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[Vibrant General] bmj1086:
Okay, I've been watching this phone since I purchased it last week. I came from a history of Android devices (as seen in my signature). I have been with T-mobile for 6 years and I pretty much know when I'm going to loose 3G and drop to edge at specific locations. For example, the bottom floor of my work building I've always dropped to Edge no matter what. I work for AT&T so there is an AT&T cell tower right next to this building and anybody who has AT&T never loses 3G on the bottom floor.

So since I've had this phone (for about a week now) I have yet to see it drop to edge. One thing I have noticed is that it will go to 0 bars of 3G and stay when I'm in those known Edge locations but my internet will still be full speed. When I had my other Android phones it would drop to 0 bars of 3G and go to Edge within 10 seconds. Now this isn't something that is just taking longer to drop to Edge, it never drops at all. I eat lunch for an hour down stairs and it stayed at 0 bars of 3G with fast Internet browsing.

I have the option checked in the settings for "Data Roaming" under Settings > Wireless and Networks > Mobile Network Settings.

I read that the Vibrant works with AT&T 3G which would mean that the chip supports the AT&T 3G spectrum.

As far as I know, with T-mobile, there are no Roaming charges.

Does this mean that I have 3G coverage from the T-mobile AND AT&T towers?
[Vibrant General] apple_g:
Afaik there is no 3g roaming agreements between ATT and TMo. The Samsung probably does a better job at hanging onto 3g than most other phones....
[Vibrant General] scooterman:
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=U...372,0.018947&z=16&iwloc=00048f225d8da9a32da25

on a very very clear day with the Vibrant in my cycling jersey pocket on my back.

supl.google.com

sky hook on

MS Based

a few blips but its fairly close. but should be better. It's not unusable like some say.
[Vibrant General] KerryG:
It is unusable for some people, you happened to be able to use skyhook. If you were in the middle of nowhere that wouldnt help you.
[Vibrant General] mystycs:
Yea I used it also and it seems to be a bit off on the track
[Vibrant General] smashpunks:
Never been unusable for me either. Actually fairly accurate ill have to do a my tracks later....
[Vibrant General] Steeltippin:
Lol you guys sound like some of the customers I deal with everyday. These are consumer grade devices. If you want something accurate go buy a Trimble GPS device and spend the thousands of dollars it takes to acquire one. I think even with the hiccups, your tracks are pretty decent. This is a cellphone, not a true GPS device.

BTW I work for Garmin so with my background of GPS and how it works this is probably why the inaccuracies in your track do not bother me. One thing you have to understand there are so many factors that can play into why you might of had these spikes....Heavy tree coverage, cloud over cast, power lines, tall buildings etc...Signal multi-path can also play into these types of spikes. Not bashing, but I think it does a pretty good job for what it is.
[Vibrant General] aohmer:
Um I am sorry I disagree with you, with my first smart phone, the G1 took seconds to lock on to 4+ birds ... and my vibrant .. see's 10 and locks on to 1 .. and its not even the one with the strongest signal ... then there is an issue. I think that is what people are complaining about.

I agree .. if the true purpose of getting something is for GPS alone, then a Garmin etc .. is great.
[Vibrant General] MMcCraryNJ:
The G1 had almost the same exact problem with the GPS when it was first released in October of 08. In the beginning of December, it was updated OTA and it was fixed completely. The update for the Vibrant is coming this month, have faith.
[Vibrant General] boomerbubba:
Skyhook is not GPS. Period.
[Vibrant General] samnada:
The release notes for the new Obsidian 2.2 ROM from TW says the GPS is "very accurate". I'm assuming it's got the real 2.2 drivers and SW.

It would be interesting to see a comparison of the JI6 and 2.2 GPS accuracy.

I've definitely had issues with significant inaccuracy using the Vibrant GPS for driving. It's usually fine, but sometimes it goes into rapid recalculations due to miscalculating my location on nearby streets. It's can be quite annoying if you're depending on it. I've used several standalone GPS units over the years and haven't seen this behavior before. In some ways the Vibrant GPS is better than my current standalone unit, but this inconsistent accuracy is a significant flaw.

