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[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] byrdman443:
Why does speedtest.net ( android app & website) think I am in Washington state whenever I try and ping to test my speed? I live in virginia, which is on the opposite coast. The server options on the android app are all near washington state, they dont give me any to ping near me. Has anyone else had this issue? Its not a big deal I just cant get any good up or down speed numbers since it pings so far. Read sig for phone info.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] deadmansink:
I was wondering same thing; so, on speedtest.net I clicked on help/FAQ and there is a point made that the referred website uses the ip-address and may update the info later.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] javolin13:
i think it has something to do with your mobile IP address... i know i had a computer one time that had a non-static IP address and i live in AZ it always showed me in colorado...
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] jae-v:
There's some kind of issue in the build.prop file or elsewhere when the devs are compiling the builds. This definitely needs to be compiled as a bug. It's giving big latency errors when browsing the web as its connected to a server not even close to where we actually are IE i'm in dallas and WA is always the servers i'm browsing from. Only build that scales this correctly to this date that i have tried is bangsters 1.5 stock build. Long time dealer of the issue here :confused:
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] jae-v:
Snoqualmie, WA to be exact...lol wtf
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] jose makalolot:
I think it is dependent

on what carrier you have.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] wrecless:
this may be a dumb question but did you click settings/change server? oh and that sux for you guys I live in seattle but it will let me choose California.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] iarapilot:
I use mobilespeedtest.com. Works well. And, after reading this thread..

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=766188

my data speeds are off of the chart! My post is #79 on that thread.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Stockmoose16:
I'm running Virtuous 3.0.1, and I have both the stock and extended battery for the phone. My stock battery just ran out of juice, and when I put the extended battery in and started up the phone, I get a series of force closes. Additionally, some apps have magically disappeared - e.g. Handcent. In addition, it has seemingly reverted back to some old settings - e.g. wefi thinks it's just been installed. Weatherbug has a notification that I had previously switched off.

Half my widgets and apps suddenly don't work. And when I try to click on them, I just get a FC error. How can this be caused by switching batteries and how do I ameliorate the issue?

Thanks.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lobo4806:
put the other battery back in, and post your question in the virtuous forum.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tcberg2010:
Clear battery stats when u put in other battery
[Vibrant Android Development] arahma:
Properties

1.	Ported from Glaxay GT-19000 Éclair 2.1

2.	Rooted.

3.	Full Swipe Keyboard support for English, Arabic, Urdu, French, Korean & Persian Languages.

Must have

1.	root (use below link to get root)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=739300

2.	Clockwork Recovery (use below link to get Clockwork)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=734164

3.	Might need to flash Vibrant stock kernel if using none standard kernel (link is below)

http://koush.tandtgaming.com//test/k...-stock.tar.md5

Not working

1.	GPS

2.	BT not tested.

Link to JPJG8 Eclair 2.1 NANDROID.7z

http://www.mediafire.com/?s84kog3vfo4suki

Procedure

To Restore

Nandroid Images

1.	Use Clockwork Backup Current Rom to backup your existing ROM for future restore if needed.

2.	Extract NANDROID Zip file with 7zip and put whole 2010-10-12.01.15.50 folder inside sdcard at /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/.

3.	Go to Clockwork Manage and Restore Backups and choose 2010-10-12.01.15.50 to restore.

4.	The phone will reboot and restore the Nandroid images.

5.	Wait untill restore completed and reboot your phone.

6.	Done.
[Vibrant Android Development] richan90:
Other than the other languages, what's the point when we have 2.1 already o.o
[Vibrant Android Development] arahma:
True but some people like the phone to support their own languages.
[Vibrant Android Development] richan90:
Oh I see just wondering how it would be useful. Thanks for clarifying!
[Vibrant Android Development] gmasterb:
correct bidi support?

Does this rom supports BIDI? meaning, if you write in arabic/hebrew (ofcourse when installing the corresponding fonts) and then adding numbers to the line, will the line be aligned to the right, the numbers will appear correctly and not opposite (as it does in today's roms?)

