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[Epic 4G Android Development] NotATreoFan:
I am closing this thread until the OP is ready to release the ROM. As a general rule of thumb, we (XDA) do not allow people to post "coming soon" ROM threads. The reason for this is because people tend to reveal their lack of patience if anything comes up that delays the ROM. The issue is further complicated in this instance because the OP was asking for donations in exchange for beta testing.

@rjmjr69: I understand that your intentions are good when you stop by to inform people of updates, or tell people to have faith. However, you are not the OP/chef for this ROM, so please refrain from doing this going forward. I also understand that Kyle may be busy with school and work, but it only takes 3-5 minutes to pop by and provide updates directly.

@Everyone: This thread will not be reopened until myself or another Senior Moderator are contacted directly by the OP, stating he is ready to release the ROM.

Thank you for your cooperation. Please feel free to contact me if there are any questions.
[Vibrant General] AlexSochi8:
Hello everyone... I'm a new owner of samsung vibrant. I'm not planning on rooting it... So my question is it possible to use the playstation emulator on a

stock phone? If so please write the one u recommend and a few detailed instructions... THANK YOU!
[Vibrant General] boodies:
Here, this will help
[Vibrant General] hazard96:
Yea, you can, you just need a bios and .iso's!
[Vibrant General] AlexSochi8:
Where do I get the bios? Does it come with that app on the market psx4droid?
[Vibrant General] maggi101:
No, but when you set up the program, it DOES tell you the name of the most common bios to look for.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lexus One:
Is this file created by a development kit? I was just curious. Because if someone passes me an IMG file to flash, will it always be included in a zip file and have an associated android-info.txt file? If not, then I just wanted to know what application creates this file...and don't say a simple "text editor." ;)
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zerf:
A very quick SEARCH for android-info lead me right to the thread on how to create hboot flash zips.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=753788&highlight=android-info

On a side note this thread should of probably went in general not development :)
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lexus One:
Thanks, but you have misunderstood my question. You referred me to a post on how to create a splash screen image, and it already included an android-info.txt file. I want to know how to create one. And the type of "IMG" I am talking about is a partition image (e.g.: a recovery partition image), not a picture image.

Also, this is a development question.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lexus One:
Thanks everyone, my question has been answered in another thread.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nexushacker:
In which thread was it answered? I have the same question.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crackers8199:
ditto...i was wondering this because i'd like to be able to take the clockworkmod images and update it right on the phone, but i never knew exactly what files i needed to zip together...
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lexus One:
The standard android-info.txt file to use for the Incredible contains the following lines of text:

modelid: PB3120000

cidnum: VZW__001

mainver: 3.17.605.0

hbootpreupdate:3

This link shows how to use it for setting up a splash screen .
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spjoneser:
I'm just wondering if the other thread was in the general help section?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nexushacker:
Thank you!
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BawanKampreT:
hi guys i wanna ask abot android-info.txt for my device : Hisense HS-E860 (upgraded to ICS 4.0.3)

i cant get information about :

1. modelid :

2. mainver or firmware version :

3. hbootpreupdate :

4. delcache :

on my device.

how to know about of them guys?

i wanna edit this file (android-info.txt) for a new splash screen.

thanks before,

regards.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmlusco:
Just copy and use a android-info.txt file from an ruu, or radio ment for your phone, in your splash screen file. All the file does is tell the phone that it is a file ment for that model of phone.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] papaozi212:
Help me

I do not understand what it meant copy of the RUU

whereas HS-E860 does not have to do Flashing RUU.

I just want to know how to change the splash screen my HS-E860.

If implore anyone help me understand

Thanks in advance
[Streak 5 General] Fazziebear:
Has anyone else found that some of the apps were/are not accessible from the market.

Pre 2.1 it was pandora, after 2.1 its myplayer amongst others.

I'm guessing dell haas blocked these some how?

Any one got any info on it?
[Streak 5 General] Fazziebear:
Also noticed a paid app called national rail is missing from my download list and the market.
[Streak 5 General] Fazziebear:
Found it out.....

