanied my Vibrant. It says in relevant part:

So it seems that jayzusfk was right and my T-Mobile salesman was wrong about the terms governing a phone purchased at full price without a new contract. The return period is 30 days.

This is why lawyers write this stuff down, and why phone salesmen are, well, phone salesmen. In this case, it may have cost this guy a sale.
[Vibrant General] mesajoejoe:
What state is that from? Cause if Illinois is like that then HOT DAMN imma go get me a new one!!
[Vibrant General] boomerbubba:
Is that a question to me? I'm in Texas, but I see nothing specific about that in the terms and conditions.

If in doubt, look up your own paperwork that accompanied your new phone. The warranty and return policies are printed in a small white booklet. You're on your own as far as making the "I bricked my own phone so you owe me a new one" argument goes.
[Vibrant General] jayzusfk:
That's incorrect, unfortunately. You would have a 30-day timeframe. Most likely the rep was either absent-minded or misunderstood the circumstances.

Honestly OP, you would PROBABLY get away with either an in-store or warranty exchange even though you screwed it up yourself. Might wanna leave out the part about using ODIN to modify your phone.
[Vibrant General] mesajoejoe:
Yeah I concur : D
[Vibrant General] Classie83:
In ny they actually give you 20 days now. Spoke to a rep a couple days ago when I added a new line.

Sent from my Samsung Vibrant

RIP my beloved rooted G1
[Vibrant General] mesajoejoe:
Went in told him I needed a exchange. He went through the normal procedure, got about 75% done then pointed to the date on my original purchase paper and was about to give me the shaft, I cut him off and said dont I have 30 days. He paused... said OH you bought it in full then proceeded to complete it. So DO not be afraid to go in and ask for your exchange you have 30 DAYS.
[Vibrant General] Bugdog:
Just want to take a moment and thank you for this helpful post :D
[Vibrant General] Spiffywerks:
Californians get 30 day buyer's remorse period. 14 for everyone else.

If you were one who bought the device at Costco for $99, (like myself), you have an extended period of trade/return of 90 days for the device. The Service Contract of 30 days stays the same, you only get the extension on the phone.

If anything is wrong with the phone, you'll need to go back to Costco to get it exchanged. T-Mobile will not change out your phone if you bought it from Costco.
[Vibrant General] c0wb0ycliche:
I got mine on the 15th and called 611 today about GPS and network issues, they suggested I go to a store and have them replace the SIM card, which they did, no help, so they are sending me a NEW unit (I specifically asked and she said "unfortunately we don't have any refurbs in" and I was like "well for me that's fortunate for me") express shipping at no charge, I have 7 days after it comes to send my old one back, shipping already paid.

Say what you want about T-Mobile but their customer service is second to none.
[EVO 4G General] keanpndx256:
I've noticed that when I turn 3g off (which I do alot for battery savings) and I receive an mms,I don't receive them when I turn 3g on.

Is there anyway to fix this?
[EVO 4G General] nunyabiziz:
:confused:

Maybe you are in airplane mode.
[EVO 4G General] davebu:
do you turn it off because you have really bad coverage? if not then dont turn it off, it doesnt save that much battery. just run a uv/oc kernel and you will have plenty of battery. if that is not an option for you, there are plenty of apps that can retreive mms manually.
[EVO 4G General] sprink0281:
Deleted.......
[EVO 4G General] keanpndx256:
Thanks,ill try and look for an app that can retrieve mms manually

Sent from my HTC EVO
[EVO 4G General] nunyabiziz:
Do you really have 3g off?
[EVO 4G General] nenn:
sir you are mistaken, id say horribly so. when i turn 3g off, which i do when i go to sleep it gives me almost another 8 hours of standby battery.

i was shocked the first time i saw this. if you want to test it yourself im running EViO V2 1.0.3
[EVO 4G General] davebu:
i can get almost 2 days with heavy usage on 2.2, pulled 3 days with moderate usage on 2.1. if its about battery and you are in a decent 3G area, meaning its not loosing signal, then its really useless, especially with background data off. my standbye time with the custom kernel is more than enough.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] flappjaxxx:
Not sure if anyone is interested but newegg.com has unlocked mytouch 3gs for $349.