Rami
[Vibrant Android Development] arahma:
Full mentioned languages support i.e. no need to add anything to it.
[Vibrant Android Development] epakrat75:
Why not purchase an already localized phone or the international version to begin with? No offense meant. Just curious. :confused:
[Vibrant Android Development] gmasterb:
There is no localised version of this phone as of yet. Just of the I9000. And that even wasn't officially released yet.

so if I understood correctly, the bidi support is working ok ?

is it possible to incorporate the corresponding bidi support into bionix's Rom?
[Vibrant Android Development] arahma:
Below files if get signed and flashed to Eclair 2.1, can make it support above mentioned languages. This just a support in form of reading text and numbers correct way but with no language keyboard support.

libskia.so (from System/Lib)

libwebcore.so (from System/Lib)

libskiagl.so (from System/Lib)

DroidSansFallback.ttf (from System/Fonts)
[Vibrant Android Development] fduraibi:
Is this the same files from ce4arab.com by XQ55? It seems to be the same thing and it has the same bugs.

link to the original post: http://www.ce4arab.com/vb7/showthread.php?t=243009
[Vibrant Android Development] fduraibi:
It is not always possible I am now in the US so I have to buy phone from here to have 3G support and also warranty on the device but I still need arabic support :(

This is one of the things I like about the iPhone is that it uses the same rom (including all languages that are supported) no matter where you buy it from.
[Vibrant Android Development] alsatea:
Thank you too much.

But we need GPS plz fix it.

Best wishes...
[Vibrant Android Development] Aziz Huss:
I'm not sure if this is going to work, I did take these file, zip them, sign zipped file, flash it and then the phone stock on Vibrant logo.

I wish it would work, maybe I have done something wrong.
[Vibrant Android Development] dkanevsky:
For some reason it didn't work for me. After restoring is completed and the phone is starting up I only hear the sound and see the Vibrant logo. After 10 minutes of waiting I just took off the battery. Tried the "factory reset" but it haven't changed anything. What should I do?
[Vibrant Android Development] arahma:
If the phone does not boot up then flash Vibrant Stock Kernel as mentioned.
[Vibrant Android Development] salim2008:
Any update about fixing the GPS?
[Vibrant Android Development] fahadz:
help me

i need samsung t959 arabic rom pls

give me rom or link?thank u
[Vibrant Android Development] fahadz:
t959

bro tell me this file support with samsung T959?

PLS CONFORME ME
[Vibrant Android Development] jumaaneface:
it works with the vibrant but u will have to add a few things to get it to run properly. and its 2.1 its extremely old. u just need arabic support or something? thats not hard to do
[Vibrant Android Development] fahadz:
bro m in UAE thats y i need arabic language

other waise my fone is working fine

i need arabic in txt messages fone menu

read and write .. u help me
[EVO 4G General] warmachine69:
It was decent. Now it's trash.
[EVO 4G General] smarmytime:
Well, that's certainly on topic...
[EVO 4G General] Crotchety:
Well on behalf of the XDA community let me thank you for that bit of life-changing news. We've all been waiting on pins and needles to see if CNN would make changes to their mobile site.
[EVO 4G General] orris:
Just go to the full site.
[EVO 4G General] newsoundwave:
err... usually i'd tell you, "who cares", but wow...

I mean, i'd never go to their mobile site, but it really is pretty terrible...

and yeah... i did like the old version.

:/

ah well.

I shall shake this off and move on.
[EVO 4G General] jonnythan:
It seems to go back and forth periodically between the pretty one and the ugly one.
[EVO 4G General] gqstatus0685:
Don't waste a post.

OP I agree. I liked the old layout better.

Sent while sitting on the toilet.
[EVO 4G General] zone23:
Why would you surf the mobile site on a EVO when the phone is fully capable of loading the full site. Isn't that one of the reasons for having an EVO. If I want to surf the mobile site I would have bought a Motorola Razor.
[EVO 4G General] gqstatus0685:
Some websites are easier to navigate on mobile mode. I prefer to read yahoo.com on full desktop mode, CNN.com on mobile. It's a preference.