I'm hoping 2.2 will include some improvements.
[Vibrant General] mobilebone:
Although GPS test reports an accuracy of 6-10 yards roughly, once I start Maps, the accuracy varies on a much wider range. Driving in big city is not much fun when you could be anywhere within a 200 yard range.
[neoTouch S200 General] cxmgp:
Hello,

i am planning to buy the Acer NeoTouch S200 F1, and i would like to know which custom rom consider to be the best. In addition, could you tell me if Greek language is supported?

Thanks in advance
[neoTouch S200 General] riotman:
Well it depends what rom you consider the best.

If you already know about Windows Mobile and its different Homescreens it is actually up to you.

I personally prefer SPB mobile shell, www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/mobileshell , but it does cost . If you decide to choose SPB mobile shell, then a clean and lite Rom would be one of your choice

Or if you go for Sense 2.5, then Arto's sense rom would be the best choice for you. Some nice feature i really like is SRS WOW HD which signifantly improves the sound quality

Concerning greek i can't answer your question
[neoTouch S200 General] cxmgp:
Thanks for your answer :)

i read that the latest official rom from acer is ver 3. Does it worth to change it with another unofficial rom? What common things will improve?

In addionio could you tell me how do you find sound speaker and camera quality?

Thanks in advance!
[neoTouch S200 General] riotman:
well there are wm versions that are more fingerfriendly, and many unofficial roms run on these.furthermore many unneccessary apps from acer are mo more included

speaker quality concerning the speaker for a call is fine but the external speaker is lets say sufficient

the camera is the biggest weakness, lack of features and bad quality of the photo unless the light conditions are perfect. my old omnia did much better. video recording isnt the best either
[neoTouch S200 General] cxmgp:
Thank riotman for your answers. I really appreciate.

Do you suggest me another smartphone in ~300euro, better than this one?
[neoTouch S200 General] brainmaster:
I am using Acer only because i need a Windows Mobile device for my work, otherwise i would bought a Android smartphone - probably HTC Desire or Samsung Galaxy S (I9000).

Android is having much better apps and is easier for use. If you have enough money then buy HTC Desire - you wont regret it - but don´t buy Acer Liquid or some other Android under 300 €.
[neoTouch S200 General] riotman:
lets say im contended but i wouldnt recommend it, bad acer service, built quality suffers fast from daily use and wm is a dying plattform. id also buy an android device like the desire or galaxy s if i needed replacememt
[neoTouch S200 General] light_n_roses:
neotouch can be found ofr 199 euros...I don't think that you can find a decent adroid smartphone in that price-range..
[neoTouch S200 General] riotman:
id like to see the source where u can buy a new acer neotoch for 199 euros...
[neoTouch S200 General] light_n_roses:
http://www.wind.it/shop/prodotto46.phtml and it's NOT operator lock and NOT with some kind of contract..sim free.
[neoTouch S200 General] cxmgp:
Thanks for your reply!

If i bought a smartphone android. Between samsung galaxy i5800 and htc wildfire, which do you suggest me ? both price is ~250euro
[neoTouch S200 General] brainmaster:
None of them, because they both have small display resolution - very bad for surfing.

But, if you are O.K. with that, then i would always go for HTC.
[neoTouch S200 General] cxmgp:
thats why i thought acer neotouch with the 3.8 " screen.

i dont care windows mobile. i know that android is better. the phone isnt for me. IS for person who havent used any smartphone ever. So windows mobile is perfect for him
[neoTouch S200 General] brainmaster:
Thats why Android Smartphone is much better for that person.
[neoTouch S200 General] slash_5150:
if hes never used a smartphone before, y is windows mobile perfect for him?

might as well get an iPhone 4. easy to use.

he would probably hate windows mobile...:p
[neoTouch S200 General] cxmgp:
For lot of years only windows mobile were exists. Did you hate them so much (as now)? I believe not. You hate them now because you see android and iphone :):)

The phone will be for my father. He will use it for wifi surfing, listen to music and watch a small video, take a picture.

i like the big screen 3.8"

what do you thing? if i was 'sure' that acer phones is not like acer laptop, i will bought it :)
[neoTouch S200 General] riotman:
Well, Windows Mobile demands a quite large amount of time to understand its functionality... its not like an iphone, which takes away your opportunity to decide what you want to be able to do.

Freedom always requires time to get along with, so if your father likes to discover this,windows mobile will be ok for him.

I actually even gotta agree that the big advantage of Windows mobile is the large variety of Navigation software.

