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[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luniz7:
I its not possible atm due to cm not having epst built in
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matothett:
when i first set up my HD2 to sync with my exchange server everything worked great. now when i add an appointment on my phone or computer it does not transfer back and forth. the active sync settings still show the calander checked for syncing but it does not work. has anyone else had this problem and if so how did you resolve it.

thanks.
[Epic 4G General] kristv:
Taken from the official Sprint thread here:

http://community.sprint.com/baw/thread/43883?start=540&tstart=0&reqsorting=dec

"Good news - an update will be released tomorrow 9/30. It will be rolled out over a 4 day period so not everyone will get it on day 1.

I will have the standard MR information (fixes included, rollout schedule, etc) available tomorrow morning and will post it in a new featured thread."

AWESOME! :)
[Epic 4G General] robl45:
yea, the day after the 30 days is up for people that bought on the first day, so not really that awesome, lets just pray it fixes the problem. I'm not really optomistic to be honest. Just to convenient to hold off like this.
[Epic 4G General] styckx:
Second update since release. I do have to admit, it's kind of nice to see Samsung actually supporting a phone for once.
[Epic 4G General] apogee82:
This is great news! And we are getting Cyanogen Mod 6! I couldn't be happier. :-D
[Epic 4G General] kristv:
While I understand where you're coming from, I agree with styckx that it's just good to see them doing something about it. I do wish they'd acted on this more quickly, but better to roll out a fix now than wait months to release one or not release one at all.
[Epic 4G General] fooo1:
It's crazy to hear people complain about updates from Samsung from my perspective. I'm a Touch pro 1 owner that basically received no updates from Sprint/HTC. And previous to that was the Mogul that went months without an advertised feature (Rev A/GPS). I'm way more wary about HTC than Samsung.:)

Epic ordered finally here. Was waiting for 10/1.:)
[Epic 4G General] los1223:
It stems from Samsung's history, mainly with the T-Mobile Behold 2. They advertised that it would be getting Android 2.x then never delivered on their promise and stranded users with 1.6. While HTC has probably been the best manufacturer in terms of supporting their Android phones.
[Epic 4G General] cswee1932:
I had a launch day Hero, and I don't think support was the fastest for that either. Most everything I did through XDA and androidforums.<---alot faster than waiting for the manufacturer/carrier to roll out and update.

Just my thoughts...

Chris
[Epic 4G General] styckx:
I've read a lot about Samsung after purchasing my Samsung Moment. I found they had a nice history of let downs and lack of support. Then the Moment went on and on without a mention of a fix, or patch, or anything. That was a complete lemon of a phone (data lock ups and unfixable GPS) that Samsung all but abandoned less than a year after launch and still to this day the Moment forums are mainly filled with people trying to fix data lock ups and the GPS. It's ashame really.

Epic was going to be my last run with Samsung, and despite some bumps in the road I've been pleased so far as they are at least taking initiative with this phone it seems. I personally think they have no choice. It's one thing to piss off 1 carriers customers, and another to piss off multiple carriers customers by not supporting a phone.

Hope the support continues.
[Epic 4G General] robl45:
so you guys are excited that they put out an update that fixed nothing and screwed up the phone? thats great, all it meant is I had to go and uninstall the mediahub crap so my battery life didn't suffer, the gps issue remains, the upload issue will likely remain after this update as well. so that really equates to them doing nothing in my eyes.
[Epic 4G General] crajee16:
I've never experienced a upload cap on my phone. Does anyone know if this update includes other fixes other than just the 3g upload cap?
[Epic 4G General] punzada:
Have you ran the Speed Test app on 3G? I've yet to see anyone get over a stable 150kbps (sure it bounces upwards towards 200 on occasion but then levels out). From working in hosting it shows exact throttling behavior, as it uploads it jumps past the 150 mark to around 170-180 and then down to a stable 150 almost immediately. It's hard to believe this to be some sort of coincidence since it's able to be replicated in many different 3G markets across the country.
[Epic 4G General] Mama Luigi:
Lol, mine actually goes to like 6000+ for a little while, then dips down to under 50 kbps. Yes, under 50! I have some SpeedTest results that have come in under 20 kbps upload!

