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[Epic 4G General] icantdrawanime:
While I do like the way that the epic tries to manage your network connections (ie it turns off wifi when theres no network and turns off 4g/3g when you have wifi), I find it kind of buggy.

Sometimes my wifi is slow to reconnect and requires me to turn it off and on. I havent had any problems with the 3g connection yet. Although that may just be dumb luck.
[Epic 4G General] hydralisk:
My 3G is working the same as it did on my EVO, really. Same speeds here at my apartment. 4G speeds are the same at work. But that's just my experience thus far.
[Epic 4G General] ttieder:
Mine are not my upload speeds are not as good as my evo but I'm in miami maybe there doing test or something
[Epic 4G General] drjonesok:
My 3G upload speeds seemed capped around 100-150kbits/s.

3G download and wifi are are both good.
[Epic 4G General] ttieder:
Download seems ok like 600kb I use to get 1.2 mbs on my evo but wifi seems faster on epic then evo speed test shows it but it keeps going on and off its weird my upload seems cap to a lot slower then on my evo is there a fix
[Epic 4G General] ttieder:
One more issue on pines near 75 I get 4g on my evo I usually get 5mb download on the epic I get 1 mb anyone else test 4g speed yet
[Epic 4G General] hydralisk:
EVO 4G at work: 5 Mbit download, 1.2 Mbit upload

Epic 4G at work: 4.7 Mbit download, 1.1 Mbit upload

Epic also connects to a tower much faster.
[Epic 4G General] NeonMonster:
I notice that when I have coverage my 3g is usually always very fast... but it randomly will drop to no bars then quickly find them again...

Its depends on the coverage I guess...
[Epic 4G General] ttieder:
That's is true it does connect faster anyone in pembroke pines having the same issue
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] truegrass:
Is it ok to use both of these at the same time?
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrObvious:
I wouldn't. I'd recommend AK over ATK because AK can use the Android killing system.
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] truegrass:
Ok thanks
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chinaboywhynot:
hi guys, please let me know if there is a way to return to orginal vodafone rom.

after trying some roms, I have to admit that I like the orginal HTC sense interface... ;-)

please help!
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DjLukeW:
dowload LeeDroid Sense rom. Its quick stable and still has HTC sense
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HoLy4EvEr:
Hello folks...

a friend of mine flying tomorrow to amsterdam for a week and i asked him to look for htc desire there...after a few googling i found that the most popular store in amsterdam that sells this device is Belcompany.nl...they have a lot of them in the city there...

as i understand from this page the device cost 479euro?

http://www.belcompany.nl/Winkelwagen/Pages/Winkelmandje.aspx?ticketid=001158

my question are to the locals or ppl who bought there are those:

1. this price is stand alone or i have to agree to some kind of a 3 year contract like iphones?

2. is it simfree?

3. is it branded? (have to buy some kind of a code to unlock it).

4. this store use global refund taxfree? (friend is a tourist).

question 4 is the most important to me..

thx ahead :cool:
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] karloe:
On the link you give it's a free Desire included with a 2 year contract.:eek:

From Belcompany ( a sub contractor/seller) = mostly sim free & unbranded.

@ 4. tax refund is out of my knowledge, I'm local :rolleyes: and my Desire is not for sale :p

For a price check on webshops try: http://tweakers.net/pricewatch/253414/htc-desire-bruin.html

Problem is, availability is low to very low, if your friend has some time to spend, let him check out some bigger "real"shops
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bmwheaven:
1. this price is stand alone or i have to agree to some kind of a 3 year contract like iphones?

It's standalone price

2. is it simfree?

Yes

3. is it branded? (have to buy some kind of a code to unlock it).

No

4. this store use global refund taxfree? (friend is a tourist).

Probably you can get refund

BUT: most important, I'm not sure if they have them in stock. It's very hard to get them anywhere in Holland. On a lot of forums you see people complaining about waiting for their desire for weeks...

