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[Vibrant General] jameskever:
It's NOT stolen.

Hello everyone.

First let me say, this phone IS NOT stolen. I enabled the pattern thingy without really paying attention. I was just farting around on the phone. Then I got locked out.

It asked if I wanted to log in with my google account.

HELL YEA. That would be perfect. I DO know my google account information and that's one reason I love Android. I don't have to sync anything.

But it wont validate. It wont even try to use the data to validate. It automatically tells me it's wrong the moment I click "log in". I've read that other people in my similar situation have had the same problem. The suggestion was to use 3g and not Wi-Fi which I tried but that didn't work.

I think maybe because I'm using SimpleMobile, the phone may be trying T-Mobiles APN when I'm using SimpleMobile's network. I dont know though.

Yes, the phone is rooted.

But as of right now, the phone is bricked. I can't get in.

And I just came back from T-Mobile. I can't find my receipt and they can't find my account. This was originally an AT&T number that was ported to T-Mobile, and then ported to SimpleMobile. The guy says it's impossible that he can't find my account under my number and thinks I'm a fraud.

I really really need some help here. Can anyone suggest anything?

I learned when I rooted this phone, that there is NO way to get into download mode or recovery mode using the power button and volume buttons. I had to use method on theunlockr.com to root.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE help me. I'm being forced back into my European Hero and I hate it:(
[Vibrant General] demo23019:
Sounds like a data connection problem but yea wifi is not an option

u have a friend with tmobile with data plan?

Try putting their sim card in and try the Google account user/pass again
[Vibrant General] jameskever:
The T-Mobile rep tried that and it did not work.

Right now, I've got the phone configured to use SimpleMobile's network. I think the phone is trying to use the wrong APN for validation.

I found this post.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=485988

I'm pretty sure it's in debug mode. But I'm not really sure how to proceed. Does anyone have any suggestions?
[Vibrant General] dbm0361:
Lol tmobile can't find your account sounds like your defrauding ppl here good luck and save this forum for ppl who really bought/own the phone . And simple mobil uses tmobile towers
[Vibrant General] jameskever:
I just dug out my t-mobile contract and I'm on my way back to the store.

If you think I stole the phone, please move on to the next thread. YOU ADVICE IS NOT WANTED.

If you'd like to offer some real help, then please go ahead. Now maybe that I've got some paperwork they can get into the account I used when I purchased this and it will be covered under the warranty.
[Vibrant General] demo23019:
Sorry but if you're using a t mobile vibrant with another GSM carrier then its unlocked then swapping with t mobile and your sim vice-versa will work fine that's why i recommended trying that
[Vibrant General] jameskever:
And why don't you go check my posting history douche bag. I've had this Vibrant for a month already.
[Vibrant General] demo23019:
Im a douchbag?
[Vibrant General] talltexan:
Talking to people like that wont get you the help you want.

Back from when i was a Tmo rep i only dealt with Sim lockouts and we could access this information and help unlock it with an 8 digit passcode.

However from what you are saying you are on a smaller GSM carrier and they are unable to get you this info because it is not a phone supported by them (they dont sell the phone thus no customer service for it). Only way to get this by yourself is to use Odin and flash back stock rom due to you not being able to access download mode.
[Vibrant General] dbm0361:
Just because u had a stolen phone for a month dont mean any thing and looking u only been member a short time and your post are asking the same trash over and over again .may want to go back to using your htc hero
[Vibrant General] jameskever:
We tried that. I went to the T-Mobile store, the rep put in his chip, and it would not verify my google account. It's not even triggering the data to check to see if the gmail address and password are correct. It's automatically saying it's incorrect.

I can log in to my google account on any computer.

It's not that my google account information is incorrect.

T-mobile is still unable to find my account, even though I've brought in the receipt of the pre-paid chip I bought. If they can't find my account, they can't pull up the receipt of the phone.

They are telling me to call Samsung. Samsung isn't open until tomorrow.

Does anyone have any other suggestions?
[Vibrant General] jameskever:
This guy irritated me. I didn't mean to offend anyone else.

I paid $535 a month ago. 499+tax.