Sent while sitting on the toilet.
[EVO 4G General] jonnythan:
Because the mobile site loads in about 1/10 the time, is infinitely easier to navigate, and doesn't have huge Flash panels.
[EVO 4G General] Saltwater Hero:
FOX News FTW. Fair and Balanced.
[EVO 4G General] sling:
+1

..........
[EVO 4G General] nabbed:
I see what you did there!

:)
[EVO 4G General] caveman663:
I guess they figured they had to take their mobile site down a few notches to match the level of their programming?

Hell, I didn't even realize CNN was still around
[EVO 4G General] jonnythan:
On my phone, the mobile site is the same as it's been for the past year or two.
[EVO 4G General] ImmortalLuD:
Like someone said earlier, it switches back and forth. It's been doing this to me for well around a year or so now. I check the site probably four to five times a day... Kind of annoying once you get used to the newer layout. (Not really new though...)

Still prefer Yahoo! News. :)
[EVO 4G General] Mohawka:
Why do u guys get news from the msm they all lie. If u want real news chk out the Intel hub. It's best to support free media b4 msm censors all alternative media and we will only have lies to talk about

Ignorance is bliss but servitude is its partner
[EVO 4G General] daemonopus:
that sounds like what I do at bars when I'm drunk.....
[EVO 4G General] zer0vette:
good thing cnn sucks...
[Windows Phone 7 General] ufdlim:
Am I the only one who feels the launch hardware is pretty mediocre compared to what is currently available for Android phones?

Almost all of the phones are using slower versions of the 1GHz Snapdragon, even Samsung is not using their Hummingbird processors.

I believe only one of the launch phones will include a front facing camera for video conferencing.

Then consider that same models won't be launched until late 2010 / early 2011, I don't believe this is a good start for WP7.

The software looks great though. Can't wait to see if it can be ported to my Nexus One!
[Windows Phone 7 General] krjcook:
I guess so when compared to the higher end Android smartphones, but WP7 has a small footprint. It doesn't require a lot to the same as Android and Iphone. If you can do the same with less, why add more?

Also Android fragmentation doesn't help this situation either. YOu may get a phone with a 1.5ghz processor, but because there are phone that have 528mhz processors there won't be any apps that fully utilize the hardware.
[Windows Phone 7 General] vangrieg:
Mediocre launch hardware? You must be kidding. Let's recall Android's launch hardware. Also, you can't just look at raw specs, drivers and services play a huge role in real life. Galaxy S is the current spec champion, but I can bet that any single WP7 device will wipe the floor with it in terms of performance and stability.

And don't forget that you can buy pretty much any of these phones, they'll all be blazing fast. So if you need a gimmick like the front camera - go for it. The OEM just has no chance to screw up the phone in other areas.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Sledgeman:
And of course the manufacturers are holding back on the hardware in the first run of phones. They meet Microsofts minimum demands now and can put "new" hardware into models that they will release in spring. All companies are in it for the money and they would sell less phones if they put in the latest technology in the first models, ending up with higher costs for them and higher cost for the customer. And also risking having nothing new to come with for the coming months.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Wandy_1974:
sometimes we assume too much.

The current HD2 FAILED to impress me with what was supposed to be a flagship package and op tiered device. Why? it was sorely due to extremely poor implementation of drivers and dlls of the stock ROM. But when flashed with cooked WM6.5 roms and tweaked extensively, HD2 is transformed into a speedy and smooth device.

So, IMO any lineup that sports 1GHz CPU should be relevant still at least for another 2 years and that's why WP7 debuted with those, they are optimized from the ground up to run on 1GHz processor and MS took a very long time to have it running as it is today....just wait for some shop demo units to arrive and try it out. seriously nothing beat the actual experience. I was lucky to try out a development unit in Seattle (a 600Mhz LG) two months ago and it changed my initial preception towards WP7. So a 1GHz device should be WP7 on drugs....and yes the footprints are small
[Windows Phone 7 General] Trig0r:
Yeah maybe WinMo7 is tweaked for the current hardware and can do more with less but I'm still disapointed.

