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[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rwitmer:
My service is all over the map. I'm in Salt Lake City and many times I'll get 3.5 Mbps down and 1.5 Mbps up. That is faster than my home DSL. But the 2 places I want the HPSA to work the most is at my home and at my work place. Unfortunately both places suck big time. I often see the G icon and get 30 kbps up and down, 0.03 Mbps! It doesn't make sense because the G-1 at the same places had fairly descent rates. Nothing as slow as the G-2 is at the same places.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheRomMistress:
Mod Edit: I WILL NOT tolerate rude comments towards other members in this fora. Stay on topic or else I will be issuing infractions. ~TheRomMistress

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[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dadewy:
I get great speeds around town (Jacksonville - Typically ~4.5Mbps down).

Unfortunately the tower I live under (almost literally) is being a pain and won't ever give me more than 800kbps down, with typical speeds being more in the neighborhood of ~500kbps. Interestingly the upload is a fairly consistent 1mbps.

Now this isn't terrible, but I sure wish I was getting that 4.5mbps at home since it's 3 times the speed of my slow-ass home internet.

It's especially frustrating as I can drive literally a mile or two in any direction and see an almost tenfold increase in speed. :mad:

I've opened a ticket with TMO but I'm not holding my breath.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] juanshop:
http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/5398/snap20101217003716.png

I'm getting 6 up and 1.5 down and that to me is pretty darng good and taking in consideration that I live in an island that is not a big city at all, is awesome.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Du22ty:
First things first.. I am going to get my G2 tomorrow so the first question I have and it might be a simple one but what's going to be the easiest way to get the contacts off of my N900(Maemo) over to my new G2?
[G2 and Desire Z General] WilliamStern:
Create a gmail account if you don't already have one. Add all contact to your google account. Once you get the phone, sync your google account with phone, and they'll transfer over.
[G2 and Desire Z General] master.peterm:
Just put all your contacts on your SIM card and then in the contacts app click menu then import, after that it will sync to your google account and they will be with you forever!
[G2 and Desire Z General] Du22ty:
Thanks for the replies guys. I've had a gmail account for ages so I'm trying to figure out how to get the contact file off the n900 so I can convert it to a file recognized by google.
[G2 and Desire Z General] master.peterm:
some people found this helpful on the internet for the n900 even tho its for win pho

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/en-us/help/synchronize/device-synch.mspx

also i found these directions

1- Open settings menu.

2- Open "Email for Exchange" submenu.

3- Filling in the fields as:

4- Server: m.google.com

5- Port: 443

6- Secure connection: check yes

7- Conflict resolution: your choice (i used server priority because i left all my contacts there ^_^.)

8- User name: yourmail@gmail.com (for me it worked without "@gmail.com")

9- Password: your password

10- Domain: leave blank

11- Synchronize e-mail: leave unchecked (because is not implemented yet by big "G")

12- Synchronize calendar and tasks: check yes

13- Synchronize calendar back: your choice (i set all the events and it worked)

14- Synchronize completed tasks: your choice (i cheked it for personal reasons and it worked)

15- Synchronize contacts: check yes

16- First synchronization: your choice (i chose to "delete from device" and it worked)
[G2 and Desire Z General] Du22ty:
Yeah I tried that a while back before I posted.. wouldn't work. Like most things with the n900 I would have to fiddle with it for a while which I wasn't prepared to do. Finally got Ovi to work and synced with Outlook2007 which I saved the csv and got them into gmail so I'm all set. Thanks for the assistance.
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] luvit:
I've never upgraded to the latest version since this one works so well...

http://db.tt/8CeqTnT
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] elborak:
Cool story, bro!
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] JAYNO20:
Does this one keep the same access numbers so you can add them to the family share plan?
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] luvit:
Yes. It works so well.
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] dan h:
Yeah I like it too. It's the last version that uses the same dial out number for all gv calls and the only way I know of to make the friends and family free minutes work.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] A8000:
My co-worker bought the tmo HD2 of clist. Everything has been working great for a couple of weeks then all of a sudden today, it keeps saying something like android process force close acore. The only option it gives is close, then the same error keeps popping up. We couldn't access any apps or anything. I'm very familiar with rooting Android phones but don't have any experience in running Android on Windows phones. Can someone help me or direct me in the right direction. He hasn't made any changes to the phone in a few days, the last change (install or a new app or config) he made was yesterday--that was installing the app Good Morning. Because of all the force closes we can't delete the app or any other apps, how can we do a hard reset or fresh install of the Android sd only? Thanks
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] squish099:
Pull ext2 file off SD to computer. Reformat SD card put a same Android back on put ext2 file back in Android folder. Act like it never happened..