Apparently the new rom needs to be registered with google for it to have full access. Well at least that what the htc replied in a forum reply in the link below. Sounds like a way that the providers can limit or access to bandwidth hungry apps

http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Android Market/thread?tid=72687bc93eba9a1b&hl=en
[EVO 4G Accessories] ryohei47:
i saw this listing, and it looks like a good deal. does anyone have experience with this item?

http://cgi.ebay.com/1800mAh-Battery...250661003311?pt=PDA_Accessories#ht_3071wt_911
[EVO 4G Accessories] Fixter:
For 11 bucks, sounds like a deal to me.. I think I'll order it.
[EVO 4G Accessories] Amco:
A few people will get good result but majority will be blah.
[EVO 4G Accessories] johnnychimpo:
I have 2 of those batteries and the best I've seen is around 1569mah. Not to bad for such a cheap battery but not quite an 1800mah. Testing aside they do seem to last longer than my stock but I've only got a few cycles on my stock. I am using the same charger in the pic too. The usb charge doesn't seem to last as long. Might be the slow 500mah charge rate of the wall charger. I dunno.
[EVO 4G Accessories] Mayonesa:
i have one of these.. works well.. you will have a issue if you use setcpu or anything that reads the temp... its not a problem to me but no program willl read the temp with this batt.

but the batt over all works well, when i 1st got it i used it for several days with no problems.. not sure it last any longger than the stock but it does the job.. i know have it as a back up that i carry with me at all times..... for expreme backup i have a 3000 mah lol
[EVO 4G Accessories] ryohei47:
well im going to get one, i'll write a review once i get it
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] twoeleven99:
:confused:

rooted evo running baked snack rom...wireless tether speed is between 0.2-0.4 this is ridiculously slow..can anyone help me out ? why is it so slow ? i really need this function and is the sole reason i rooted. anyone else come across this or know how to fix ? ive tried searching but couldnt find a solution. thanks
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drdrewdown:
are you sure thats speed & not amount of data transferred? if you do not believe this to be true, can you post a screenshot of a speedtest.net showing this tremendously slow speed?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fazzy:
Check your PRI Version its need to be 1.40
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] twoeleven99:
OK just check my pri isn't 1.40
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] twoeleven99:
thanks for helping me realize my issue guys..one more question though..since i am rooted, is the sprint mobile hotspot free for me ? im scared if i turn it on ill get billed for it
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mistersquirrle:
No, it wouldn't be, and you'd probably get pegged for something. I'd just stick with the wireless tether app. It works just fine for me, make sure you're running the latest version, or try a previous version. I'd stay clear of the hotspot if you're not paying for it. If you run Cyanogen mod though, you can use the deafult Android 2.2 hotspot app for free.
[Epic 4G General] doingitdaily:
I was wondering if i were to bill this phone to my account would i have to pay it in full the next month or could i go maybe three months paying it off in installments
[Epic 4G General] ForrelZ:
You can set it up to pay in installments but it depends if you're even eligible to get a phone billed to your account. Some accounts are not eligible at all (depends on credit) and some with a spending limit must be with Sprint for 18 months without outstanding payments to become eligible. While customers with good credit or long standing Sprint customers have no problems at all.
[Epic 4G General] entropism:
Most areas will NOT allow you to bill this or the EVO to your account because the phone is in such high demand, and people just aren't paying for it and going into collections. Sad but true.
[Epic 4G General] doingitdaily:
I have had three phones billed to my account but I always paid in full the following month since I'm not due for a upgrade and the phones $500 I would rather pay installments than that big chunk of money thanks for the help
[Epic 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
No store can decline billing a phone to an account, so if you were told no, you need to report that store/manager.
[Epic 4G General] keebler021:
Actually, you're incorrect there. The ability to bill to an account is based on the credit code that is assigned to the account at the time of creating it. This credit code is based on previous credit history. If you have a spending limit at all, you won't be eligible for it. If your credit improves and you have good payment history on your account, you may be able to have the finance department see if they can adjust your credit code, though they may have changed that.
[Epic 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
You're also wrong. It's based off your credit score when you first open an acct. After 18 month of service and 12 month of no late payments it can be removed. Manual credit (not finance) CAN remove it under very special circumstances if you do not meet the 18/12 rule. Some spending limit accounts DO allow billing to account, though extremely rare and believe it or not there are a ton of non-spending limit accounts that do not allow billing to account. All accounts under 90 days are considered no billable as well.