But still i wouldnt recommend Acer... My battery cover is kinda loose after a few months, its not totally fix anymore, btw the battery cover gets scratched really easily, and as already mentioned, unless the daylight conditions arent perfect, the camera is useless.

Try to buy a used HD2 from ebay or somewhere else. it'll be the better choice.

Dont get me wrong, The Acer neotouch is a stunning device, but it's built quality isnt made to last very long
[neoTouch S200 General] dmdwt:
:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

i had a samsung spica ... only one question to android ...

is the bluetooth-spp-profile already usable ??

otherwise for business or private :

my opinion : drop every andriod !!

greets from austria
[neoTouch S200 General] UranusHertz:
Actually, I'm quite happy with the stock Acer ROM, it's the most finger friendly UI I've seen (I dislike Manila and SPB Mobile after ver2). Only problem I have with it is just the outdated WM 6.5 and I can't seem to arrange the Start menu icons easily.

I can't say Android is a better platform because I bought one and tried it out extensively. If you're looking for a "smart" phone, then go for Android. If you're looking for a PDA phone, then get a Windows Mobile.
[neoTouch S200 General] epdm2be:
OK. But is the Acer then Wm phone to go for? The HD2 might indeed be of better build quality but it has a smaller capacity battery, is too big and cost allmost twice as much.

So the question remains. Is the HD2 (for a slightly slower device but better build quality) the snapdragon WM phone to go for or is the neotouch the better option (especially since the HD2 won't get Windows Phone 7 as was originally promised and remains on a dying platform).
[neoTouch S200 General] xtorm80:
hi wan to know if the new rom fix low volume issues with both call volume and ring tone
[General Questions and Answers] djr83:
I have just received my Samsung Galaxy S and now I'm trying to export contacts and calendar from WM so I can import them into Android, but I'm having no luck.

Syncing to Google with ActiveSync is just not working (maybe because I'm running my own custom ROM?) so I guess the easiest way would be to export everything to .cvs or something like that.

And ideas?
[General Questions and Answers] dipaolnv:
When you set up ActiveSync on the phone, make sure to de-select syncing email and tasks. Then you should be able to sync your contacts and calendar with Gmail fine.
[General Questions and Answers] Cyclonezephyrxz7:
If ActiveSync doesn't work even after dipaolnv's suggestion, you can use my Export-Studio application to export contacts.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=5431893&postcount=16
[General Questions and Answers] djr83:
That actually worked. Thanks!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] nicknomo:
Hi,

I'm sorry for the noobish question here... but I'm seeing a lot of root procedures and general hacks for android require the use of the developer tools.

Is there any good tutorials on getting accustomed with these tools? Its been a long time since I used any development UI (the last was borland C++ to compile command line Dos apps).. I could use some sort of refresher on what you can do and how to use it..

I have a mediocre knowledge of linux command line, but I prefer to work from Windows when possible(not sure if this matters).

Anyone have any good links, or tutorials?
[Epic 4G General] ConceptVBS:
This is from another forum....

:(

http://androidforums.com/samsung-epic-4g/163777-warning-huge-issue-sprint-epic-4g.html#post1491011
[Epic 4G General] lordcyrus:
That's not good...
[Epic 4G General] FoxRacR17:
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
[Epic 4G General] BeerChameleon:
LMFAO Uh oh is right. im worried now.
[Epic 4G General] ImSoHungry:
I got firedon my day off because of this phone...
[Epic 4G General] rufflez2010:
I completely agree. Huge issue with the phone.
[Epic 4G General] Kelvala:
Wow, that's not good. I wonder how long Sprint will let that happen...I mean even AT&T throws minutes around in their commercials, maybe Sprint can throw some in the bag :D
[Epic 4G General] DevinXtreme:
I can confirm this issue. I've had the phone for four hours now and time just goes by. It's really quite frustrating. Sprint better get on this immediately.
[Epic 4G General] GrandMstrBud:
I notice the uploads are no where near EVDO RevA. I'm getting about 130 or so now up and on my Hero I got in the 600 range.
[Epic 4G General] JUST2SUAVE:
you got fired over taking a day off to get a phone? Smfh.
[Epic 4G General] rufflez2010:
I've noticed terrible speeds on speedtest apps, yet everything loads so much faster than the hero because of the processor. Don't even notice the crappy signal as its irrelevant. Wish I could test 4G... maybe next week.
[Epic 4G General] raiderep:
Damn! My boss is going to be really upset with me over this issue. Seems I will be spending lots of time trying to find a fix for it o_O
[Epic 4G General] spf2722:
I got the phone this morning EST, and have not put the MF'r down. I saw this thread and was like wtf??? Funny stuff.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] smithisize:
Ok, so, basically, I want to move shortcuts created from the XDA_UC install to different folder, then copy one of the shortcuts that I just moved to Startup.