Here is the link

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16875502038

Just thought I would share.
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rbgmode:
Wish we had something like this.

http://geekfor.me/new-release/fresh-kitchen-105/
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ace42:
The older andr devices with the qualcomm 528 cpu all have spls that can be written to, unlike newer phones with this stupid 2e B.S. recovery. If it wasn't for htc we could use stuff like that on the slide.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] shadowtrixz:
I have a mytouch-(The original one) and i have a problem. I hacked it a few months ago and everytime i install a rom from the mytouch section it doesnt work but my phone only works with G1 roms.

Please help me fix this.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] mt3g:
the roms for the mytouch are generally made for 32a HTC phones different boards and hardware so they wont work as long as the rom as 32B you are good to go
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] Binary100100:
"Hacked it" how?

What kind of original MyTouch do you have?

In other words, what spl, radio, recovery, etc.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] shadowtrixz:
well i don't really know how to check spl and radio. etc.

but what i do know is when i start up my phone with Home+Power

Build is RA-Dream-V1.6.2
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] DonJuan692006:
Do (power+back) to get into fastboot and post that info.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] dustrho:
You say you hacked your phone, but you don't know how to check the SPL and radio?

That's Amon's recovery manager, which allows you to do lots of cool things with your phone (flash ROMs, themes, wipe your phone/SD card, and more).

If you want to flash a ROM on your phone, I would suggest looking over in the G1 Android Development section for some ROMs that almost always work with the 32B MyTouch3G phones. Just make sure it's 32B and not 32A.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] shadowtrixz:
@Dust but i want to use a Mytouch rom now... i'm tired of using roms over at the G1 develp section when im not even using one.

and for my info here it is..

Sapphire Pvt 32B Ship S-on G

HBOOT-1.33.0006 (Sapp30000)

CPLD-10

Radio-2.22.19.261

May 27 2009, 19:06:41

Then it says fastboot, hboot mode, reset device, restart to hboot, and lastly power down.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] lucky825:
You have the MT3G thats not the Fender/1.2 MT3G (No 3.5 mm headphone jack on the top, I have the same phone.)

As far as roms go, you have to go through the G1 roms or find 32B roms. The MyTouch threads are usually 32A roms which are for the Fender/1.2 versions. Some roms will have [32A] or [32A/32B] in the posting. Look for the ones that work on both versions or just 32B.

Try the Rom Bible in the G1 Development Thread. Also, not trying to be an ass, but make sure you know what you are doing before you try to flash a rom onto your phone. The last thing you want to do is brick your phone and have no idea what the specs on your phone are.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] lucky825:
also I should add that you can have a Mytouch and have a Hero rom flashed on it. Thats the beauty of rooting and flashing :D so don't think that you need a Mytouch rom for your Mytouch. The roms are created for the specific model of phone...
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] shadowtrixz:
oh ok thanks. and yeah when i flash rom i just pick anything and flash... lol

last thing.. since you are using the same phone as me what rom are you using atm?
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] Binary100100:
Just note that if you run a Hero rom then you will have to reboot every so often (about every day or so) and you will not have bluetooth.

Depending on the Hero rom you will also not have camcorder, wifi, livewallpaper, etc.

So... if all that sounds good then go for it.

Personally, I avoid Sense UI roms like the plague.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] shadowtrixz:
ok thanks. i am wondering about live wallpapers though because all i have is the maps.. how do i get other live wallpapers?
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] johnson8cyl:
You look in the market for lwp. I am using the same phone as you too. Running chromatic 4.3 atm. It runs good. Cm 5.0.8 runs really well (2.1). Or enomther has a really good 1.6 just look around and try different ones. That's the fun.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] Binary100100:
If you want a decent Nexus LWP I recently came across one on Market by stealthcopter.com called Nexus Revamped. They have a paid version as well that has more options. I was so impressed with it that I got the paid version. :D
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] shadowtrixz:
thanks guys really helped clear things up.

Using the chromatic and the Nexus LWP now thanks for your suggestions.