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[Streak 5 General] SAman1:
I've been following that thread, with the hope that one could maybe use the USB port with a serial port adaptor to connect to Cisco routers and maybe run an Android equivalent to Windows Hyperterminal app to configure Cisco routers? I guess that's a bit far-fetched since no Android drivers would be available :( ...but as you mentioned, there are many other possibilities to this USB Host functionality which are likely to work.

Which version of Android are you currently running tho? Is it stock or modified?

Can you get a full 12hrs availability from the battery daily with say, 2 hrs voicecalls, & 2 hrs HSDPA internet plus a few sms's?

Also wondering if you know what the USB connector on the Streak is called? Can't see myself unplugging the cable back & forth between my bedroom, the car & the office every day. Should be easy to make up the USB host cable as well as a few spare charging cables while I'm at it if I can source the connector somewhere.
[Streak 5 General] bluefrog:
Hi - running stock O2 2.1 build 8105

I generally have to charge by about 3pm after starting at 7am BUT the screen is pretty much constantly on during that time and as far as I can see from my use the screen hammers the battery more than anything else (it's surprisingly good on wifi at home if the screen gets turned off regularly). At home it'll go all day with occasional use and usually MSN Talk running in the background.

Not entirely sure what you mean by what the USB connector is called. Do you mean the PDMI one that attaches to the phone? Well, I say PDMI but it's not 100% proved yet is it, as far as I can see from what I've read. It does seem almost certain that it is though. If you find a source let us all know!! :)
[Streak 5 General] SAman1:
So you use the Streak like a PC - screen on & in use almost continuously? :eek: Based on that it would probably be safe to say it would last me all day with less than 4 hrs screen on time (screen is mostly off during phonecalls I guess due to proximity sensor) & fairly typical/light mobilephone use. That's great to know, thanks.

Indeed, perhaps the name PDMI will help me find it somewhere in Asia, but probably best to have a closeup picture of it. As long as someone makes a connector that fits the slot and we can find out Dell's pinouts, should be ok. When my unit arrives next week I'll at least have the USB cable to check the connector for myself .

Anyways, my apologies to the OP for having gone a bit off topic there.

I'm convinced now I'll be happy with the Streak, despite some minor challenges no doubt. Besides, if it turned out to be perfect, how would we find a worthy upgrade in another year from now....:p
[Streak 5 General] bluefrog:
we're a smidge OT but it's relevant to whether the streak is a good buy isn't it :)

Yeah I'm trying to use it more and more at home to keep me off the PC (which is "out of the way") for the mundane stuff like facebook browsing, msn, email and the like. Obviously for photo work and similar, more involved, stuff I need to be on the big 'un!

I'm also using it with a bluetooth "dongle" for diagnostics on my car using "Torque". Awesome!!

I'm getting a bit of use out of Kindle too, which is nice as i've not sat and read anything for ages apart from photography books and mags :D

Other devices can run all this but it's that screen that makes it so good on the Streak.

Now if I can just get that LG Novo Mini (is that the name???) keyboard, HDMI out and the USB hosting sorted we're looking at one sweet bit of kit, aren't we? :D

btw i think PDMI is a standard so they're all the same connector? Trouble is nothing really uses it yet as far as I can see. The iphone's looks similar but isn't.

1 gripe: I wish someone would get hold of PSX4Droid and update it to use the GPU!!! :)
[Streak 5 General] SAman1:
triondave, you really are putting this device to full use! Well, it certainly is nice to know the Streak is more than just a large screen. Obviously that was the big draw-card for most of us, along with some pretty decent specs. But clearly this is one helluva capable smartphone.

Just hope I don't run into any network-lock problems seeing as I'll be using it with the Rebel Sim II card to enable it to operate on the GSM network here in my country. Incidentally, RebelSim have just announced somewhere in these forums that they've developed a sim-lock decoding solution which may enable them to provide the unlock code for any streak using the EMEI. They say they are considering starting an online unlock service soon. I'm sure that would be great news for many and will hopefully increase this device's popularity and see scores of people opt for it.
[Streak 5 General] Muo:
I came from an X1 to a Streak as well. To be honest, it is the difference from a useless POS to a beast of a fully functional phone. Literally my X1 is near inoperable for me when I use it for a secondary phone. You will get a market place filled with apps, the joy, speed and functionality of Android, as well a the largest possible screen that still fits in your pocket. If I was Oprah, I would buy a Streak for all of my friends and family to share in the joy I experience every single day. My productivity, organization and fun has sky rocketed while my frustration with lag has plummeted.