Even my 3G speed is horrible. Never over 500 download. I'm looking forward to this. Luckily I am usually either in a WiFi zone or a 4G zone.
[Epic 4G General] APOLAUF:
It may seem to be throttling behavior. Ultimately though, those of us aware of how a data radio and associated software *actually works* know full well that it's because the dwarf hamsters spinning in their wheels are, in fact, unionized. Because of the upload tragedy of 2009, in which millions of poor hamsters perished on the Touch Pro 2 because of faulty speed governors installed in the cages, strict regulations were put in place for the Epic, dictating that no hamster may run unsupervised in their wheels, and that they must trade off shifts every 128kB with their spotting partners. It's this switching that causes the fluctuations you observe during the speedtest runs. You may have noticed a bit more heft in the Epic vs say, the Captivate. You might mistakenly believe it's the keyboard, when in fact it is the added weight of the supervisory hamsters.

Another shortfall in communications speed arises because Samsung, to save weight from the added hamsters, decided to use smoke signals as a databus between the CPU and the baseband processor. This was chosen over the "flashing mirrors" approach due to cost and weight issues. This compounds the upload cap problem because as the phone rests in your pocket, it accumulates moisture. The soot particles from the smoke then seed rainclouds, which can interrupt the dataflow between baseband and CPU as the receiver operators duck for cover at a nearby tavern.

So, you see, this is clearly a compound problem. Obviously, this week's update will include a staff of more hamsters, more wheels, and dehumidifiers, all so your phone can shuttle data more efficiently. This is a brilliant feat of engineering, I might add. So, expect your phone to weigh more by the end of the week, though how much more, nobody knows. And please, do post the truth about how the phone's internals really work, punzada... anything else would be a blatant disservice to the hard-working bit-crunchers in your phone. ;)
[Epic 4G General] GlassGorilla:
^^ wat

Also from that thread:

Desi's (admin) reply:

I guess we will have to see if it actually fixes anything. But it seems like tier 2 is at least finally aware of (or admitting to) the problem with the upload. Doesn't sound like there will be anything for the battery or GPS though.
[Epic 4G General] badasscat:
Battery and GPS are (for me, anyway) easy workarounds. 3G upload cap is what it is; there's no getting around it other than using wi-fi or 4G (which I can also usually do, but not everyone can).

I'll be happy to have that upload cap fixed if for no other reason than people will quit using it as an excuse to post "should I return my Epic for an Evo?" threads here and elsewhere.
[Epic 4G General] aero1:
My feeling is the amount of pressure on Sprint had an affect on how hard they pushed samsung.

That and the fact that until a few days ago users were being told for weeks running that no one but they were reporting the problem exacerbated the problem.

So it s a cause for celebration that they are pushing out a fix, but I don't think it is at all established that this would have occurred so soon if it where not for all the noise.

As far as GPS, not only are there problems, but the "advice" given by Sprint: use the unrelated "wireless networking" is an absolute laughable and patronizing dodge.

As others have noted, working around with cold starts or manual resets does fix the main issue.

I have been in contact with the moderator of eh Sprint forum privately some time ago, and he put me in with ADP (ADP, not ADS) on this issue. They are diagnosing it, and have not come to any conclusion other than they have seen the issue themselves.
[Epic 4G General] GlassGorilla:
Well. Apparently we have a voice, which is a good thing.

I'm hopeful, but I am not holding my breath. I think it is likely the vast majority of Epics were pre-ordered or bought on launch, 08/31. 30 days would be 09/30. The announcement could be an attempt to get people who bought on launch that were going to return it on the last day to keep their phones, and then when the update doesn't "may increase" or "possibly enhance" or whatever the legal gymnastics statement said, those people can't return the phone any more and Sprint isn't really under any obligation to fix it.

Whether it's an angleshoot or a genuine attempt to fix it, I am anxiously awaiting the first reports tomorrow.
[Epic 4G General] aero1:
Sprint is serious exposed to class action liberality, which involves not just awards, but legal costs, and more importantly really bad press.