I got my HD in September last year, loved it, in December last year I got my HD2, the difference between the two was immence, perhaps that has spoilt me to the HD7 as I was expecting the same sort of spec/performance jump which there really isnt if the spec sheets are an indicator of performance..
[Windows Phone 7 General] vangrieg:
But the point is, spec sheets aren't the only indicator of performance. You will see a performance boost compared to HD2 even with the same hardware inside. With HTC's crappy WM drivers it's easy.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Trig0r:
Maybe, but why still a 5mp camera and no more storage?
[Windows Phone 7 General] Iridox:
Remember, it's the optics, not the # of MP that makes a good camera. My former Droid's 5MP camera was horrible compared to my even older Blackberry Storm's 3.2MP camera.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Trig0r:
And do we think that HTC have changed the optics on the HD7, or do we all agree that its just a recycled HD2?

Not that it matters, the HD7 is o2 exclusive and the Mozart is an Orange exclusive so I cant get either this year...
[Windows Phone 7 General] vangrieg:
Exactly. Megapixels matter when you print posters. For everything else 5MP is more than enough. Moreover, the more megapixels you cram into a sensor of the same size, the poorer the quality. Usually you need to increase physical sensor size to get better quality pictures, otherwise all you get is tons of noise in less-than-perfect lighting (i.e. 99% of the time), or artifacts due to extreme noise reduction.
[Windows Phone 7 General] vangrieg:
It's not just optics, it also depends on the sensor. I don't know what they use in the new phones, but if they use the sensor recommended by MS it can only be an improvement. The megapixel count by itself doesn't reveal any information whatsoever about the camera quality.
[Windows Phone 7 General] nicksti:
You are flat out wrong. If you look at what was available at the time and the first Android phone then you will see that this WP7 launch is quite impressive.

The first Android phone was the HTC Dream, or the G1. This phone was released in Nov 2008.

3MP Camera no flash.

3.2" Screen

Wifi G

528MHz CPU

MiniUSB

There you go. These WP7 phones have similar hardware to the best phones on the market. It took a while before we started to see the likes of the Droid, then Nexus One, then Desire, then Droid X.

The only thing that people seem to complain about is the Apple-like restrictions. For me I love the hubs and the OS seems functional. I will take functional over fancy.
[Windows Phone 7 General] lumpaywk:
the spec is quite good, you cant expect a massive hardware leap when the hardware is already pushing limits. The one gripe i have is that all the uk handsets bar the lg (that looks so rubbish i wouldn't ever touch it) is th 8gb storage!!! really guys come on. though this will just give me an excuse to sell my fish tank and buy a new zune (also this will benefit my battery)
[Windows Phone 7 General] predator290:
It is true drivers and optimization has a big role on the performance. BUT there is a big push on this being a gaming platform. How could the 8250 snapdragon, which has the Adreno 200 graphics even be fast enough. I have a Nexus one which is the same graphics, and the graphics are playble but no where near the performance of say the Adreno 205(Scorpion cpu) or the Hummingbird cpu. I really do hope i'm wrong but I dont think optimizations could do enough to make the Adreno 200 push out enough power.
[Windows Phone 7 General] emuneee:
Have you seen the game demos on Windows Phone 7? They made me forget what the chipset was. I'll take an efficient software implementation over bleeding edge hardware anyday because the software is immediately impacts the experience you have with a given device. I don't even notice the performance difference between a HTC EVO 4G and my Samsung Galaxy S Captivate in normal day to day use.
[Windows Phone 7 General] VelJharig:
I agree that the launch hardware is quite mediocre, and seems to be mid-range Android hardware. There are a couple of interesting bits (Focus Super AMOLED screen, HTC's Dolby Surround Sound, LG's DLNA support), but they aren't really enough to cover for the fact that the storage options are half of other platforms (Android/iOS) or less, the processor is running a less battery-efficient CPU with a GPU 1/3 the speed of existing shipping devices (Desire, G2, iPhone 4), and most WP7 devices are missing new hardware peripherals such as front-facing cameras. It's really not a very competitive hardware response compared to what is already out on the market, and this is for a mobile OS that is emphasizing its ability as a gaming system.

