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[Droid 2 General] newk8600:
You don't really /need/ to do this it's just some information I thought would be helpful to put out there. Most people will never need to boot into the stock recovery.

If you decide to root your droid 2 then you will use koush's bootstrap to boot into clockwork recovery and make backups and install ROMs if you so choose.
[Droid 2 General] 1454:
Ok, thanks. Sorry for the noobish type of question.
[Droid 2 General] newk8600:
It's cool. I'm still a semi-noob in some aspects, everybody needs a little info every now and then.
[Droid 2 General] sap995:
I have been able to get into the android system recovery but am now getting message on main screen of recover "E:Can't open /cache/recovery/command" Is this a cause for concern.
[Droid 2 General] Redflea:
Don't worry about the error - it's normal.
[Wildfire Android Development] MartinEve:
Posted for general info

To package a new kernel for Wildfire (zImage + ramdisk) you need the following parameters:

mkbootimg --kernel ./zImage --ramdisk ./newramdisk.cpio.gz --cmdline "no_console_suspend=1 console=null" --base 2e00000 --output ./newboot.img

Best,

Martin
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] ramosfet:
Does anyone know how i can write a script for the app "SMS Backup and Restore" so it can backup my texts/conversation threads daily? or perhaps there's another app/script out there that can accomplish this?
[EVO 4G General] oreoOozZz:
Long story short, moved to a new house, Sprint service sucked (not even one bar) at the new house. Called Sprint, ***** ***** *****... Airvana. Im not a photographer, i barely had the patience to take these pics while holding myself back from not hooking it up faster. Its still initializing, book says GPS can take up to half an hour... if not gotta hook up the external GPS antenna. Mobile portion can take up to two hours so im just gonna be here on the computer waiting until then. Ill update as things move along, for now heres the flicks.
[EVO 4G General] jerdog:
Good luck - I had one of the 1st Gen and it worked pretty well... with the issues I have at the house they should be sending me one soon...
[EVO 4G General] AndersonAirChris:
Yo it's JR from B20 (sick srt4)

I heard about that a while back but never actually saw one. Let me know how it works out I might want to get that in my office.
[EVO 4G General] oreoOozZz:
Thanks man, how far did your coverage go... do you remember? like only a floor away, outside, etc??

whats up kid, your first post on my thread? i feel honored lol. yea its still activatin like i said on fbook but as soon as it does, i got you.
[EVO 4G General] jerdog:
It was actually pretty good - but it was also first gen - so as soon as my phone was out of range it would drop the call I was on. they now do "hot-swap" where it will seamlessly (supposedly) switch between the tower and the Airave
[EVO 4G General] oreoOozZz:
Damn that must have been aggrivating because i definetly would have forgot and always dropped calls lol. Thanks for the info though man.

Update: It was taking forever to find a GPS signal (over an hour, i gave it a little extra) so i finally connected the external GPS antenna and the light went green solid (found location) almost instantly. Unfortunately the mobile light startin blinking amber which means i have no service... the receipt that they give you says it should be activated when you recieve the unit but i guess thats not true, time to start jonesin on the phone with Sprint again. Ill post back and lets you guys know what happened when im through.
[EVO 4G General] oreoOozZz:
K, just got off the phone with sprint and for some reason they had the wrong mac address in the system. That is the reason why the unit wasnt activated. I power cycled both my router and the airave like they said to do, router is obviously back up and running fine... on the airave broadband is solid, GPS is solid but mobile is still flashing green. The rep said it can take up to 4 hours to activate so im not gonna hold my breath. Gonna stay on the comp for a few, do what i gotta do and hopefully it activates in the process.
[EVO 4G General] bomix:
Cost?