Good luck!
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] metalk9:
479 euro is pretty much the going price for a desire in Europe, so this is going to be an unbranded, unlocked phone. Purchase tax, known as BV in Holland, is 19% of this price. Save your receipt and you can get it refunded at the airport on the way home.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HoLy4EvEr:
Soo it's impossible to buy from them without this 2 year contract?

thing is my friend will stay only in amsterdam...i need stores at that area...the site you gave me if i'm not mistaken none of the store in amsterdam...correct me if im wrong.

if this is the case maybe someone know a specific store in amsterdam contract free?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cardmammy:
I saw some in Duty Free in the Amsterdam airport 2 days ago when i flew through there. I bouth mine there in early April, and it was HTC branded and unlocked for 430 Euro.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HoLy4EvEr:
dutyfree you say hmm...so if it's branded do i need to buy a code or somthing? What does it mean 'branded'?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Imperium:
It is possible to buy the phone without contract. My advise is to call them about their current stock.

Unbranded and sim free.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HoLy4EvEr:
Thx for your answer...i sent belcompany email and they answered the same...they recognize taxfree the phone is unbranded and simfree...and they recommanded me 3 of their stores in amsterdam to check for desire there...

thx again
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pizzaman79:
probably too late, but that's way overpriced. I just bought one from studentmobiel for 400 euros, it shipped the next day...
[Captivate General] cotr:
Is it just me or is the volume sound too low for it and no way to change the tone?

Cant find anything specific for it.
[Captivate General] accrews2001:
Agreed. I can't find any of the standard options - ringtone/vibrate/ringone+vibrate.
[Captivate General] cincy1020:
Did you find how to fix this?

I keep missing every reminder. It is VERY low, and NOT a tone that I have set for anything.
[Captivate General] scott2ride:
Start from home screen

Settings

Sound and display

Look in this section and there are places to choose notification tones and also volumes.
[Captivate General] cincy1020:
That was the first thing I tried, but thanks anyway. I installed Calendar Snooze, which seems to have solved the problem.
[Captivate General] cotr:
As the first couple posts imply, no settings exist for calendar tone or volume in settings.
[Captivate General] scott2ride:
Any updates on this?

I totally rely on the notification sound in the calendar but it is hopeless.

Any way to replace with a better sound?

(I have changed txt notifications but not calendar)

Cheers
[Captivate General] travisryans:
I also wish there was an option so select the settings just for calendar reminders as my old WinMo phone had. Specifically the option to play tone / vibrate even when phone is silent. New to an android device but this thing still knocks winmo out of the water.
[Captivate General] scott2ride:
Just put it in Vibrate mode. :D
[Captivate General] rahlquist:
Is it the setting in?

/data/data/com.android.calendar/shared_prefs/com.android.calendar_preferences.xml
[Captivate General] rahlquist:
Ok found it. Sorta.

/dbdata/databases/com.android.providers.calendar/calendar.db

In the reminders table is an event tied by event_id to the event in the events table. If you edit the ringtone field corresponding to an event in the reminders table using the full path to the sound file you can change the ringtone for each event.

Two items.had to copy the db, edit the copy and overwrite the old one. I also used an ogg file.
[Captivate General] scott2ride:
Oh... is that all! ;) Sounds easy as!!!:rolleyes:

In English please :D
[Captivate General] rahlquist:
Here is how I manually did it. This is probably best left to people very comfortable with linux/unix. ( I needed to be rooted, have root explorer installed, and SqlLiteEditor )

copy /dbdata/databases/com.android.providers.calendar/calendar.db to /dbdata/databases/com.android.providers.calendar/calendar_original_backup.db

copy /dbdata/databases/com.android.providers.calendar/calendar.db to /sdcard/calendar.db

open /sdcard/calendar.db

Open Events, scroll around and find the reminder you want., then look all the way to the left column for that line, you will find the event_id field, note the data in that field. Hit back

Open Reminders, find the event_ID from the previous step, tap the line and choose edit. Edit the data in the Ringtone field with the full path to the sound you want to use, i.e. "/sdcard/mysounds/calendar.ogg" (dont type the quotes)

Hit back until you are out of the SQLLiteEditor

copy /sdcard/calendar.db to /dbdata/databases/com.android.providers.calendar/calendar.db

I am sure someone will build an app for this eventually.
[Captivate General] accrews2001:
I downloaded Calendar Snooze from the market. It works great for notifications. You can set your ringtone and you can snooze for a set amount of time
[Captivate General] scott2ride:
Sweet... even easier!