I have a written note from ecare from last week saying no one has reported this issue. Hundreds of users seem to have been told the same thing. Not that the speeds are normal, but that they were low speeds but unique to the customer. That presents a legal liability for Sprint right here.

I think we will all know in a few days.
[Epic 4G General] usfslacker:
You guys should probably take a chill pill on the conspiracy theories already. I'm sure it would cost Sprint much less money and hassle just to fix this software issue rather than go out of their way to "conveniently" tell you that there's a "fix" that doesn't really exist but they used their "legal gymnastics" to trick you into holding onto your phone past the 30 day mark. They are a company that wishes to exist more than 2 more years, why would they go out of their way to screw you and guarantee you leave in two years when a couple of patches could save them and Samsung a ton of customers?

Its not like fixing this issue requires the recall and replacement of every phone, and them fixing this problem is not an incredibly inconvenient issue. You know why they're telling you the day before your 30 days that the update is coming? Because telling you after you return the phone wouldn't do anyone much good. Why didn't they tell you sooner? Because these things, while not impossible or some ludicrous endeavor, do take time.

I'm not even meaning to take their side really. Sure, they should have caught the issue before launch, and they should have addressed the issue in public... but if you're only gonna sign onto networks willing to do either of those things then you're not going to be purchasing a cell phone in America. I mean, Steve Job's stance on Antennagate is still "Shut up whiny babies, this issue doesn't exist, but I'll give you a free case if you shush and go back to fellating me..."
[Epic 4G General] GlassGorilla:
Edit: This came out way longer than I had anticipated and it's not really worth reading. I'm just going to wait for the update. */

Arguing about the motivations for any of their decisions doesn't really do much for anybody, so I will just drop it after this post and see what happens tomorrow.

No way. Too much fun :p

I don't know what makes you sure of that. That's a lot of 2 year contracts in their pockets with little recourse for the Epic owners. Even if people were able to trade in the Epic, most/all would be getting the EVO then, which also has the 10$ fee.

Maybe you know something that I don't, but I don't think anyone yet knows what the problem actually is, so I don't know how you can be certain that fixing the issue is so simple. If it was very simple, I would think they would have mentioned a fix earlier. A lot of people have also said that about the Moment, yet lots of people still buy Sprint/Samsung phones. It also seems like everyone has had that one experience with a phone or carrier and they have sworn them off forever. The people that swear off the Epic will be replaced by people who have sworn off the Incredible ;)

Anyway, Sprint could just be buying itself 2 years, which is a long time. By then it's possible all the carriers will be on tiered data plans. By then maybe they will have actually sorted everything out and when Sprint releases the Epic 4g 2, people who were burned by this experience may go ahead and get it anyway because they know it doesn't suffer the same issues. There's no telling what will happen in 2 years in an industry like this.

Also, the number of people who are complaining about this issue or are even aware of it is a small fraction of Epic owners. The average user probably doesn't have a clue. Even many Sprint employees seemed oblivious. If it's ultimately about the bottom line, who's to say the amount of money they would save from keeping a huge proportion of customers at 150k is less than the amount of money they would lose from a tiny proportion of owners taking it back? They may alienate you, but for every you, they could have 100 people throttled at 150k who don't even know the difference.

That's kind of the suggestion I was making. They're trying to stop people from returning it.

Again, if the fix is so easy then yes it may take time to test and implement and roll out an update, but in my estimation they would have at least acknowledged the issue or announced an update earlier, even if it was only to say that the update might not be here for a while. Even if they are actually trying to fix it, we've seen how well previous GPS "fixes" worked.

I'm not trying to sound argumentative or anything, and I myself wouldn't side with most of the possibilities that I am throwing out there. I guess I am just cynical and enjoy playing devil's advocate. I think that everything any business does, particularly gigantic corporations, is done for their bottom line, even if it's at the expense of some customers. For what it's worth, I am expecting the update to resolve the issue. I just won't die from shock if it doesn't.
[Epic 4G General] churro7:
i got mine the 17th of sept so i still got quite a bit but the screen and keyboard make it to hard to return for evo
[Epic 4G General] Doppler808:
I still don't understand why people hold onto devices regardless of a promise by someone that it will be fixed then complain about it if it takes too long.