sent from my desire hd2
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] polo735:
You may also want to try fixing permissions in android. Rom Manager is available through the android market and is able to fix permissions.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yiannisthegreek:
Hi everyone...

I have seen some vids on youtube, etc that show what appears to be the standard Galaxy S lockscreen but once swiped or patterned it brings up a numerical password for extra security.

I cant find the option for this in the menu and im wondering id this is an add on or a seperate app altogether?

Does anyone know where I can get this or how I can access this option?

Please advise... Thx.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yiannisthegreek:
Can no one here help me or give me advice on this?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rand0m:
not quite sure but could it be they use swipe or pattern + SIM pin?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] supernova2:
this is a setting in settings >location and security> change screen lock : choose pin lock method.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yiannisthegreek:
My options in settings> Loaction and Security does not have an option for a "pin lock" method only the standard "swype the glass" and the "pattern" lock.

Am I missing something here? I am on Bell in Canada and my phone is an i9000M model... Not sure if that should matter though...

Anyone else?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nemesix_:
try pattern lock, I think that is what you mean.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yiannisthegreek:
No... Thats not it either. The pattern lock is my lock of choice and I am using it as we speak but once I enter the pattern it just goes directly to the home screen in the phone.

What I am looking for is after I enter the pattern or swype the glass (if that is the lock I am using) for it to take me to a "next screen" that asks me for a password.

I have seen this as mentioned in youtube videos, etc but I have no idea what it is. Is it an app? Is it the SIM Lock screen as someone above mentioned?

Anyone else have any idea?

PS. If it is the SIM Lock thing... I tried to set my SIM lock code and it is asking me for the existing passcode which I do not know. Does anyone know if it is the last 4 digits of your phone number or something?

Please advise...
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mk_ln:
I'm also curious about that too. I've tried a couple of times and I now know that it's not 0000 or 1234...I still have 3 tries though. btw, I'm also using the i9000m.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yiannisthegreek:
Someone here MUST know what I am talking about and how to do it. If its on YOUTUBE then it must be fairly well known...

Anyone?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pharaohdk:
no idea what you are talking about, only thing that is somewhat similar to what you want, is when you shut the phone of and turn it on and then enter pin code...

-edit-

oh and its a good idea to provide the youtube link you are talking about so we know what the h*** you are talking about.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yiannisthegreek:
Here is a weblink. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HY2AsoVRywk you will see that he has something that comes up as "PIN-Code" right after his lock screen.

I am not sure if this is the SIM lock code or what it is but that is the idea that Id like to have for mine. Kind of like the iphone "slide to unlock" but without the gay "slide to unlock" part.

EDIT> Upon further inspection... It DOES seem to be the SIM lock screen after all but firstly, How do you activate this? Secondly Why does his screen look so much different than mine? And thirdly, I tried to activate my SIM lock code and it asked me to enter it and I tried but it was wrong and I do not know th original code so I can change it.

Does anyone know how?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mykron:
The Guy in the video is entering the sim pin, nothing more!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yiannisthegreek:
Right... But as I asked in my previous post... HOW do you activate this screen? I have tried and my phone asks me to enter the code already but I do NOT know the existing code and I only have 2 tries left or something like that.

Does anyone know what the ORIGINAL code would be so it can be changed? Is it the last 4 digits of your phone number?

Please advise...
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pharaohdk:
the original code if you havnt changed it, should be with the papers you got for your simcard.

no it is not the last 4 numbers of your phone number.

and you activate it at settings> place and security, configure sim-card lock
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] masterslacker:
The default SIM lock pin code on my Bell i9000m was 1111. After speaking to a Bell rep over the phone for an hour, I found this out ... a whole hour!