Oh, and rahlquist, thanks for the full explanation :)
[Captivate General] emmfan:
A couple questions on Calendar Snooze:

1. Do you have to enable Alarm for each event in order for Calendar Snooze to give a notification?

2. Does Calendar Snooze give notification XX minutes before the event starts?
[Captivate General] scott2ride:
Yes you need to enable the alarm when you input the calender event the first time. Though there may be something in settings to pre do it. I'll check.

You can set the notification time to anything you like. 1 min, 5min, 30, 2 hours, 2 days... whatever. And when you snooze it you can set how long the snooze is for, and change it on the fly.

Can also change the reminder sound to anything you want.
[Captivate General] emmfan:
@scott2ride Thanks for answering my questions. I usually add events through Google Calendar on computer, so haven't figured out how to enable reminders on phone without manually changing each one individually, which is kind of annoying. I was hoping that Calendar Snooze had a default reminder for all events.
[Captivate General] dbh369:
If you go to caledar, settings, reminder settings, select ringtone, you can at least change the tone. There are apparently issues with which calendar you have selected at the time and so forth, this doesn't seem to work smoothly yet. But it is a start. See this for more

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=543268
[General Topics] TonyCubed:
Hi everyone, I had to send my HD2 to HTC for repair since the Touchscreen failed. I sent the phone last Monday (23rd) and they received it on the Wednesday (25th). My HTC Ticket tracking says they've received the phone, but nothing else. It hasn't been updated in a week which is annoying me since my spare phone was damaged over the past weekend making it impossible to make calls.

I sent an email to their email tech support asking for an update a 2 days ago and still haven't got a reply. I know we've just had a bank holiday, but I've heard people say it can take upto 5 days for a phone to be repaired then shipped back to the customer, is this true?

Just want to know peoples experiences and how fast they got their devices back.

Thank you! :)
[General Topics] Allen Mead:
Past experience is that it'll take 10 working days regardless..
[General Topics] TonyCubed:
Fair enough, I just wish it was kept updated, the status still hasn't changed and it's coming up to those 10 working days. It wouldn't be so bad if my spare phone didn't get damaged last week. :( What about any one else, 10 working days still or has it been longer in some cases?
[General Topics] xaccers:
Dropped my HD off to them with newton rings, they neglected to email me the update page so I waited a week, called up, was told it was still being looked into, waited another week, called up, again told it was still being looked into, called back a week later, was told they were waiting on me to send them £184 or tell them to dispose of the phone! Finally got the link out of them so I could tell them what to do, apparently this wasn't possible over the phone.

Demanded my phone back, was informed it would be waiting for me, went to the repair centre in MK and created a scene until they returned my phone as they claimed they knew nothing of it, was not happy as they refused to honour the warranty.

Took it back to CPWH to let them try and get HTC to repair it, they sent it off, 3 weeks later it came back saying "no fault found" so was advised I could either let CPWH send it back to HTC and hope they actually read the fault report sent with it, or claim on insurance and get a new phone delivered the next day, I did the latter as I was totally fed up by then.
[General Topics] TonyCubed:
Geeez, sorry to hear about that, I hope my experience is better than yours! :( I've just got a status update saying the phone is currently being tested. I hope they fix it, the problem seems quite obvious when the touchscreen doesn't work, but it does work sometimes which is weird. Any one else got any more experiences?
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RJPala:
My GPS on my Hero is partially working on 2.1, it picks up where I am and it moves as I drive. But it cannot calculate my directions. It just keeps loading whiel I wait for the directions. I also have a question;

Do I need to have mobile internet on for it to work? Or will it just work on the GPS signal.
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pulser_g2:
If you mean google navigation, it uses data to plan the route, then can use only gps, though you're best to leave Internet on in case you stray off your route.