Am I to understand only people who save their receipts have issues with their phone?

I lost the receipt. Sorry. It's irritating when you accuse honest people of being dishonest.
[Vibrant General] jameskever:
If I use Odin, and flash back to a stock ROM, will that get me back to default settings?

I'm not worried about loosing any data as everything is on the sd card and I can redownload everything from the market place.

I've never used Odin before. Is there a thread or some other source of info that can get me up to speed in order to do this?

Thanks.
[Vibrant General] talltexan:
Also if you are telling the truth the Tmobile person is lying to you, they can look up a receipt if you did indeed purchase it at that store. I had to do this many a times they can search for the receipt that day and even use your Debit/credit card to verify, or see if it was cash. Might take a while for them to search however like i said back when i worked at Tmobile i had to look up some receipts a few times to do returns for customers.
[Vibrant General] cthach11:
Give the guy a break. I had exactly the same issue once. I once forgot my pattern and tried logging in my gmail account. Right away, popup came up saying invalid. It didn't even try to connect to validate credentials...I eventually remembered the pattern and got back in. See? Maybe its a bug that needs to be ironed out. Don't automatically write someone out as as a fraud if you haven't got his whole story.

Sent from my messenger rabbit
[Vibrant General] jameskever:
For the last time, I am telling the truth.

I bought the phone in Baton Rouge. I was on T-Mobile pre-paid so it wasn't a normal account per se. I'm in Orlando right now. They couldn't find my account and without that, they couldn't see the purchase.

But, I finally found the receipt, which I knew I didn't throw out.

Not only did they give me a new phone, but they gave me $2.50 back because of the tax difference between Orlando and Baton Rouge.

For those who gave me the benefit of the doubt, I really appreciate it.
[Vibrant General] intruda119:
Dont mean to hijack the thread but my phone was recently stolen. I only had it about 2 weeks and coming from a fresh installed rom i had no security on it. It was unlocked and I was using it on ATT.

My question is, if I use the android lock feature can the phone never be used if the new owner doesnt know the passcode? Any programs/apps that adds more features to this like displaying messages or contact info.

And to the OP, User Error and good luck.
[Vibrant General] jameskever:
I got locked out and I couldn't get back in. It looked like the only option was to flash the phone using Odin. I have no experience with Odin so this was going to be a challenge.

Bottom line, the security feature works well with one flaw. The google verification, which is the fail safe, does not work on Wi-Fi and for me did not work on 3G... so in essence, the fail safe did not work at all.
[Vibrant General] talltexan:
I was just reiterating the validity of this however i will take you at your word. You can still have a store in Orlando look up a Baton rouge they just have to figure out the store number in order to do this. Congratz on getting this figured out. now go make a nandroid back up and never EVER set the lock pattern again :-p
[Vibrant General] jameskever:
The last phone I had was not able to get into recovery mode, so I wasn't able to do a nandroid back up so easily. I'm hoping this phone will. Right now I'm syncing everything so I'll know in a few...

The Hero I had was so easy to get into recovery mode.

The tmo tech didn't believe me and had to figure it out for himself. There are Vibrants out there which will not go into recovery mode by holding down the volume up and down and power buttons.

Again, I'm hoping this new one will.
[Vibrant General] kponti:
Ok if you have nothing good to add please get off this thread!. If he stole the phone maybe the law will catch up with him but till then stop screwing up the chance for legitimate people to get help.

I am also in a position similar to the OP. I however did not enable "require unlock pattern"

I am trying to erase the old pattern since I forgot it (been over 2 months since I last used the code), and I am trying to do this without wiping my phone. When I go to change the pattern it asks for the old one, cant so i keep trying...any chance of fixing this? I would hate to unintentionally relock my phone

EDIT: I lost my train of thoughts there for a sec.

Ok so my question really is 'can anyone explain the reason gmail log ons are not being verified? I will hate to enable unlock pattern, try 5 times and still not be log in with my gmail info (even though I use my gmail everyday and know my log ons).