He said it's either 1111 or 2222 for these phones.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mykron:
strange! here in germany one gets a letter with the sim card. this has nothing to do with the phone. you decide with provider you want to use and make a contract. with the letter from that provider you get the sim and the PIN and a PUK.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] masterslacker:
When I got my phone from Bell, the SIM was already in the phone and there was no supporting documentation from them with the SIM PIN code. I had to call them up to get it. However it is possible to get the PUK codes from the Bell website once you have an online account.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MCEITLIN:
Hello everyone!

What you saw on youtube is the PIN for the simCard. If you want to go thrugh the hassle of having to key that info everytime, go ahead and do the following:

On your SGS, select Settings

On the Sttings page, select Location and Security

Scroll down to third grey bar! THere you'll see SIM card lock

Select the Set up SIM card lock feature and you are done!

Good luck!
[Fascinate General] BTownTKD:
Hey all,

I saw an article just now, where the Droid 2 was rooted and the Droid X's FM Radio app was installed, bringing glorious FM Radio to the D2.

It reminded me; isn't the Galaxy S supposed to a have an FM radio built in? Has anyone been able to get an FM Radio app installed and running?
[Fascinate General] namebrandon:
It's physically not present. The FM radio on the the I9000 and other international variants of the Galaxy S used the Broadcom BCM20751 chip, which integrated BT/FM/GPS. This was replaced in the US versions with the BCM4751, which doesn't have FM.
[Fascinate General] kmoore416:
A little more information

I'm not sure of the actual chip being used but after unlocking the secret menus as discussed in another thread there are settings for fm radio audio. logically thinking, if verizon and samsung built this phone to not have fm radio why would they waste time writing that code ???
[Fascinate General] namebrandon:
That's not logically thinking, that's wishful thinking..

The didn't write any additional code, they reused the existing code from the i9000, and then hid the options that were irrelevant, to keep from confusing people. You don't think they start from scratch for every Galaxy S device, do you?
[Fascinate General] kbcarroll:
Fm radio on any vzw phone is wishful thinking. Moto must have had to pull every string they had on the droid x to keep fm radio. Its possible on the droid 2, once you root (that's not an accident). In the past, vzw has even forced manufacturers to physically disable radio in the phone (htc). They can't track (and thus charge) your fm radio usage. So they try and force you to dump money into their worthless, overpriced v cast crap. And when tiered data plans get here, jackpot!

Vzw is a scheming, horrible excuse for a carrier. The ONLY redeeming factor is the network.
[Fascinate General] chrisblanks:
Here are a few that I use search the market for them Iheartradio and Tune In Radio
[Fascinate General] boomerbubba:
The BCM4751 is a dedicated GPS chip, which also is used on the I9000. There were early, erroneous reports that the internationa I9000 used the combo BCM20751 chip, but I believe they were debunked in threads about that phone here at xda.
[Fascinate General] snakester:
Umm... seriously? Just take one look in the Android Market and you'll find probably hundreds of radio apps. Just because this phone doesn't have a physical FM tuner in it doesn't mean that Verizon's scamming everyone.
[Fascinate General] kbcarroll:
That's just one benefit of android being open.

And why would a carrier ask a manufacturer to physically disable fm radio on a phone that had fm radio on all other carriers (ex. touch pro2)? Why would they disable fm radio in the droid 2 when it has the same hardware and rom as the droid x?
[Fascinate General] mexiken:
The LG Chocolate Touch is a 3G Multimedia phone with a built in FM radio....

There was a couple of phones that are now retired that had FM radio's as well.

Maybe you should do your research before you start spouting incorrect information....:rolleyes:
[Fascinate General] LandLockedPH:
The Incredible also has an FM radio.
[Fascinate General] mexiken:
Ah yes, good call. Forgot about that one.
[Fascinate General] Redboneqt:
Thank you, thank you, thank you for sharing the Tune in radio app! My iheartradio took a dump after the last update but tune in is WAY BETTER! I was a devoted iheartradio listener but those days are over! Can the church say Amen!