Usually it's like 4.95 a month.. how much are you paying? or is sprint footing the bill? this should be interesting
[EVO 4G General] oreoOozZz:
All free my man, they waived the $4.95 a month for 2 yrs ( they said just call after 2 yrs and they will extend it another 2 yrs free ) and the $199 or whatever it is unit fee. I had been called a few times in the last 2 months since i got my evo and went through all the hoops they asked me to jump through ( factory resets, things on my end, things on their end )... nothing worked. I called a couple of days ago and pretty much told them, this is it... if they cant do something about the crappy service, im going to *CANCEL*. I wasnt an ass, the lady on the phone was extremely nice... she even stayed an hour late just to try and fix it for me. I didnt mention anything about an airave, i just said im still having bad service and its not the phone... im fed up. That phone could have caught on fire how fast they transferred me to retentions, within minutes i had one sent out to me free of charge.
[EVO 4G General] TheBiles:
I'm jealous. Just have my ****ty first-gen Airave.
[EVO 4G General] oreoOozZz:
Call up! See if your eligible for an upgrade. I've seen post about it like wildfire all over the net, they just call and get a free replacement.

On another note, it JUST started working now. 2 calls to airave support and finally a click of the reset button and within minutes its all synced and working. DEFINETLY makes a difference. i had 0 i repeat, 0 bars in my home. Everywhere else 5-6 bars, now i have 5-6 bars in my house. 3G and everything, calls are perfectly clear. Awesomeness all around.

Thanks Sprint, for doing what my phone should have done in the first place now.
[EVO 4G General] TheBiles:
I'm up for the upgrade, but I have to haul my lazy ass into the Sprint store to pick one up.
[EVO 4G General] ausch30:
Seeing this thread inspired me to give them a call, mine should be here in a couple days. I have been thinking of getting one for a while, just the fact that it uses VOIP for calls within it's range and doesn't use your minutes makes it worth it. I've been a Sprint customer for about 9yrs so I got it for free with free service.
[EVO 4G General] Hrshycro:
Damn, we need one of these. But according to their coverage maps, we have perfect signal at the office and home, do you think I can ***** at them enough to get one for free?
[EVO 4G General] oreoOozZz:
So totally worth it.

Good stuff man, best of luck! If you need any help just give me a shout but its pretty self-explanitory.

My house is directly smack dab in the middle of a PERFECT coverage zone, they say they have no idea how this happens in my location. They might make you jump through a few hoops and turn the phone off, reset it, bla bla bla but after they see nothing works... tell them your going to cancel and they will transfer you to retention = airave. Let me know if you need any help too.

But yea, this thing is MONEY in the house... as soon as you walk outside though, dead lol. One guy said it doesnt go past 20 FT... i dont think hes kidding lol. I dont care though because im never really on my phone outside my house plus my airave is in the basement so its kind of understandable.
[EVO 4G General] cj10488:
20ft??? I am getting a good 5 or 600 feet out of mine.. No joke.. I can leave my apartment complex and make a call and still in Airave coverage.. For kicks I went down the street a little ways and made a few phone calls and had my wife checking the Airave. As soon as I made a call she was able to notice the mobile light start to blink on the new airave.

Extremely awesome coverage. I can finally drown out the other Airave in my area thats setup as private..

James
[EVO 4G General] Hrshycro:
I'll try, because I actually do get dropped calls at both places. I have the 2 phones force PRL roaming at the office because the data service from the tower it connects to out there is at 0.025 Kbps - not kidding! It can't even send a google voice text until the 5th try.
[EVO 4G General] sprink0281:
Not true I was told it will still use minutes but for 10 a month it would be unlimited calls while connected to it..i have not gotten a bill yet to confirm. Only repeating what sprint said...
[EVO 4G General] oreoOozZz:
Thats awesome man, your in an apartment complex so im guessing you have your airave located on the 2nd floor somewhere high in the apartment. Like i said mine is in the basement so i think thats what cuts a good amount of the coverage. Im okay with that though because inside my house is really only the problem. As soon as i went outside i did the *99 and got an error message instead of the airave message. I still get anywhere from 2-4 bars outside from the tower so its cool. The coverage you are getting is ridic man, thats pretty far.

I totally know what thats like! I wouldnt even get one bar in my house, i would never get any phone calls. When i did try to make a call by the window with one bar, it would always drop. So frustrating. Then i started doing the same thing as you, making the phone force roam. I tried to do the 1.40 PRI update like a bajillion times and for some reason like others, i guess whatever reset or restore we did messed up the roaming. When the phone would roam and i would go to make a call, i would get an error message from Verizon saying the number couldnt be authenticated. When i went to send a text it would give me the could not send error. That was the last straw, i shouldnt even have to force roam my phone to go on another network in the first friggin place... ridiculous. Thats when i called man and now everything is good to go with the airave. Definetly give them a call and if they ask you to pay for it... threaten to cancel, they will send it.