I tried to read the example scripts, but didn't quite understand them.

Could someone give me a short example of how I could do this?

Thanks a lot

Smith
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vandelay007:
Does anyone else have an issue with LP not working right at boot up...it prompts me to wait or force close....I choose close and then it works fine till my next reboot...

Sent from my HTC Hero with Froyo...
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nebenezer:
that happens to me on my evo if I touch the screen while it's still wrapping up booting.

I just hit the wait button and it's all good within a few seconds.

Obviously these phones display the homescreen before they finish booting
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vandelay007:
I will just wait it out then...thanks

Sent from my HTC Hero with Froyo...
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pauper7:
love launcher pro...I woudl like to find a way to remove ADW all together once their is a stable RC. ADW still runs even though I have Launcher Pro set as default. I have to force close it every morning.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vandelay007:
I already have removed adw and now that I am being patient at boot up I am having no further issues

Sent from my HTC Hero with Froyo...
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davec1234:
I removed ADW through Titanium Backup.

CM6 Android 2.2 Froyo Darchstar

Uncapped Kernel #8 CM6 Decad3nce

BlackMod v2.2 CM6 Gomorrah

Radio 2.42.01.04.27

*Bite me Sprint!
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] isaacl:
I have a Sprint Touch Pro 2, running the stock 6.5 ROM.

For some reason, a few keys on the soft keyboard all of the sudden got switched around.

The A and Z keys are now on the top row, the Q key is now on the middle row, and the W key is now on the bottom row. And it looks like the "secondary" key on top is still in the right position - there's still a 1 on top of the A, a 2 on top of the Z, etc.

Does anyone know how I can fix this?

Is there some registry edit I can do to get things back to normal?

Thanks.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] isaacl:
I was trying to change to the compact qwerty, and I noticed that the keyboard somehow got set to French.

Not sure why I didn't check that before (I forgot that setting was there).

Stupid me...

Thanks for the help!
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] ritalin:
Is there any reason we can not use the dialer found in the Epic 4g dump? The reason I ask is because it is the standard Android Dialer with a few extras. I have not really had the chance to use it but I am hoping it will have proper contact management with the ability to view "My Contacts" and not "All Contacts"

Dialer can be seen here

http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2010/08/30/sprint-samsung-epic-4g-review/

Epic dump can be found here

http://www.4shared.com/file/dgE_26tO/Epic4G-system-dump.html
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] Paxtez:
Humm, I like this idea. I don't like the 'Voicemail' tab on the Vibrant dialer, having a contacts tab would be much better.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] s0niqu3:
The stock i9000 dialer and captivate dialer both work on the vibrant, and they both have the "contacts" tab instead of voicemail. I'm not sure if you really need both Phone.apk and DialerTabActivity.apk, but I replaced both on my vibrant, and it works fine so far.

Also, the captivate contacts app works too, though its not much different than the vibrant version, and I've not been able to get the stock i9000 contacts app to work.

FYI, the contacts app will be the real source of fixing the contact management issues you mention, not the dialer app.

Will try the epic dialer & contacts app once I finish deodexing the system dump I downloaded.

cheers,

=)

~ Jocelyn
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] ritalin:
Yea I realized that after making my post, just thought I would leave it up because of the change to the tabs.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] iB4STiD:
can you post the deodexed system dump when your done, i want the launcher.apk thats in there :)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] firsttimer44:
I don't know if roms have anything to do with this or not but recently my Pandora has started sucking. I am on fresh 3.2 and everytime I play a song it stops half way through and goes to the next song. Is this a known problem? Is there anyway to fix it? Thanks
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sombdy:
I haven't experienced that nor have heard of anyone else. The Pandora issue I know of is the interference from the Stagefright code with Froyo. Do search on disabling Stagefright and see if that helps.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pongoface:
Are u using wifi when listening to pandora when this happens. It was happening to me on wifi only. 3g was fine. I reset my router by unplugging it and plugging it back in. The problem lies by either the data connection getting intrruptted or from flash.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nenn:
ive had it happen to me once or twice. didnt think much of it.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wingnutta:
Hey all, i am thinking about changing ROM's - namely from DeFrost to Opendesire. I usually backup with titanium and do a restore with no problems (only if doing full wipe though). But i have read somewhere that there are certain things you dont want to restore (some settings).