I believe those two posters who are having problems logging in with gmail info. I have had issues like this on Android phones usually with yahoo or hotmail. And while I know its a different case, I also know the Android platform does have this issue and I am wary of trusting it when two others have had issues. My Iphone has never had issues verifying my log ons but my Android phones have had issues with that.

To the OP and the other guy who couldnt verify their gmail account info...have you changed your gmail password since you got the phone or somewhere in between?
[Vibrant General] Segnaro:
Yeah. 3G won't work with Simple Mobile unless you manually change the APN settings.
[Vibrant General] jameskever:
I did manually change the APN, but then there were two in the list. I'm thinking although Simple Mobile was selected, the phone went into lockdown when there were too many attempts, and defaulted to tmo's APN.

We tried a tmo chip at the shop but that didn't work either.

I don't know what was going on but the verification through Google TOTALLY FAILED.

Ultimately that's why tmo gave me a new phone. But they sure didn't want to knowing I was a Simple Mobile subscriber.

This phone is so much better though. I can get into recovery mode through the physical buttons. That makes my life sooooo much easier.
[Vibrant General] Malaq:
This probably doesn't add a lot of value, but I had the same thing happen with my old MyTouch3G on Tmobile. I was rooted running Cyanogen, I set the lock pattern, got sick of it and tried to turn it off. I couldn't figure out how to turn it off, so I just started stupidly unchecking boxes. One I unchecked was "use visible pattern", there was no "Require pattern" checkbox. Anyway somehow in this process I had made it impossible to get past that screen, even when I went to validate my Google account it popped back immediately saying invalid username or password. Luckily I had the rom's still on my SD card and just wiped and re-flashed the Cyanogen mod rom on my phone to get around it.

Since then I will not even consider putting an unlock pattern on my new Samsung Vibrant now that its rooted, especially since the volume up+down and power will not get me into the recovery mode.

Anyway, I feel your pain and hope that I never run into this issue.

Btw, does anyone know why the volume up+down doesn't work on some samsung vibrants to get into recovery mode? And is there a way to fix that? (Feel free to PM me the answer so we don't derail this thread).
[Vibrant General] CrunchBangPow:
hmm, yeah i was initially calling BS but i tried entering the wrong pattern 5 times and when the option to enter my google account came on, it didnt work. It didnt try to connect or anything, just says invalid user name or password. my vibrant is rooted, clockwork recovery and stock rom. ive always used the same pattern so its no fear of forgetting it, but i do see what others say about the validation not working
[Vibrant General] jameskever:
I don't know why. My last phone was like yours. Even the tmo tech didn't believe me and had to prove to himself.

I would also like to know the answer to if it can be fixed.

I noticed on the phone I have now, which I'm able to get into recovery mode through the physical buttons, has slightly different icons for different apps. For instance, I remember the voice recorder having a different icon.

Maybe it has to do with the ROM that it ships with.
[Vibrant General] lqaddict:
Just tried that and it worked on my rooted, stock rom, clockwork recovery mod installed vibrant
[Vibrant General] Apexsilverevo:
didn't work for me on my one day old stock vibrant...
[Vibrant General] kponti:
Ok after seeing all the people this has failed for i think I will just wait till I am ready to do a complete wipe on my phone.

On another thought, will doing a recovery from a nandroid backup I have still have the lock pattern saved? I already had the lock pattern saved when I did the nandroid btw.
[Vibrant General] Graph.Two:
I say from now on you show legitimate proof of purchase.. before some one gets help with a locked phone.. yes I've had the same exact problem where I've been super drunk and can't remember my lock pattern and it goes to Gmail verification and still won't validate!! (Both drunk and sober) :) but that was way back on the G1 (maybe the rom idk) so I would wipe and call it an "oh well" but I've tested it my self on the vibrant and it validates by Gmail just fine.. sorry OP for your woes.