Some cons are that you cannot hold it with one hand while still operating it for text messages. Also the earpiece (at times) is a pain to match up to your ear lobe.

Do yourself a favor and get one already! :D

Oh and the last con is that Dell screwed American Streak fans over with the US launch of the thing and is still continuing to mess it up (Streak Across America event).
[Streak 5 General] SAman1:
So are you saying sms'ing with the screen in portrait orientation is not offered? If so, surely that can be changed by a software tweak?
[Streak 5 General] Muo:
Oh no, it is offered. What I was refering to is that it is hard to text with only one hand.

Holding the phone with one hand and using the same hand's thumb to use the keyboard is a difficult task.
[Streak 5 General] SAman1:
Sorry I mis-understood you there :o .

Not an issue for a one index-finger typist like me tho, LOL! :p
[Epic 4G General] Tgrable:
Just like the title says. I have checked all my settins syncs which programs are running in the background and so forth.. so im sure its not that..

Anyways here goes.

Before the update I could get about 12-14 hrs of use out of a full battery charge, however after this update I can only get about 5-7 hrs out of a charge.. Nothing had changed.. my usage is the same, my wifi,bluetooth,gps,4g are all off. I don't have any programs syncing or updating in the background.. So i have NO CLUE as to why my battery life cut in half after this update.
[Epic 4G General] jfenton57:
I already posted this elsewhere......my battery life was really great before this update.

Same exact settings now as before, plus the phone was reloaded to factory settings by the Sprint store first as I was having some other issues...email not coming through timely, cell signal falling and dropping calls, etc.

My battery life is now 1/2 of what it was prior to the D107 update.
[Epic 4G General] itsmebryan:
I would say wait and see. When I would flash roms on my HTC phone the battery would die quickly for awhile. After 2-3 full charges it would go back to normal.
[Epic 4G General] Firon:
Check Cell Standby in battery status. See if Time without signal is 50% or more.
[Epic 4G General] jfenton57:
Cell standby is 18% and time without signal is 7%
[Epic 4G General] Tgrable:
My time without signal is only 2% So I'm not sure what is going on to make my battery life soo bad.
[Epic 4G General] dumpringz:
i got 9 hours today with decent usage where before if say 12 or so ... since the update my time without signal is in the 30-50% range on average & it was 3-4% before .. im a little frustrated on that & i know its taxin the battery a little so . . .
[Epic 4G General] jemarent:
my update has really screwed my battery life. I notice too that Juice Defender keeps reading at 1.00x instead of 1.6-1.8 before the update. I also notice my TWS was at 50-52%. I tried the Airplane mode toggle and it didn't do ****. I really love this phone, but i'm about to return it and try another before my 30 days is up.

So far, i'm concerned with:

back button is not consistent (works sometimes sometimes it sucks)

TWS over 50% of battery consumption.

upgrade made juicedefender not work

little wobble in the phone but not too bad

scratched screen just from rivet in jeans

AND pissed about the tv out that sprint omitted
[Epic 4G General] nicknomo:
The back button is a defect in an early batch of phones.. If you swap it, you will probably get a working model..

My email app didn't sync after the update, so I had to reinstall Roadsync. It might be the same thing with JuiceDefender.
[Epic 4G General] styckx:
My battery is getting much better. Not sure if it is the galaxy rom, the update or my battery is just getting conditioned better. I unplugged my phone this morning and have been on it constantly web browsing, music, 4g, 3g, lots of tapatalk use. 36% left and just approaching 4hrs of being unplugged.
[Epic 4G General] p2flol:
How do you roll back this update. :(
[Epic 4G General] kennethlongshaw:
after i re-flashed and updated, ive experienced big drops from the 90% zone to like 75% in a short amount of time but then the decrease stays pretty slow.