Yea i heard that somewhere too, idk i guess ill see how my usage shows up on the bill and let you guys know. Somebody else even said that on the new airaves they arent offering that $10 unlimited plan anymore. Who knows.

5-6 Bars of EVDO, everywhere in my house. Actually making/receiving calls. Loving it.
[EVO 4G General] itmustbejj:
How are your data speeds? Can you run a couple speedtests for us? And how do they compare to other places around you (where you get decent coverage).
[EVO 4G General] oreoOozZz:
I did a few yesterday on the speedtest.net app from the Android market. I got almost 3Mbps down and 1 Mbps up. This is anywhere in my house. Outside 3G signals from the tower is usually MUCH slower then that. Like 300Kbps down and 150Kbps Up.

Ill take a few more tests later on and post up more results.
[EVO 4G General] donatom3:
You are correct. To get unlimited minutes is an extra charge. I just received mine yesterday. They replaced my old airave for free. I'm waiting to see what they're plan on the landline portion is going to be. I've heard rumors of $20 a month and that also gets you unlimited cell calls while on it.
[EVO 4G General] m03sizlak:
I used one of the original airaves and hated it. It worked fine EXCEPT it inserted about a 0.7 second delay into the conversation, which repeatedly caused the other person to talk over me. Luckily I moved and now have a 6 bar Sprint signal.
[EVO 4G General] ausch30:
When I talked to them yesterday the guy told me that it uses your internet connection to make VOIP calls when you're within range and any calls connected through the device don't count against your minutes. There normally is a monthly charge associated with the Airave but I'm getting the monthly fee waived. The only charge they told me about is a $5/month charge which is getting waived. Maybe there is a $10/month charge that gives you more features in your service, I don't know. Guess I'll find it all out when I get it.

EDIT: Just got home from school and look what I had waiting

I hooked up the GPS antenna and it found that pretty quick, still waiting for it to get cell signal though.

Edit 2: Just to clarify (as I understand it from talking to them) There are 2 services, $5 basic Airave service and another service that includes connecting an analog phone to the device and using it for VoIP calls. The basic Airave service uses your internet connection to make calls when you're connected to the device with your cell phone. The calls made in this manner, don't count against your minutes. The extra service of connecting an analog phone to your Airave isn't available yet and the tech I spoke to didn't know when it would be.

Everything is working. I'm not sure of the range but in my bedroom (20 or so feet away from the Airave) my signal fluctuates between 2 and 4 bars. As I get closer, the signal fills up and stays there.
[EVO 4G General] Systemfraud:
I have several questions, much help would be greatly appreciated.

1.) If I wanted to get one how would I pertain in doing so?

2.) I have pretty good signal in my house, but honestly my 3G is TERRIBLE. Literally, I get 248kbps. Would the Airave help?

3.) Is this thing expensive if they don't just "give" it to you?

For the 3rd question I honestly forgot what I wanted to ask, so I thought of another. Thanks everyone.
[EVO 4G General] Noxious Ninja:
So is the trick to getting an Airave for free telling them you'll cancel due to bad service? My girlfriend's apartment is a dead zone, so she was wanting to get one from Sprint, but I don't know if she could afford it if she had to buy it.

Also, do you tie it to one phone during setup? It would suck if any Sprint customer in range would be automatically connecting to your box.
[EVO 4G General] sprink0281:
Dont go making a bunch of calls that you think are free cuz if you read under pricing you will see that unlimited calls cost $10 a month like I previously posted.

Also, if you go on the site and log into your account under "my devices" tab you can adjust the signal strength may help you get a little better signal in the room you say only gets a couple bars..wasn't sure if you knew about that..

This is a copy/paste from sprints site

Pricing

Sprint AIRAVE Base Station - $99.99/each (requires activation at time of purchase and subscription to an AIRAVE plan. Excludes taxes.)

AIRAVE Enhanced Coverage Charge - $4.99/mo. (required per AIRAVE unit)**

Single Line Unlimited Calling Plan (optional) - $10/mo. per account**

Multi-Line (multiple phones sharing minutes on one account) Unlimited Calling Plan (optional) - $20/mo. per account**

¹Does not work with plans or services operating only on the Nextel Nationwide Network.