If not google navigation, what app are you using?
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RJPala:
Yeah I use google navigation. So basically it uses the internet to get the route, then it just uses the GPS for the rest of the journey?
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pulser_g2:
Yes, though it needs Internet for traffic information and in case you go off route like in a diversion
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RJPala:
Okay thats fine. Thanks :)
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wezternator:
It also uses the data connection to load the maps as well if you use the sat-nav view
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] codyh325:
Ok so I have rooted my 2.2, but how do I unistall these crappy preinstall sprint apps?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ckombo:
When you install a different rom, they've taken most of the cr*p out. Also, you can download Root Explore from the market. It's around $3 and totally worth it. It lets you browse through your phone and delete apps. They'll be in the root under System -> Apps. There is another thread with a list of apps that are safe to remove. You'll have to find that in search. Type "Safe to Remove" and you'll find it.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bender1077:
There are quite a few threads on how to accomplish this.

I personally never felt the need to spend $3 to remove unwanted crapware!

The route I use is utilizing ADB. I find this is the easiest. Simple coding.

You will need to download the android SDK if you have not already done so.

Android SDK

ADB Beginners Guide

Basic ADB Shell Commands

EDIT:

Android ADB Page
[Epic 4G General] volcomjerk:
I echo the same thoughts as you and still have my evo, i will try the epic out for 30 days and see if it grows on me but I have slight evo withdrawals. The physical keyboard is nice, I feel like I would miss having that option.

The screen is growing on me, I really love how readable it is in the sun and the colors and contrast are really great.

Another thing you left out is how incredibly fast this phone is. Even at 2.1 without CM6 it blows the EVO out of the water in every way, there is virtually no lag and you don't see the typical tearing or jitterness you get on the EVO. I can't even imagine how smooth it will be when 2.2 is on here...

The one thing that will determine whether I keep it is if the development community will be as good as the EVO. The EVO dev community from the start was bursting with life but the epic dev community seems rather flat and slow so far.

Another concern is Samsungs commitment to keeping the phones up to date and bug free. Something I don't have too much faith in as I saw how they pretty much ignored Samsung Moment customers.
[Epic 4G General] hydralisk:
Nice review.

I also own both an EVO and the Epic. My decision to switch was based on the keyboard and the processor speed. Both lived up to my expectations. The speed actually exceeded my expectations, whereas the keyboard isn't as good for games as I thought it would be. Wish it had a more game-like dpad. I think EVERYONE is pissed off about the decision to have a dedicated smiley button.

I'm actually very impressed with the screen. Unfortunately if you look closely you can see the pixels... but only when it's still. I honestly think it's mind bogglingly good when playing games or watching movies. The size of the EVO's screen is definitely a plus. So big. But I can see my Epic SO MUCH BETTER in direct sunlight. Even with auto-brightness on. With my EVO, I had to manually crank it up to 100% to get even a slight idea what I was looking at.

I actually found it to be so much faster than the EVO (even with 2.2). Games feel soo much smoother. Especially 3D games. And I am a huge gamer. Also, surprisingly, TW isn't all that bad (as you said). I actually plan on keeping it for a while. On my EVO I ran launcher pro, but sense is nice too. The EVO has the edge in widgets. No manufacturer's UI has anything close to the same quality widgets that sense has.

I actually don't mind the weight of this phone. I know the EVO feels heavy and sturdy, but the reason the SGS phones are so light is because of their screen technology. Both phones have the same soft-touch back.

All in all, I'm really glad I made the switch. I'm having a lot of fun with the Epic. The only thing I miss from my EVO is the GPS... but we're getting a fix for this this month.

Oh and one more thing. Stock battery life on my Epic KILLS what I experienced on my EVO. I'll post some battery life results later. I almost think my phone is a fluke.

I'd definitely recommend this phone to a new Sprint customer. But that's just my vote. I'm sure other EVO users will chime in.
[Epic 4G General] ttieder:
I feel the same to going to test it a little more for the next 2 weeks I am having 3g probelms for some reason a lot slower then my evo and the wifi shuts on and off but the screen is nice keyboard is awasome and is really fast but evo will make a come back
[Epic 4G General] bjb_nyj101:
Which phone did you end up sticking with?
[Epic 4G General] bomix:
I too own both, feel like I miss stuff from the EVO, but I am giving the Epic more time to grow. love the screen and +1 for the camera, the Evo has failed me so many times with the camera. Some goods and some bads. if it had tilt/kickstand that would be sweet.
[Epic 4G General] hydralisk:
If you get the dock, it will work as a kickstand (its tilted just right). Unfortunately the dock isnt as portable and the headphone hack on the back wont work until the Epic gets 2.2 apparently.