im using adv task killer on maximum and juice defender

this combo works pretty well for me, i cant explain the 25% loss. I think my battery still needs calibration, but i get around 14-18 hours normally.
[Epic 4G General] mattallica76:
I've noticed the increased battery drain also. I've been tracking it the past couple days with Spare Parts. If you open Spare Parts, click on Battery history. If your phone is running like mine is right now, the Running time is at almost 100%. That means that something is preventing it from sleeping. Next, click the tab that says "other usage", and change it to "Partial wake usage". Mine is showing that Android System is the culprit, causing the partial wake lock. It was not doing this before the DI07 update. I did a factory reset this morning and the only app I installed was Spare Parts, just to make sure it wasn't an app I was using. I get the same results on a fresh clean ROM as I do using noobnl's ROM. NOT COOL!
[Epic 4G General] styckx:
Well my full run through of the battery is over. I've turned a new leaf about the battery on this. I'm keeping the Epic.

Conditions: Was at zero brightness for about 4hrs of this. Set it to 0 after getting to work. You can see the screen perfectly fine at 0 indoors. (30 minute ride)

GPS - Off except the couple times I checked out google earth

Sync - full manual syncing / with background data on to use the market

Usage: Heavy heavy usage for all but 20 minutes. Total time with screen actually on was about 4 1/2 hours. Lots of tapatalk use, streamed about 20 minutes of CNN via Slingplayer, Streamed about 10 minutes worth of music via last FM. Dolphin browser usage. About an hour of total usage was over 4G

No task managers (well Androids but that doesn't count), no juice defender.

After all that it has been sitting at 3% for 20 minutes (after taking the ss) with no usage as I wait for it to finally die and write this post. Just over 5hrs straight of near pure 3g/4g data usage over various applications and multimedia is perfectly acceptable to me. This is WAY longer than the average consumer laptop would get under similar usage w/ an aircard.

If I didn't use the phone like a miniature laptop so heavily and just kept it to normal use and some phone calls with auto brightness on I'd guesstimate I'd easily get 10 hours or so if not a lot longer out of it.

Running: Andromeda Galaxy Rom 1.0.3
[Epic 4G General] infamousjax:
the reason your getting bad battery life is because it reset all your battery stats. it's going to take a couple days til your battery life gets better. try the bump charging method.
[General Questions and Answers] markrys:
I am new at all of this and was trying to root my phone and put a new different rom on my phone but i wanted to make my own rom using different parts of different roms but i dont know how to go about starting can someone please help me????:confused:
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Thomasssss:
Hi!

I live in a college now, and I have just wired lan on my laptop. But you know that Hero really needs wifi, or at least internet. So I wanted to make an ad-hoc wifi spot on my laptop (ubuntu 10.4) and share it with the Hero. I crashed my ubuntu twice tring different techniques of creating a hotspot. But now I think that the problem is with my mobile. So...I searched a lot for this topic, but no good answers. So my question is: Is it possible to share my linux's internet with my pda using wifi or usb or not? And if yes please give me a link or a guide how to do it.

Thx for your time!

Tom
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ddotpatel:
I'm not sure about creating hotspot things but you should find apps that let you do it using your usb, google reverse tether
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lionheartk:
Helllo! Got a brazilian I9000B with the digital TV, did a sucessfull root using BackfireNL's update.zip. All was well untill I installed ROM Manager from market and told it to install ClockWork recovery. When it rebooted I told it to apply update.zip and it kept rebooting into recovery mode again without doing anything (and without booting to clockwork) so i selected reboot phone.

After it got back, I noticed that adb shell wont connect to the phone anymore, wifi wont connect and all apps that require root wont work (titanium backup says it was unable to acquire root privileges, for example) even they asking for root and I granting it to them. I have no clue on how to restore everything back to normal, tried unninstalling rom manager but didnt do anything. Tried rooting again, and no luck either. Thanks in advance for the help!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] odyssey61:
I would suggest that you go into recovery and select Factory Reset and then reboot. Note you will lose all your apps and data.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lionheartk:
Thanks for the reply! I just did it, factory reset, cache, multiple times, but the issues are still there. Any way I can put my stock recovery back?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] masterofthebass:
I've started getting a second notification when receiving texts with the icon that is on the left. Wondering if anyone recognizes what is causing it, as I now get 2 notifications every time I get a text. I can't seem to figure out what I installed/messed with that caused this to start popping up.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hungry4cheese:
Beautiful Widgets