I was referring to a store declining billing to account because of the phones "high demand" just like the customer who called me a few days ago saying he was declined because the phone is in such high demand that they will only sell to local area codes. Completely false and illegal to be honest.
[Epic 4G General] keebler021:
Actually it occurs to me that you probably meant that a store couldnt deny bill to account just because of the modelof phone. Sorry about that. You're right there :-)
[Epic 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
;) np

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[Epic 4G General] keebler021:
Oh sorry about that then. Finance, credit department. Whichever. Either way, I wasn't sure if that could still be done. Apparently it can. Good to know.
[Epic 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
Yeah I get them done all the time, generally the basic rule is, you can have a few late payments, maybe 5 or 6 but no hotlines/suspensions and they will remove the ASL from the account... of course a lot more goes into it, payments vs adjustments, acct tenure, number of lines, etc.
[Epic 4G General] Malefickus:
Also, it will be fully charged to your account if your account can be billed. I've yet to see an account that is partially charged for multiple months to make the total price up. The best way to do this to give yourself the most time to pay it off is the day of or the day after your billing cycle starts (mines the 13th, so 13th or 14th for me) so you have a full month, plus the time to process the bill, plus the time until its due, plus the automatic 10 day grace period after the due date that you get without any late payment penalties, which will add up to almost 2 full months.
[Epic 4G General] herbthehammer:
I did a bta with one of my previous phones and had bta a bunch of accessories too. About a week or two after the bill was past due, the finance dept called and started leaning on me hard. I told them that I was going through some financial tough times with the car being repaired recently and trying to get the cell bill up to date. They didn't care. That pissed me off royally.

I tore into the girl on the phone and told her to look up in her records for how long I've been a sprint customer. I've been with them for over thirteen years and you are treating me like a deadbeat scumbag? They said we need xxx amount paid in like two or three days or it will go to the collections department. I was irate!

I told her I would pay what I can, when I can and it's impossible for me to pay that amount in that short of time. She asked if I could borrow the money from someone. At this point, she was just throwing more gas on the fire with me.

I told her that she could do whatever she wants, that I don't care anymore. If you want to turn this into collections, go right ahead because you WILL lose me as a customer! I told her if she wanted to turn my phone off right then, to go ahead and save the trouble of doing it in a few days.

Does that answer your question about if they will "finance" or let you make payments?

If they let you bill to account, ask yourself if you know for a fact that you can pay your monthly bill plus the cost of the phone in thirty days or less (no sweat), then go for it. If not, save up for it and buy it when you have the money in hand.
[Epic 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
Yes... because it was her fault that you're going through financial issues and car issues but you decided to buy a new phone... smart one on your part eh? I'll tell you the same thing I tell everybody, this is a "FOR PROFIT" business, pay your bill you get service, you don't pay your bill, your service get's shut off, it's as simple as that. They did allow you to do a payment arrangement, however you just did not agree with the terms. Next time you're having financial issues, spend $50 on a ****ty phone instead of $200 on a device you can't afford. (Don't take this personally)
[Epic 4G General] ForrelZ:
I have to say my experience was different, I put a Moment on my account about a year ago and asked if it was ok if I paid half this month and half the next they had no problems as long as my call bill was kept up to date they could put a note on the account. Paid my phone bill in full + half the Moment then next month paid the bill again with the second half and never had an issue. Then again I never went delinquent with the primary contract that might be the difference maybe.
[Epic 4G General] nismology:
Is that a hard limit? Even if I qualified for 5 lines with no deposit and no spending limit and my account is in good standing?
[Epic 4G General] dmystic1:
Not sure about the 18 month thing. I have only been with Sprint since last November, and have been billing to my account since day 91. Pre, hero, and the evo. No problems. I'm also eligible for up to 10 lines, so don't know what kind of credit code I have.
[Epic 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
Yes, all accounts within their first 90 days can not have anything billed.
[Epic 4G General] gophergun:
So, just to clarify - if I'm a new customer, switching to Sprint for the Epic, I wouldn't be able to bill it to my account, correct?
[Epic 4G General] colk:
Yepthat would be correct
[Epic 4G General] entropism:
Fine, I'll report my DM and the VP of sales to... Oh wait, to THEMSELVES. There is NO BTAing of Evos or Epics, whatsoever. Anything else has another set of guidelines enforced that I'm not at liberty to discuss in public.
[Epic 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
What are you talking about liberty to discuss in public? Do you know how many accounts i've opened where Evo's have been billed to?
[Epic 4G General] vavaud:
here is a Question:

what if My G/F has account that her dad uses and we want to add two new lines and make it a family plan, would the two new lines be considered new contracts?
[Epic 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
Yes...

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[Epic 4G General] vavaud:
so that would mean we could not bill 1/2 of the phone cost to the bill... :(

i hate MIR, some how they get "lost" way to easy imo. well i guess we will look for a store that does the MIR instantly or something.
[Epic 4G General] entropism:
You realize that retail and retentions are not held by the same rules, correct? Retail is NOT allowed to BTA any EVOs or Epics, plain and simple. And as to what I'm not willing to discuss in public, I'll PM it to you if you'd like.
[Epic 4G General] samrozzi:
actually you can, idk what market or store, but im in the south east market and work in a corporate store, were top 30 store in the company and we can bill evo's to the account, we can bill ANY thing to the account, and not just us, but any store around has been able to bill a phone to the account

their is NO reason why you cant unless the account isnt billable and thats understandable. Its not like billing it hurts sprint because they arent going to pay up on it, the reason you can BTA is because they have a good credit history.

so if your not allowed to BTA than thats a decision from your store manager, DM or whoever.

also as far as getting it BTA and paid off over time, its usually not likely, but you have to go through the

Sprint Finance Dept. and they have the final say on that, not the store, not the manager or anyone. here is the number for the Finance Dept. 8008081336
[Epic 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
+1... again is it illegal to deny a product to a customer because they want to bill it to the account. Now, if you have a something that Sprint created to cover their ass against billing phones to account, then by all means post it here, after all, if it is valid and can be used in court then you have nothing to worry about. Sprint can deny service to whoever they want based on their credit history and other factors but can not deny selling a product to specific customers due to the form of payment (unless it's Amex, where it's accepted nowhere)
[Epic 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
You can setup a payment arrangement with the finance department, but you will pay late fee's for paying late.
[Epic 4G General] entropism:
Was put into place by the area manager and DMs. Too many people are trying to run scams, BTA a bunch of EVOs and then not pay the bills. At least until we have stock, no BTAing EVOs or Epics, whatsoever.
[Epic 4G General] JUST2SUAVE:
the corp store i go to always does this.
[Epic 4G General] BeerChameleon:
Question Regarding this

If im off my dads plan is there anyway I can have him sign a new 2 year contract early b4 the epic comes out and pay for it early? Then i would just go pick it up?

Cause he might be out of town near this date the epic comes out?
[Epic 4G General] entropism:
I think you have a serious misconception between selling a product and billing it to their account. BTA is a privilege, and can be revoked at any time for any reason. Legality has NOTHING to do with it, this is company policy. As it stands, I believe we're the only company that even offers BTA to consumers. This is the equivalent of not taking checks, or certain credit cards.

Edit: To further the point, any BTA activity has to be approved by either the manager, and over a certain amount has to be approved by either the DM or area manager, which can take a few days.