²Calls transfer dependent upon sufficient signal from the Sprint Network beyond the range of the AIRAVE Base Station.
[EVO 4G General] thajacka:
I just got mine today after moving into a new place with terrible coverage, now I have excellent coverage. It works great, and for free there's no reason not to get one if your having issues, and I was getting no bars before, no I get full bars and great 3g speed.
[EVO 4G General] sprink0281:
Also make sure it says retentions on your device page for the airave. If you see $4.99 next to your airave you WILL get charged. It should say $0 and retentions.
[EVO 4G General] ausch30:
Thanks for the info, I'll look into it a little closer. I just checked my account and I have a $5 credit for the Airave service but it's weird, in the spot for the Airave it says that as of 9/1 I'm eligible for a $150 credit toward a new phone. Don't know what that's about since I got my EVO on launch day.

Edit: I just noticed that it does say AIRAVE Access Point Retention. I don't see anywhere to adjust the signal strength though

Edit 2: I just found where to change the signal strength and for Noxious Ninja, you can allow access to anyone or you can set restrictions
[EVO 4G General] sprink0281:
Yea I noticed that on mine too...i think they do that hoping someone else in the household switches over.
[EVO 4G General] bronx889:
Question for current Airvana users. I have a 1st gen Airwave and the only issue I have is when I am call away from my Airave and then I come home into Airave coverage, the call doesn't transfer to the Airave. Sound starts to drop out and the call becomes useless. I always have to end the call wait 10 to 20 seconds and then call the person back.

My question is, with this Airvana, does anyone know if calls transfer back to the Airvana when you come within range? The Airave only transfers calls to cell towers when leaving range.
[EVO 4G General] jerdog:
Mine comes in the mail next week for free and no monthly service charges for 2 years..... helps to mention that someone with AT&T gets better coverage at my house.....
[EVO 4G General] Hrshycro:
Just scored one...almost got two for free...I'll post the easy way to get one later.
[EVO 4G General] Systemfraud:
That would be greatly appreciated. I need one badly. My 3G speeds are TERRIBLE, my cell reception is pretty good, but it's spotty very often. Same with my bro and his evo. Do we have any chance in getting one?
[EVO 4G General] mherald81:
How do you user restrictions on the Airave? I just received the new one today. When I go "My device & media" then to "Update Airave" I see the attached image. I try to add my number and it doesn't save it. Same goes for my zip code.

EDIT: As for 3G speeds, I use to get around 126Kbps down, and 132Kbps up...now I get 2.7Mbps down and almost 1Mbps up.
[EVO 4G General] StealthTH:
My conversation was very similar, I told them I was see sawing back and forth whether to leave sprint (sad but true, no signal in new apartment and need phone). I explained to the rep that I had 0 signal, TWS was usually at 95%, my gf has verizon with 4-5 bars of service, and that I had already brought the phone to a sprint tech to have the radio tested. The rep put me on hold, 5 min later came back and said an airave was ordered and to try it out. I only talked to one rep, didn't have to run around departments, just went through the menu options for "disconnect service" which goes straight to retentions.

Overall I'm very satisfied, full signal in my place. The only thing I can't figure out is how to adjust range/access. I get the same errors as the above post.
[EVO 4G General] jahnile:
How is this bad boy going so far, any issues?
[EVO 4G General] Systemfraud:
Would they only give it to you if you absolutely have like 1 bar of reception? My 3G speeds are beyond terrible. My reception is usually full, but can change from full to 2-3 bars reception for no reason.
[EVO 4G General] mherald81:
I got mine because I complained about my 3G speeds. My reception followed the same pattern as yours. Something to note is that Sprint does throttle their network, especially if they can't handle the capacity in your area. At least that's what the tech told me over the phone. So that's probably why your 3G speeds are terrible.
[EVO 4G General] TheBiles:
I think I might go try to get one today. I just have to call my Sprint store and make sure they have them in stock.