Yeah I had this problem too previously, except on my nexus one. The Beautiful Widgets SMS widget was making the notification pop up. You can disable it by creating the widget again and changing its settings.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] masterofthebass:
great. didn't think of beautiful widgets being the issue.
[General Questions and Answers] Steroid Steve:
Hey everyone, as the topic says, I ordered a Hero from Amazon, and I will be receiving it on the 22nd. After reading some of the many problems that this phone supposedly has, I started to regret that I ordered it, and wished that I would have just gotten an Evo. So, I want to make this the best experience I can, and after rooting the phone, what should I do next to it? Also, I've really just started reading about rooting, etc, so I don't know too much about it. Is there a general topic about phone hacking for dummies? I'm sure I will gain much more knowledge once I actually get the phone. I just wanted to get a heads-up on what I should be researching or whatever.
[Epic 4G Accessories] helchez:
Anyone else using the sprint screen protectors for their epic? I just bought a pack and I'm really disappointed with them. They are just big enough to cover the screen it self. So there is no margin for error when putting them on. Also I think they are supposed to be anti-glare so make the beautiful screen of my epic hazy and almost pixelated. Any suggestions for decent clear screen protectors?
[Epic 4G Accessories] iampepito:
Does the epic really need a screen protector? I thought the screen was made from some super durable stuff?
[Epic 4G Accessories] churro7:
i know i made the sprint people put one on

i can take the hazyness until i get my skinomi

i recommend skinomi
[Epic 4G Accessories] helchez:
Its still plastic and there are a lot of things that can scratch plastic.
[Epic 4G Accessories] helchez:
I'll give skinomi a try. Thanks.
[Epic 4G Accessories] pg2k3:
I took mine back for a refund. They just cost too much and made the screen feel unatural. They let me keep the one I had installed already until my new protectors came.
[Epic 4G Accessories] jacjyd:
People have been saying that the skinomi ones are too long I think... I'd recommend the phantom skinz one since I've had no problem, they have a cut out for the sensors and camera (which the skinomi does not have) and they have a lifetime guarantee.
[Epic 4G Accessories] churro7:
this is the one im talking bout i ordered one it has lifetime replacements and openings for the sensors and cam it is awesome on the htc hero so i hope it continues
[Epic 4G Accessories] jacjyd:
Well, all I know is that at least the first batch of Skinomis didn't turn out so well. See this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=746037

Too long, but possibly good customer service? And like I said, no cutouts for the lights/sensor/camera. Skinomi has gotten plenty of good reviews for other phones, but for some reason the ones for the Epic haven't been well received.
[Epic 4G Accessories] churro7:
the site i posted showed a different pic check it out
[Epic 4G Accessories] anthromatt:
The Sprint ones are total crap. Took mine back a few hours after I bought them.
[Epic 4G Accessories] churro7:
yes they are but fools wont take it back cuz i used one
[Epic 4G Accessories] styckx:
Screen protectors are a waste of your money on this phone
[Epic 4G Accessories] churro7:
thus why i removed mine
[Epic 4G Accessories] anthromatt:
I suppose the people with scratches on their glass already would disagree.

I work in dusty, dirty environments. Any phone of mine is getting protection.
[Epic 4G Accessories] jacjyd:
Yup! I am no doubt in the minority but I have managed to scratch my screen. It was in strange circumstances having to do with hiking on a trail (and I hardly ever hike, less have my phone out...) but scratchedy it went. No 20ft heights or bouncing. Just fell face down from my pocket on a dirt path with a pebble somewhere in there. They're not invincible, people.
[Epic 4G Accessories] churro7:
lol unless ur doing stuff like that you dont need a protector

under normal use pocket car table things like that no but if ur roughing it why not protect it and get a skinomi
[Epic 4G Accessories] jacjyd:
What site are you talking about?
[Epic 4G Accessories] churro7:
damn guess it was a different forum

but its on the skinomi website look at the top
[Epic 4G Accessories] pissinguoff247:
Scratched mine easily... I have 2g steel plugs on my lobes, and the first time i heard them click against the screen I knew I'd have a problem. sure enough, there are tiny scratches from where my ear hit the screen. My fault for not putting a protector on sooner.