So if i was to go about this - what do i do and not do?

Any help greatly appreciated.

Cheers :)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] madd0g:
I usually just backup User apps, Settings are re-set easily and you avoid problems.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] w.0.o.t:
^ what he said. ;)
[Captivate Accessories] kusanagisan18:
I saw a thread in the marketplace section of the forum for free Stealth Guard body covers. So I checked out the Stealth Guard website and they are indeed selling free body covers (you only pay the shipping) I picked one up for my Captivate and paid only $2.89!

I thought I'd post it here because I think this is a really good deal. **Mod Edit - Advertising Links Removed**

And I found on Android Forums a review comparing Zagg and Phantom Skinz and Stealth Guard in pretty good detail: http://androidforums.com/motorola-d...ector-reviews-zagg-vs-phantom-vs-stealth.html
[Captivate Accessories] kareeem:
Thanks for the share. Just ordered mine and it did notify me that it'll send a tracking number to my email.
[Captivate Accessories] alphadog00:
It is not really free - it is $2.85 with free shipping. A second set is $2. This will cost them $0.49 to ship in US via first class mail.

If you want to cover your phone in clear vinyl, it is probably a decent product - as good as the others, but no special deal is coming anyones way.
[Captivate Accessories] kareeem:
Seems like a great deal to me for that price.
[Captivate Accessories] TexUs:
Meh... I have never been a fan of the full body clear protection because the corners (what'll get done in the most) are still left open.
[Captivate Accessories] kusanagisan18:
That's what I'm thinking... A full body cover for less than $3? That's a steal to me, especially since skins like Zagg cost around $20.

The thread in the marketplace about this offer seems to be gone now, but I read success stories of people buying four for about $11 and some change and I haven't really heard anything negative about these covers (I've heard the occasional THESES SUCK but like 1% of the time). I might pick up a few more.

The only bad thing i've read, now that i think about it, is that it doesn't come with any solution to spray on
[Captivate Accessories] joeybear23:
I just ordered 2 for $4.85 shipped.

I like skins because you can put them on the phone underneath a snap-on cover and it protects the phone from the stuff that gets inside the cover and scratches the device.
[Captivate Accessories] MasterN02:
Just ordered mine. I read that the screen protector (which is all I'll be using) is high quality and has a smooth glide to it. Thanks for the post!
[Captivate Accessories] kusanagisan18:
So i've been reading around about these Stealth Guard shields and I have found quite a few more 'these are crap' posts. From what I've read, as a body case don't expect much, but as a screen cover, it's awesome.

When I get mine I'll post a review of what I think of it as a screen protector.
[Captivate Accessories] SeriousBizznass:
I bought a set for my Wife's iPhone before they were available for the Captivate. It's okay on the iPhone, it didn't fit very well, but for $3 it's worth it. I also bought one for my neighbors Droid. No word on if he installed it yet.
[Captivate Accessories] kusanagisan18:
Did you use any liquid solution when you installed the screen protector or anything else?
[Captivate Accessories] gerbick:
Thanks a TON! After dealing with the Zagg, I'll gladly try this out.
[Captivate Accessories] waghoba:
Thank for sharing !!! :D I just ordered one
[Captivate Accessories] Hydrocharged:
Just ordered some of these...what a great deal!
[Captivate Accessories] JBachman:
WOW... This company is next door to me... gonna see if they'll hook me up if I walk in...
[Captivate Accessories] cowballz69:
Just ordered, lil over 2 bucks for shipping, awsome find!! Thank you for letting us know about this,
[Captivate Accessories] back2honda:
Any pics of it installed?
[Captivate Accessories] Medguru:
Not Received

I ordered last week. Have not received mine yet.

How long does it take?