Sent from my smash you in the face Vibrant!!
[Vibrant General] henreeg:
This happened to me too. I fixed it by submerging my phone under very hot water for 5 minutes. After it dried, my phone didn't have a lock pattern anymore. PLEASE NO NASTY REPLIES. LEAVE THIS THREAD AT ONCE IF YOURE NO HELP.
[Vibrant General] Woozy82:
I wish a mod would read through these 5 pages and delete the unnecessary bs.

anyone with a real answer, i tried stock firmware with odin. btw i bought mine used with box and everything in it but it pattern locked. please help thank in advance. please only only post if it relevant to the thread title.

if your having trouble entering Download Mode try:

Remove the battery

Insert usb cable

Hold vol up & down

Wile inserting battery

Keep holding vol up & down

Tap pwr
[Vibrant General] Woozy82:
One way to remove pattern lock is this rom but it not T-mobile

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=7427481&postcount=1

it does work on t-mobile branded vibrants.

After that i used this T-mobile U.S stock rom T959UVJFD

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=7329348&postcount=1

done
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shoofly:
sometimes it goes so slow i cant do anything on it

if someone calls it doesn't drag down till the calls over

cant open anything because it takes way to long to open

Ive tried different roms so its not the rom its just the phone

sometimes it works though

i cant take it in because its rooted

is there anything i can do to make it faster?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jasongthang:
Have you installed any custom kernels, or installed any type of overclocking app?

Make sure you are not UNDERclocking to some outrageously low number, like 126mhz. I had done that with SetCPU once unintentionally, and was wondering why my phone took forever to do anything. Uninstall any OC app you have.

How do you install new roms? are you making sure to wipe everything in recovery? Go through your sd card and take out things you dont use, old zips, apks, etc. Actually, delete everything on there except pictures, music, etc. Move them all to a folder on your computer or something. Then find and download a good fresh version of a rom and put it on your sd card. Fresh 3.2 with the new kernel already in it is very stable. Then don't even bother with a backup. In recovery, wipe all your stats, e.g. dalvik, cache, factory reset, etc. and flash that new rom.

I've had to do this same thing before. Sometimes certain apps just run on their own and slow the system down, the rom starts to get unstable, themes dont mix well, you're overclock settings are not mixing well, and the whole thing falls apart. just start fresh with a new rom and new apps. Like a brand new phone.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] morti50002:
Hey guys, I hope I hit the correct category and not to repeat an old thread, found nothing in search though.

Well, There's a useful yet easy feature on my ipod, which I miss on my nexus one: Shake to undo/[after undo]Redo in typing.

there are more nice features in ipod/phone which i assume would be harder to develop on Android like the multi touch text selection, but this, i think would be easy. I am a developer, but not an Android one... So I just bet a free simple app would do the job.

Just to detect the Shake (maybe 2/3 G-sensor + - output), and doing undo, and yeah, of course I am assuming that Android does have Undo somewhere, if not, i have no idea...

best Wishes,

morti, N1, 2.2 FRF91.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] aguadilu:
I absolutely agree this post. No application yet has implemented the only iPhone feature I miss for Android?

Enviado desde mi GT-N7100 mediante Tapatalk
[Vibrant General] Airlock:
Hi everyone,

I've had my Vibrant with me at a local music festival this weekend, and thought it would be a fantastic time to exercise the HD video capture. Unfortunately, every single video I've taken has had such terrible audio that it's unwatchable. I kept digging around in camera settings but found that there's no way to adjust the mic sensitivity. Anyone else have a similar experience or any idea of a workaround?
[Vibrant General] Shrivel:
In my experience the Vibrant's got excellent mic sensitivity and the sound quality is even quite good. Unfortunately, this means that things like concerts are going to be distorted. I've actually seen very few video cameras that can properly record a live concert, much less ANY cell phone.
[Vibrant General] Airlock:
I absolutely understand that recording a live concert through a microphone designed around voice for telephony is not going to be in any way, shape or form, ideal. I feel like the Vibrant could do better. I just wonder if it's something that could be corrected for in software, if it's a hardware limitation, or if it's just my particular unit. My dad was also with me at the festival, and recorded the same shows using my old Blackberry 9700. The Blackberry did a markedly better job.. It's not what I would call good by any means, but the video isn't intolerable to watch for memory's sake. I just find it frustrating since the phone takes such incredible video. I agree that it does very well in low volume situations, and I absolutely love the phone overall.