What else do you miss from the EVO? Aside from the large screen? I also have an EVO and it just sits around. I never have any desire to pick it up... but I also refuse to sell it.
[Epic 4G General] gTen:
Ahm..both AMOLED and Super-AMOLED are pen-tile...aka what you showed in the picture above is for both...

Though there are many reasons to justify an Epic over an EVO..keyboard and screen are not the only reason that make the Epic shine...
[Epic 4G General] hydralisk:
He makes a good point. The difference with super amoled is that the touch sensor is integrated into the screen, making the overall display MUCH thinner and lighter. It's still AMOLED. Bright and brilliant. I absolutely love it.
[Epic 4G General] jok3sta:
i dont know man.. that picture in the first post doesnt look like my epic.. ( I know its a vibrant, i meant the screen) I even put it on the same contacts screen and i dont notice the pixels like i see them in that picture.. and i have 20/20 vision myself. This screen is amazing to me. especially coming from a touch pro 2. and my buddy has the evo.. His screen looks a little washed out next to mine. But it still looks good though dont get me wrong. I love the size of the evos screen and the kickstand is great too. I just needed the keyboard and processor speed which is why i ended up waiting for the epic to come out.. either way both phones are the best you can get on the market right now
[Epic 4G General] jok3sta:
heres a close up of how mine looks. i tried to use a similar screen.. this is with a 10mp camera in macro mode so its pretty close up.. the screen wasnt on full brightness. i can see the pixels in this picture because its so close but i cant get close enough with my eyes to even notice it
[Epic 4G General] gTen:
Considering the monitor size..the left picture is what you see..the right picture if what you would see with a magnifying glass...its not really a fair representation.

What he is seeing is not exactly individual pixels..more like jaggedness..this jaggedness is seen on some small fonts and on straight lines..mostly white lines..but even when text is jagged it is still perfectly readable..it kinda looks a little italic or sharpened lol...on things like bold font or zoomed in text its fairly un-noticable.
[Epic 4G General] p-niiice:
The evo's screen (and the Iphone's) look very washed out next to one another. Compare title screens for Angry Birds.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] danamoult:
For some reason, my Facebook application (the official one from the market) does not create any notifications when I receive a message, etc on Facebook. Only when I actually open the Facebook application does it realise I have a message and then creates a notification.

In Facebook -> Menu -> Settings I have Refresh Interval set to 30 minutes and Notifications checked. What could I be missing?

Thanks.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] amwebby:
You're not missing anything. In my experience all FB apps, even the one on my iPhone, have this problem or at least that of inconsistent notifications. I suspect the FB API is pants.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] mrwookie6379:
Do you have a task killer/manager running that auto kills...?? If so make sure to exclude all instances of Facebook, even if there are duplicates, as this will stop notifications being diaplayed.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] danamoult:
That could be, I'll set ATK to ignore Facebook and report back if it starts working. Thanks.
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] gabbana-music:
Here, guys, has made the next icons for manila! :) :p
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] Masen:
Excellent...

... again!

I can only confirm that the icons works and it´s nice! :D

Ps: The taskbar I use come from, m!k3 (TaskBar HDmini v.0.2). You can get it in this thread..!

The remove of the "missing call", giving extended viewing of calender appointments on home screen, you can find here...
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] kalros:
Good good... go would no what in coloured fulfilment
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] nek46:
thanks gabbana ;);)
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] leejune:
Your taskbar is very beuterful. can you share it?
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] Masen:
Taskbar...

I´ve updated my previous post with links... All creds to the devs!
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] maoz59:
Thanks for the icons Gabbana!

I have the Tom Photon ROM, and I want to change the "Start Menu"

icons.

If someone have cool "start menu" icons I will really appreciate if you can post here screenshots and the link.

Thanks!
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] gabbana-music:
Here, I think, suitable icons for ' start menu '! To establish them by means of the program ' Icon Changer '.