Sent from my Fascinate
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] fuzzysig:
i ve used the emails for some time now and didnt have this problem untill few days ago.

i keep getting same damn emails over and over.

i dont understand why.

i read it on the phone and some time later all 5 of them appear as unread again. i opened them 2-3 times already but didnt delete.

please dont tell me to just delete them. thats not what im asking for...

email is not working right im trying to figure out why and how to fix it, not to put a bandaid on it...
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] ccc_gt40:
Im having the same problem Im running GTX energy rom and Cyanogen mod and it keep making 3-5 emails come up as unread I mark them as read then next time I check my phone there unread again
[Vibrant Android Development] DarkAgent:
So I read about the update while at college. Came home, backed up my phone, and opened KIES to grab the update (I have used KIES previously for wired tethering, so everything was setup already.) Unfortunately, I got this message:

Model Name: SGH-T959

Current Version: PDA:JFD / PHONE:JFD

The device's version cannot be updated.

I called Samsung Tech support and they told me "There is no software available for Samsung Vibrant. If you download KIES it won't even work for your phone. Any update will be pushed OTA."

Beside the idiotic response of how KIES won't even work for my phone (yes I know it isn't "officially" released for USA phone but that doesn't mean it won't work...), it seems like Samsung has pulled the firmware update. Maybe someone accidentally flipped the switch a bit early?
[Vibrant Android Development] DarkAgent:
Okay, although Samsung has pulled the update from Kies, the update itself is still available from http://fus.samsungmobile.com/Phone_...T959TMBJI5_T959UVJI5_T959UVJI5_UV_TMB.zip.enc.

Download it and flash with Odin.
[Vibrant Android Development] Trev420:
You really thought this deserved its own thread?
[Vibrant Android Development] grennis:
I went to publix and bought some eggs. Should I make a new thread?
[Vibrant Android Development] stepinmyworld:
Thanks. This is helpful if it works. It didn't work for my via kies so odin should work for me if its a tar file. And whoever asked did this deserve its own thread, id say yes because it obviously helped me out. Thank you
[Vibrant Android Development] ransome7:
White or Brown ?
[Vibrant Android Development] dzson:
why is that file a .enc??

i wanna flash it but its not a .tar
[Vibrant Android Development] DarkAgent:
I just realized I have no idea how to flash this update with Odin. Any pros have any guidance? Thanks =D.
[Vibrant Android Development] djquick:
LMAO, no but save them for halloween
[Vibrant Android Development] jdkackley:
You need to use Stuffit to unzip it first. Search for a program that unzips .enc files.
[Vibrant Android Development] TGA_Gunnman:
Thanks for posting. This did need a new thread. Ignore the want to be forum police for they obviously have a miserable existence.
[Vibrant Android Development] cpg1987:
How would I flash that file if i have a Mac?
[Vibrant Android Development] shardz:
This did need a new THREAD
[Vibrant Android Development] Picasosz:
Old Kies vs. Upgraded Kies

I downgraded Kies to 1.5.1 (i believe) and upgrade magically appeared when running 1.5.3 no upgrade so I dont know if sammy pulled it or not. BTW I prefer egg beaters.
[Vibrant Android Development] zimphishmonger:
No this doesnt need a new thread, as almost everyone who tried the JI5 update said it was nothing special, and THERE ALREADY IS A THREAD FOR THIS UPDATE lol. The fact that Samsung pulled it also states something. If you want to flash a bad firmware, feel free this doesnt need to be here in its own thread. :rolleyes:
[Vibrant Android Development] iwillkillyou:
I can imagine why, so many people.called samsung, maybe thats why it got removed
[Vibrant Android Development] werdz2:
GUYS Tmobile just posted on their twitter the following!!

http://twitter.com/TMobile/status/25942543501
[Vibrant Android Development] StefanB86:
No news in there... they said the same thing last month lol
[Vibrant Android Development] heygrl:
Flash a bad firmware? WTF are you talking about?
[Vibrant Android Development] neok44:
like t-mobile just posted, theres something wrong with the version samsung released and it's going to be released via OTA sometime soon.
[Vibrant Android Development] heygrl:
That's not what it said at all. There isn't anything horribly wrong with the version released via Kies. There IS something wrong with Kies.
[Vibrant Android Development] zimphishmonger:
A leaked firmware that people are already having issues with, not related to the KIES BS. From SD card issues, GPS the same or worse, and no major new improvements, although some say GPS is the same as JI2 or builds using the files from that leak. I call that a bad firmware\build\update\etc in my book, even if its not actually corrupt.
[Vibrant Android Development] spiz516:
Heh, exactly. They're just sick of everyone calling in with issues regarding the accidental release through Kies.