Also managed to put a little hairline scratch down by the menu button, but i have no clue how i did that.
[Epic 4G Accessories] jacjyd:
Oh weird! The one I got via Amazon (but definitely Skinomi brand) wasn't cut like that at all. It just went over it. I hope yours is cut.

Well, then I guess it's a preference...Phantom Skinz has hole cut outs that align well...and the Skinomi site has bigger, indent cut outs. I guess I still like the Phantom Skinz one because I like the hole cut outs...I feel like it's less likely to peel off.
[Epic 4G Accessories] churro7:
it was hard as hell to remove mine lol

http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/yhst-38148694942392_2125_15611495
[Epic 4G Accessories] helchez:
Isn't that the whole point of a screen protector though? For those random unforeseen situations and accidents. If you never drop your phone or accidentally put your keys in the same pocket or "insert anything else that can scratch a phone" you wouldn't need a screen protector for any phone whether it has gorilla glass or not.
[Epic 4G Accessories] churro7:
true that but its needed much less with these phones
[Epic 4G Accessories] Subroto:
Why not just use a zagg screen protector? Its all cut out and fits perfectly. Only con is the unnatural look and feel of it.
[Epic 4G Accessories] churro7:
i ordered me a skinomi we shall see this one lol
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ogkhaze:
I installed CM6 via ROM Manager yesterday, I started it up, it was running fine, I added my GMail account, and when I proceeded to add my Yahoo account I got a Force Close error. Everytime I went to add a new account in "Accounts & sync" I got this error.

I found this fix:

Source: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=7991914#post7991914

How do I install this .apk file?

Thanks in advance for the help!

ogkhaze
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Faruk88:
Hi all,

I'm on Wind Mobile in Canada (1700MHz 3G), so I don't have a lot of choices if I'm looking for an Android handset:

-Nexus One: Discontinued, and I'm not a big fan of the PenTile AMOLED screen

-Samsung Vibrant: Would cost me almost $600 after shipping/tax, and I've heard about reception issues

-Moto Milestone XT720: I like this phone, but it only has 256MB RAM, and Motorola isn't even promising to upgrade it to Froyo (it currently runs on Eclair 2.1). However, I will soon be able to buy this phone directly from Wind, so one advantage I would have is warranty...

Ironically, on paper, the HD2 seems like a better choice than all of these, because:

-I could get it for around $400 (which is about the same as what the XT720 would cost me)

-It can currently run 2.2, and will probably be able to run 3.0 in the future

-Good reception

-Biggest screen

-Best specs: 1GHz CPU and 576MB (!) RAM

-Possibility of trying out WP7 in the future

Now here's the thing.. I'm not at all interested in WinMo 6.5. So as a full-time Android handset, would you guys go ahead buy this phone? Also, will the custom ROMs have full access to the app market?

Any advice would be appreciated :)

Thanks,

Faruk
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] chvvkumar:
Wait for the nand versions to come out and see how they work. If possible try to get hold of a friends hd2 and see if you like it.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Itaintrite:
The HTC HD2 is definitely the "Best-value" phone here since you can play around with both WM and Android.

However, I've seen Samsung Galaxy S go for $300-350 on Craigslist. Not that much more expensive than the HTC HD2 and you get a native Android phone (with AMOLED screen :P). It's FAST too. I get 2200+ with Quadrant. I haven't experienced any call issue with my Vibrant. Don't use GPS that often but there's a fix for that (and lag).
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] polo735:
If you like playing and tweaking your phones then get the HD2. If you aren't ready to deal with issues and scour xda for solutions, then do not get the HD2.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] scbrother:
If you do get a HD2 your probably going to get a Nexus ROM on it anyway, so just get the nexus?!?!?!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Faruk88:
Thanks for the replies so far, guys!

scbrother: I can get the HD2 for $100 less than the Nexus One... And the screen of the HD2 is pretty attractive to me. (Plus, it has real multitouch unlike the Nexus)

All I want to know is if Android on the HD2 is as good as a native experience. In other words, if I can just ignore WM altogether and use Android as my main OS without any issues. The camera's not a big deal to me, but I would like to have functional 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth, and GPS.