Personally if it was that bothersome to me I would have returned the device.

If everyone who bought it on day one returned their devices because of this issue would have done more than complain about it for the past 2 weeks. If they fixed the problem you could have upgraded back to it or purchased this device. At least you know for sure if it was fixed or not.

If everyone returned their devices the fixes would probably come out a whole lot sooner, and manufacturers may actually spend more time testing their devices to ensure things work better to attract customers vs trying to compete with their competitors for customers by pushing out devices and short cutting development.
[Epic 4G General] kristv:
From the MR thread made by a Sprint site admin:

9/30 - Samsung Epic Maintenance Release

Fixes:

WiFi standby battery drain

Amazon MP3 cannot download in 4G

Large emails lag in upload speeds

Increased 3G upload speeds

Update your software

1. The software will be automatically downloaded to your phone since this is a recommended update.

2. A System update screen will prompt the user to 'Install now' or 'Install later'.

If 'Install later' is selected, a reminder will be sent once or twice a day to install the update.

If 'Install now' is selected, the phone will power down and then reboot.

Important Notes:

- This update will take approximately 7-8 minutes to download and 7-8 minutes to install.

- The new software version is: S:D700.0.5S.DI18

- This update is available OTA (over the air) and will be pushed to your device. It is being pushed in stages, beginning on 9/30 12:00AM EST, and will be rolled out to users over several days.

- Your device must be on software version DI07 to perform the update to DI18. If you are still on DG17 or DG27, a Sprint Service and Repair Center should be able to update your device to DI07. The update from DI07 to DI18 is not yet available to the Service and Repair Centers. As soon as it is, this post will be updated.
[Epic 4G General] robl45:
beginning at midnight 9/30 and yet not one person has responded that they have received it yet. 12 hours and no one received it? GO SPRINT!!
[Epic 4G General] RRexA3:
The members that monitor these forums regularly make up a rather small population of Sprint's Epic customers and/or people are at work and unable to post that have received it. Don't jump to conclusions so early...
[Epic 4G General] kristv:
My thoughts exactly. Folks have kind of lost their patience through all of this though. I can understand the anxiety, considering a lot of folks are reaching the end of their 30 days. I can't see Sprint announcing a fix on their own Epic forum and then not following through with it. That would be just plain stupidity on their part and it would very quickly turn into a PR fiasco for them. It does them no good to not release a fix.

Personally, I don't think a "fix" is necessary. I'm convinced this is being throttled at the network level and not the phone level. I think the "fix" that they push will likely repair a couple of other smaller issues and that it will just be a mask for them to conveniently "un-throttle" everyone over the next few days to cover up the fact that it is indeed not a hardware issue.
[Epic 4G General] PokeAsheep:
Was a tp1 owner myself and a touch before that, so I totally know what you mean.

I am frustrated though, this is top end phone, supposed to be a spearhead of sprint, a 4g phone, and there's a majorly obvious problem and sprint goes

- yo, spint, there's a problem here.

-what problem?

-this one *point*

-oh, really, you must be the only one.

- really, what about all these users?

- oh...uhm. Well, we recognize there could be a problem that possibly might effect the speed on 3g service from some Epic 4g users.

- uh. Okay. What are you doing about it?

- We are currently working with samsung on an update that should be rolling out shortly.

1 month later

-wtf sprint?

- oh yeah, we're rolling one out tomorrow

- great!

- it could take up to a week for you to receive I (this is what a sprint rep told me today ..gr)

|:< DOH!

Sometimes I love sprint and sometimes I hate them.
[Epic 4G General] crabjoe:
Personally, I think Sprint neutered the Epic's upload in error regardless of how they did it.