People aren't really likely to notice the difference in CPU/GPU on a daily basis, but they'll certainly notice that they can only store half of the multimedia/game content they used to (and unlimited data plans are disappearing, so don't count on "cloud storage" to make up for the difference), they'll notice when their WP7 copy of Rage runs at half the framerate of their iOS buddies, and they'll notice peripherals that keep them from being able to use products (such as a front-facing camera, so that they can't video "Yahoo Messenger/Live Messenger" with their friends on Android devices or home systems).

I'm really hoping that MS actually got the hardware manufacturers attention, and that this was a first rushed pass to convert hardware. If that is the case, we should start seeing competitive "flagship" hardware trickle out over the next 3-4 months.

If this is all the hardware manufacturers were planning to do, then it's going to severely undermine the WP7 platform if we continue to get last year's hardware releases. Non-competitive hardware can hinder sales, which will slow app development, which may result in early calls that the platform has "failed" (and which will likely, ironically, result in manufacturers continuing to only commit second-rate hardware to the platform). That would be a really disappointing outcome for an OS platform that I think could genuinely be second-to-none with a few software updates.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Trig0r:
I'm hoping the phones we have seen are a minimum spec reference from Microsoft and that the next batch will allow the OEM's to get a bit more creative.
[Windows Phone 7 General] ufdlim:
I think many people are focusing on the camera bits for no reason. I don't mind the 5MP camera, I am not expecting DLSR quality out of a cell phone. And I agree on the part of the improved optics with a smaller sensor, resulting in better quality.

I have a Nexus One, I love it. But compared to the Galaxy phones, it is midrange hardware. Try running the Galaxy live wallpapers on Nexus One, it will grind to a halt. The Hummingbird chipset has greatly improved performance over Snapdragon.

What I don't understand is why WP7 isn't launched on top tier hardware. I know the hardware will improve over time, but why are vendors brining out dated WP7 hardware when they are releasing Android hardware that exceeds WP7 specs.

I don't think the comparison to the Android launch is appropriate. When Android was launched, there was really only one player - Apple. Pretty much any hardware you put out there would be better than a WM6 phone, except HD2. The expectations were not nearly as high, as no one expected Android to be the Apple killer.

People expect WP7 to be the Apple killer. But they are pushing out hardware that doesn't even compare to Android?
[Windows Phone 7 General] predator290:
lol, well i made a dumb mistake, If we are to believe engadget then at least the HD7 is using the MSM8250. Which is different than the QSD8250 of the nexus one. The msm8250 does contain the newer adreno 205 gpu in it. So we will see a decent jump in graphics. Initial tests are around the power of the hummingbird gpu. Some tests it beats it at least. So thats some good news.
[Windows Phone 7 General] vetvito:
Mediocre hardware? What about an Mediocre launch?

The entire launch was Mediocre. First off, who heard about the launch besides these forums, and a few tech sites?

Secondly they should have hired someone else to do the presentation, anyone besides Ballmer. Ballmer is the same guy that said MS doesn't have to worry about the iphone in 2007, and he doesn't think it will gain much market share. After saying all that, they put Ballmer on stage saying how great WP7 is.:confused:

Then they show all these handsets as if we can just pick one. :confused:
[Windows Phone 7 General] lip:
Well I know many big companies who would pay a lot of $$$ to get the publicity they got(national morning tv shows, big articles in business and tech sections of many papers,etc...)

The tv commercials should start soon and that should kick it into high gear for the Christmas buying season...

Balmer is a great public speaker...he's very energetic. Just because you don't like him doesn't make him a bad person to put front and centre. Sure he said the competition would be dead in the future with the iphone but this is par for the course...I seem to remember a certain black shirt wearing arrogant boss telling everyone that the iphone is not for apps...suddenly this is all he talks about...on top of that I also seem to remember many times him slamming streaming type audio services and also pay as you go services but now he seems to be going in this direction...does that make him a bad leader? I think not...
[Windows Phone 7 General] vetvito:
No, I nor anybody I know of heard anything about the WP7 launch. No news no nothing except tech sites. If this was Apple, it would still be on the news.

Who is this guy in the certain black shirt? Balmer on the other hand is known for being incorrect. Do some research on him and a lot of his interviews. Energetic? Are you serious?

Who said anything about a bad leader? Who said anything about liking him?(I don't but this has nothing to do with my point)