This phone is such a POS. I can't wait to replace it.
[Vibrant Android Development] vapotrini:
There isn't anything wrong with the phone per se, it's Tmobile and Samsung who are messing everything up.
[Vibrant Android Development] heygrl:
Bull**** just like I suspected. I'm glad no one else reads your book, it would be based on user error.
[Vibrant Android Development] ^Fs:
Cake vs. Pie?

Cake IMO.
[Vibrant Android Development] f1restarter:
+1

Since this "flawed" update I have noticed a huge improvement especially with the GPS as the arrow in navigation now does not jump all over the map as it used to before. I get GPS lock much quicker now than before with more satellites even when inside my house. It's now much more accurate. HD video recorder, task manager and media hub are also nice additions. The phone seems a bit more zippy as Market opens up much faster than before this update.

I know many have been having problems (mostly Kies) but there are also many who are much happier with this update so saying this is simply a bad update is just being plain ignorant.
[Vibrant Android Development] smashpunks:
This update rocks.

No lag, GPS is great as it has been since JI2. No hang in gallery anymore.

Those who say this is crap are not correct. This update has brought me back to stock. Woo freaking who...

Those that flashes via kies sounds like they got the issues. I flashed via Odin and its great......
[Vibrant Android Development] dbm0361:
Update is good kies sucks its all flash with odin
[Vibrant Android Development] Wearespacepeople:
h**p://twitter.com/TMobile/status/25942543501

(can't post links cause I'm a new user, fix it and check it out)

I don't know if this has been posted on these forums, I'm almost sure it has, but I can only imagine spreading the word can be useful to some of you. T-Mobile is advising not to use that update and wait for the OTA update, check the link.
[Vibrant Android Development] smashpunks:
Old news. And my guess is because kies sucks not its bad.....
[Vibrant Android Development] M9x3mos:
Can't find a program to extract enc file. Sorry for being a noob but what program can I use.
[Vibrant Android Development] heygrl:
Download this file -

http://www.multiupload.com/IKH3BSS9IM

It should unzip just fine.
[Vibrant Android Development] M9x3mos:
Awesome, thank you downloading now. Been trying to unzip that one for a long time

after starting in odin and stuck on cache.rfs how long does it take been there for a 10 mins now
[Vibrant Android Development] Dammit2Hell:
I updated with kies from stock firmware and had no real problems. Phone would get a little laggy from time to time(not a problem before update) but not unbearable. My gps went from taking 5 minutes to sometimes never locking in to a 40 second lock. Compass working great. I backed up and reset my phone this afternoon and man what a difference! 0 lag, gps lock in 10 seconds or less, lock in my house in less than a minute and the phone seems way faster. I'm glad I updated.
[Vibrant Android Development] M9x3mos:
Maybe I messed something up but the standard method from odin is not allowing me to update this file

select the pit file

select into pda the tar file

select repartition and go

itreboots into the recovery and gives me errors in red and I have to flash back to stock again.
[Vibrant Android Development] heygrl:
You do NOT select repartition.
[Vibrant Android Development] M9x3mos:
Opps there really needs to be a over guide. the reflash on here that I tried said to. Will try that again.

Am good the the nexus and slide but this samsung stuff is a different beast.
[Vibrant Android Development] eklipz3:
i second that, could end up with a brick. just saying.
[Vibrant Android Development] jonathan3579:
There was a problem that developed for me with the JI2 build and that was with the proximity sensor during phone calls. I never had it with JFD and the problem still exists with JI5. I seriously hate this phone now. :mad: All these updates are ****.