This is speculation, but I'm thinking the Epic and Intercept uses the same chip for 3G and because they have the Intercept to run on EVDO rev 0 only, they did the same to the Epic by mistake...
[Epic 4G General] Masterface7:
Not to change the subject, but I think a more important thing that needs to be fixed is the "time spent searching for signal" having to manually reset the radio is a pain.
[Epic 4G General] RRexA3:
"In the United States, Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel have migrated 100% of their EV-DO Rev.0 networks to EV-DO Rev.A"

-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution-Data_Optimized

A typical Rev 0 speed is 20-50 kbps where the majority of people are capping at the ~150 kbps.

If this was a hardware issue Sprint/Samsung would be forced to recall every Epic device and reissue sufficient devices as Rev A is stated on the box of the device itself. It won't be a network issue because devices other than the Epic would be affected. That leaves a firmware issue which will be easily fixed by this OTA update.
[Epic 4G General] crabjoe:
Typical maybe 30-50kb, but it can go 153.2kb.

To my knowledge, no one sells any EVDO rev 0 only chips, but Sprint is selling the Intercept as a EVDO rev 0 smartphone. So if there's no Rev 0 chips, it has to be capped by programming. Either on the phone or from the network side.

Since the Epic is being capped at the max of Rev 0, it looks like Sprint/Samsung either used the same programming on the Epic, as they did with the Intercept, or Sprint is using the network to cap it, but ended up capping both their new Samsung handsets.
[Epic 4G General] hydralisk:
Looks like they played us for fools. Nobody got the update today....
[Epic 4G General] rufflez2010:
Due to an "administrative" issue at google. *rolls eyes*
[Epic 4G General] churro7:
makes sense actually

but even so with the epics awesome screen and keyboard upload issues wont keep me from enjoying it....although the 3g drain is annoying but thats why i have two spare batteries

i just wish sprint network was a little better
[Epic 4G General] GlassGorilla:
I think it's genuinely just (a reallllly baaaad) coincidence in this case, but maybe I was on to something after all. :p

I suppose I will keep my tin foil hat on for another day or two until it actually starts rolling out.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jason8612:
I was doing a firmware update. phone rebooted like it said and then nothing.

blank screen, no power cant get to recovery or download.

Are there any options, or do I gotta head to the service center?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AllGamer:
did you try taking out the battery, then putting it back in?

does it power on when you hit power after taking out the battery?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jason8612:
tried removing the battery, and nothing

does not power up
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AllGamer:
that is extremely weird

even if the phone is bricked, it should still turn on, to show you the death screen

at least the soft buttons should light up
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vArt:
it seems that your sgs has been brunk
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jason8612:
thats whatI would think, but no lights, nothin..
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ro4sho:
If even the battery doesn't appear on the screen where plugging in the charger you should sent your phone back because its broken.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jason8612:
I returned the phone today, have to wait a week to get a replacement
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] Jewish_DOctor:
Someone posted a link the other day to a real good streaming media app & server app and I can't find it. Anyone have that link?
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] illmaticone:
http://www.audiogalaxy.com/

surprisingly works pretty well
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] DarkManX4lf:
I use subsonic and it works really well for music, it doesn't have video streaming... not sure if that will cone later in an updated version.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] frifox:
AudioGalaxy site is down... hopefully it'll be back up soon
[EVO 4G General] su6oxone:
nm... figured it out...
[EVO 4G General] dwertz:
You cant add it back from the menu/add to home/widget/Clock(HTC) ?????

Sometimes when you have the phone on, you can accidentally drag the clock in the remove tray
[EVO 4G General] su6oxone:
hehe yeah thanks I realized the solution quickly and tried to edit the post but it made me wait 5 minutes cuz I'm a noob... :(
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] lordsinasina:
guys. is there a way to make sense to play small weather animation ( the one below clock ) when unlocking the phone instead of full screen animation ?

Thank You
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] zalaros:
Yes there is ;) In Home tab of sense press Menu -> Home Wallpaper -> Animated Wallpaper and there press Albums in order to choose the wallpaper that you prefer. It doesn't have to be animated, choose any wallpaper you like. Hope i helped :D
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] lordsinasina:
really thanx for your help , but i forgot to say that i am using cookie home tab , and as you may know , it does not support animated wallpaper :)