I have a couple of comparison example videos on Youtube from the festival but due to my new user status I can't post a link to them. PM me if you're interested.
[Vibrant General] adam0v:
I also took my phone to a trance festival, the image is amazing but the sound is rubbish. I was also standing very close to the speakers so I don't really blame the mic since it's not really built to handle such a strong volume input.

If there is a possible way to fix it software wise that would be great, but I'm no that optimistic about the chance it's fixable that way.
[Vibrant General] s15274n:
I agree, the sound just pops... Same song recorded by the og droid was MUCH BETTER... of course my video LOOKED amazing.
[Vibrant General] rjwisniewski:
I agree my wife and I recently went to the Honda Civic Tour. I used my Vibrant while a friend used one of those little flip HD cameras. We both got the same picture quality however, her sound was amazing. The thing I find funny is those cameras only cost like $249.

Sent from my Samsung Vibrant using the XDA app.
[Vibrant General] gregc2009:
TGA_Gunnman talks about the same thing here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=734515

Though doesn't say exactly which one of the settings is what adjusts the mic gain.

I too would be very greatful to know how to turn the thing down.

-Greg
[Droid X General] mongoose0318:
I have updated and rooted my phone with Froyo 2.2. I need to send it back to verizon for a warranty replacement. After I SBF back to 2.1 I will have the stock software and no root. Does anyone know if there will be any issues sending this back? I am worried that the bootloader version got updated when moving to Froyo. Thanks for any help.
[Droid X General] tmmedic20:
Have sent several phones back after rooted and sbfed so you will be good.

Even sent one back still rooted and nothing was said. Only problem I ran into was at a store and the tech seen the hack software on my sdcard.
[Droid X General] mongoose0318:
Thanks for the info. Glad to hear it looks like the return will go over without an issue after an SBF.
[Epic 4G General] twolostminds:
Hey all,

I just switched from a TP2(MightyROM) to an Epic. Installed Kies and then the Samsung Drivers. When I connected the phone via USB is Kies just sits there with the "connecting the device" animation on the right.

I feel like a noob again. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
[Epic 4G General] nadcicle:
It will probably work once the update that includes touchwiz 3 is released.
[Vibrant General] tintingkc:
ODIN can find my phone in any mode other then download mode. Drivers are installed and can access both internal and mem card when plugged in normally. It seems that the computer may be blocking the phone in download mode only. Phone is rooted and flashed but would like to use ODIN for a few roms. Searched but no dice. Any ideas?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qingqing202:
Hi,

I am considering of buying a HD2, and I know the differences between T-mobile version HD2 and HTC version HD2.

I just woundering, what if the ROM of WP7 is larger then 512MB? Does that mean the HTC version HD2 cannot be upgraded to WP7 but the T-mobile version can (hypothetically, both of them can meet other require of WP7)? Or, the size of WP7 Rom is smaller than 512MB for sure, so either of them can be upgraded?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lonelykatana:
The HD2 is almost a year old. Do you really want to buy a year old phone now?

Why dont you wait untill true WP7 phones hit the market? Or buy a newer android phone....

Neither phone meets the official requirements of WP7. There will be NO

official

update. Most probably someone here at XDA will get a non official version working, but allot like the android development it will take months (At best) to perfect.

Just hang on a bit, and buy a native WP7 phone.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qingqing202:
Got it.

Thank you for your advice!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samsamuel:
its very unlikely to be anywhere near that size. The leaked WP7 rom for the mondrian is around the same size as a normal winmo 6.5 rom, (without all the branding) , 150 meg or so.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abq1230:
Wp7 hd2 illegal

Buy HD7, WP7 on HD2 is illegal
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ElaineD:
I know it voids your warranty, but is it actually illegal to put it on a phone you own? :(
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jay_ind:
HD2 was one year old but it's hardware is very advance in todays mobile world (576MB RAM & 1GB ROM in T-MOBILE HD2 or 448MB RAM & 512MB ROM in International Version) till todays no any phone compared with HD2... also one more thing, this phone capable for porting many operating system like android, wp7, ubuntu, etc... so it is great phone till today.