Now, if a customer came in with $350 in cash and eligible for an upgrade and they were refused the sale? THAT would be illegal, since cash is legal tender. In fact, Apple was bordering on illegal practices by not letting people pay cash for the iPad and iPhones, surprised it wasn't pursued further.
[Epic 4G General] entropism:
Sorry, no. Most stores will allow you to do the upgrade if you know his PIN number though.
[Epic 4G General] doingitdaily:
I just pre ordered the epic and I called the store to make sure I can bta and the manager told me he doesn't care how I pay for it and as long as I pay my phone bill it wont disturb my service but will give me a late fee if I pay in installments and he's the second sprint Rep to tell me this so I think I'm good
[Epic 4G General] BeerChameleon:
Oh so if i know his pin number i can upgrade and sign the 2 year contract for him?
[Epic 4G General] chococrazy:
I'm pretty sure you won't be able to sign the contract with just his pin. I manage all the account, and everything for fam and I have charged phones but that's because the employees know us well enough.
[Epic 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
No misconception at all, you can not deny a customer something they qualify for, plain and simple. Regardless of what "rules" you guys have going on in your area, which I don't doubt is in effect, it's illegal. Will anyone say anything? No, but if a thousands of people would come forward Sprint would be in A LOT of trouble, imagine the headlines - "Sprint denies customers with good credit phones." I'm sure you guys have some rule in effect, don't deny it at all, but it is a BS rule that noone will do anything about which is why they get away with it. I've had a few calls about this already
[Epic 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
If you know the pin/security question to the account you can do what you want, except cancel.
[Epic 4G General] BeerChameleon:
oh ok thanks i will try to do this :)
[Epic 4G General] entropism:
Again, you have a very big misconception about the legality of the situation.
[Epic 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
well im not going to go back and forth.
[Epic 4G General] Malefickus:
Sorry to seem like I'm nitpicking this, but I just want to make sure that people are properly informed. It is NOT illegal to refuse cash as a form of payment for a business. The following quote is taken from the United States Treasury website.
[Epic 4G General] entropism:
Interesting, I was not aware of that by-law.
[Epic 4G General] LordLugard:
This might not add much to the discussion, but i always get my phones at BestBuy and i have a BBY card as well. Advantage of that is that they are always running No Interest (minimum payments) for 18 months on purchases $249 and up.

So why waste time "billing to account" when i can get my Epic at BBY (with instant rebates mind you), put it on my BBY card and have the leisure of paying it off within 18 months.

That's what i'm doing. :)
[Epic 4G General] ls3mach:
I find so much wrong with a statement like that... 2 words for you Dave Ramsey.

Also to the guy who got sideways with the girl doing her job trying to collect a debt that you owe, get off it. You bought it, couldn't afford it and got mad at someone for trying to get money out of you. You are the deadbeat not them. To be fair you took advantage of Sprint in this situation and then got mad when they told you they didn't appreciate it.

Regarding BTA, I have only done it once, due to a daily credit balance issue. Aside from that I don't really see the point in it and I am very surprised they even allow consumer accounts this luxury. If you don't have the money, don't buy it. How hard is this to figure out. This is why our economy is in the damn crapper.
[Epic 4G General] a454nova:
I would do it just for timing. Its is the 1st day of the month the next day. I can push it off to my net check to smoothen things over. I'm also a no cash kinda guy. Sprint pays right out of my bank.
[Epic 4G General] JUST2SUAVE:
so who really doing this tomm?
[Epic 4G General] xenx:
I would totally do this tomorrow, if my account qualified for it. Alas, I'll just have to wait that extra day for the phone.
[Epic 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
Anybody can setup a payment arrangement - you will be hit with late fee's but your account wont be shut off
[Epic 4G General] xenx:
Its about billing to account. I have a spending limit on my account, and was told I cannot bill to it. So, I wait the extra 24hrs and just buy it like normal.
[Epic 4G General] JUST2SUAVE:
How could they be hit with late fees if they pay the payments on time?
[Epic 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
Nope, sorry, ASL can't bill to account so you're SOL