Well, apparently no Sprint stores in Atlanta have them in stock, and the customer service people said they didn't have any in stock to send me either. This is disappointing, to say the least.
[EVO 4G General] Systemfraud:
Sounds reasonable. Although, I'm not sure how many people in my city have 3G capabilities, but how could I really know that. It could be what you said, or it could be the 3G just sucks where I am. Either way, I'm highly disappointed in my 3G speeds. Any tips on what I should say to them when I call? Mainly pertaining to my 3G speeds?

Edit: what if they ask something like, "why don't you just browse your computer for the web usage lololzzzz" lol.
[EVO 4G General] TheBiles:
Then you say, "Good idea! Why don't I cancel my Sprint account and just use Verizon instead?"
[EVO 4G General] Systemfraud:
I'm just nervous about asking them, as I always have iffy luck with things like this. But please correct me if I'm wrong. When I do call, I'll be on tech support, then say can I be transferred over to retentions department, they ask why what would I say? Or of they ask if they can help me with something, I'm not exactly sure what to say. Also, when I'm finally connected to retentions department how do I go about talking with them? I'm sorry for all of the questions, I just wanna get the airave in one shot without having to call them numerous times, know what I mean?
[EVO 4G General] TheBiles:
Call customer service (*2) and ask to be transferred to retentions because you have horrible service in your home/apartment. Tell them you want an Airave (and for free!) or you will be going to Verizon because they have fantastic coverage there.
[EVO 4G General] Systemfraud:
What if they can tell I'm bluffing about Verizon? LOL
[EVO 4G General] pirish1:
I told them that: "I am paying for their best phone, on their best plan, paying an extra 10 dollars a month for 4g which I cannot utilize since I am not in an area that has it, and I refuse to pay anything extra to use my phone."

The Airave was on my doorstep two days later.
[EVO 4G General] Systemfraud:
I was thinking the exact same thing to tell them. I'm going to be calling them tonight. They better give me my dang airave. >:| Thanks everyone for your help.
[EVO 4G General] mherald81:
I pretty much told them the same thing. However, I started by just emailing Dan@sprint.com and someone from his office called me. When I first sent the email, I didn't know about the new Airvana Airave, so I never inquired about it. I just complained about my slow data speeds in my area and that I can't even use Sprint specific services. So I talked to a tech eventually, and that's when he told me about blocks or throttling in my area. He gave me a timeframe of about 6 months on when that will be fixed.

So when I heard about the new Airave, I contacted Sprint again and inquired about it. Told them that I don't think it's right that I have their flagship phone with 4G capabilities and have to pay the $10 fee while I'm not even getting good 3G speeds. I told them that the ETA of 6 months is unacceptable. He put me on hold for a minute and when he came back he told me that an ordered was placed for the new Airave. It may have helped that I've been with Sprint for 11 years. However, I wasn't bluffing on anything, if they weren't going to send me an Airave, I probably would have cancelled my services and gone somewhere else.
[EVO 4G General] Systemfraud:
Yeah, I'm not bluffing about anything. My 3G speeds are unacceptable. Like many people I don't have 4G and most likely wont for a long time if ever. So I'm going to be straight forward with them. I don't have wifi otherwise this wouldn't be a huge issue. But I want faster speeds. My 3G drops a lot.
[EVO 4G General] sprink0281:
Dude you can buy a wireless rounter for 40bucks! Then you could have great better than 4g speeds! This does help with 3g but it mostly for cell service....ihave mine in basment where I cant get a signal..wifi or cell...i was gonna go buy a cheap wifi for down there but since the new airave has 3g included I didnt. If I had cell service but crappy 3g I would have just gotten the router but I had crappy cell service which was the only reason I asked for airave...
[EVO 4G General] Systemfraud:
While I agree with what you're saying I shouldn't have to buy a wireless router. My 3G should he enough. I'm not looking for blazing speeds like 4G just faster and more stable than what I have now. Wifi also doesn't work properly in my house and I'm not about to spend extra money on something that should be decent to begin with. So therefore I am going for an airave which is free.
[EVO 4G General] VSack:
Pardon me but if you can't get adequate coverage inside the Faraday Cage you live in, why would you ***** about the connectivity from remote towers?

WiFi is going to be stronger than an AirRave. If you are expecting some sort of cureall by asking for a free handout from Sprint, you may have to recalibrate your expectations.