yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] davej:
Thanks T-Man!!

A work in progress!! My friend!!

Guys, the next installment.

Re-worked the message avatars.

Unzip and copy to /windows

Or use cab!

Davej :cool:
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] Dunc001:
Go Davej, go Davej, go!!! (No beach volleyball to watch...?)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] donwhann:
looks very nice but not all the icons have changed. i used the cabs to install.....
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] davej:
More info

Hi Don

Please post a screen shot of the missing ones. There are various installments of this mod over several posts as it has evolved. If I know which ones,I can direct you to or re-post the cab you seek.

Await word.

Dave
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] donwhann:
sure......

as you can see, some of the icons are still grey but when i view my "all contacts" screen all the icons along the bottom have changed blue ok, and very nice it looks too !!!.

cheers.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] Raiderman:
Thanks Dave, I was just getting ready to crack into manila and see about editing those same images. Glad I did a search first :cool:
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] davej:
HHmmm!!@

Don

Should have used these 3 cabs for on/off and hero. Labeled as per size to avoid confusing myself.

Let me know if it does the trick. Plan B is to overwrite the /windows folder or better still use cfc_gui to load the changes. For that I will need to send you the .png's +/- manila files.

PM me if I am slow to get back here. Keeping up with Weather Panel and Marshall's wait cursors is keeping my free time busy!!!

Dave :)

Dave :cool:
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] davej:
Tis Pleasure!!

Couldn't stand the beige anymore!! Glad others felt the same!

Love the feedback!

Thanks Raiderman!

DJ :)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] donwhann:
fixed...

that did the job, seem to be good now. thanks a lot mate !!!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] davej:
Phew!!

Plan B was not very enticing!! :rolleyes::rolleyes:

Dave :cool:
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] davej:
Finished matching slider!!

Here you go guys...

Uninstall previous versions of this or other sliders before loading and BACKUP! :eek:

Dave :cool:
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mac11700:
Is this phone and company worth switching over too ? Do to Sprints changing my plan without my approval,I have the opportunity to switch to another carrier.Out of the other big 3 Verizon,T-mobile & AT&T is the only one that is willing to put their offer in writting to me. The other reason I am even looking at this phone and company is because both of my sons want the IPhone and my wife only wants a phone offered by them as well..

So..please fellow XDA members tell me staright up..should I stay with Sprint and my Hero for 1-1/2 years more..or start fresh with this phone and AT&T..

Mac
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mac11700:
50 views and not even 1 response..?

Is there no one on-line that has this phone wanting to step up and answer the question ?

I really would like to know the feelings of the folks here,since those that have this phone also have AT&T's service..

Mac
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cappysw10:
Not an easy one to answer really. I would say if you are completely turned of by what Sprint did to you then changing wouldn't be a bad thing. Going with AT&T will get you points with your family. And who couldn't use more points with their family, right? :D

That being said, you have by now undoubtedly heared about the GPS problems facing the Galaxy S phones. Some have found their phone is better with different versions, some claim all the updates and changes have made their GPS unuseable. If you are in need of a phone that has good GPS then I would say you can find better. Personally, the GPS issue isn't a deal breaker for me. I am also one of the lucky ones that find it works fine for how I use it.

The phone itself is amazing. Being on XDA also helps as there are many helpful and informative people. Also, the Captivate has been out long enough that the mods are becomming better and better every day, that is if you are into modding your phone. Heck, stock it still is a good phone.

So it all boils down to what you really want to do. I think that is why you haven't had anyone jump on giving you an answer. Good luck my friend!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alphadog00:
There is no "right carrier". The advantage of AT&T (now) is coverage and GSM. AT&T has better coverage then T-Mobile, but about equal to VZW. GSM allows you take your phone to Europe - VZW CDMA does not;

But the future brings change - VZW has a slew of World phones coming out (they have GSM as well as CDMA) - VZW has LTE coming out - which is supposed to be a global standard - so travel issue may be a thing of the past.

AT&T has the iPhone today, but rumor says a CDMA iPhone on VZW for the holidays. But rumors are rumors.

I don't know what you are looking for in writing - all the carriers plans are on their web site. T-Mo does have the best customer service, and VZW has some great android phones. If you don't travel much, and T-Mo has good coverage where you live, they seem to have the best prices and some of the best phones.

AT&T is fine too - not trying to steer you away. I moved to AT&T for an iPhone years ago - and I travel to EU; so VZW wasn't cutting it.

Anyway If the family wants AT&T and the price for phones and service fits, then make the move. But you are stuck for 2 years.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nooomoto:
Sounds like it's 3-1 in your house. I'd go ahead and make the switch if thats what your family wants. I don't think you'll be worse off with one carrier over the other, at the end of the day they will all screw you. Captivate is a great phone if you can deal with the sometimes difficult to deal with GPS.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dungeon47:
I agree. Go with what makes your family happy overall. The Captivate is a fine device, and I've been much more pleased with it than I was with my iPhone. Talk it over with your family, putting them first won't do you wrong.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dave the Knave:
My first phone was from Virgin Mobile and was prepaid. I know they leased out network access from Sprint. It was awful. I never had good coverage, and then they started charging more for everything. I left them.

I've been with AT&T now since 6th grade. They've never screwed us over, they've always been helpful, and whenever we've had problems, like my sister signing up for those joke things they advertise on tv putting huge data charges on our bill, they cleared it up right away and even gave us a credit on the account.

Of course you're going to hear horror stories of bad customer service from everyone, but really it's not all that common. I've always thought AT&T had great phones, and they've all last me a long time.

My favorite phones have always been Samsung ones as all but one of my phones has been from them. My first was a Sony Ericsson S710a and it lasted me until one day I was sliding it open, and it slipped out of my hand and into a wall and the LCD shattered. After that I had a Samsung a727, then the SGH-i607 Blackjack, then the SGH-a877 Impression, and now the Captivate.

You will be happier with AT&T then with Sprint. But ultimately, you pay the bill and you decide where your money goes. I'll just add that I don't usually praise any company for no reason.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] roadrash7:
I love this phone with ji6 gps works completely fine for me it does what its supposed to every time lately gets me there no issues. Im very happy with att besides they make you pay for tethering, but theres ways around that with this phone, hehe ;-)
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mac11700:
Thanks Guys..

I hate spending a-lot more money so soon on moving my service (since may 2010)..but I really don't know how I could stay with them.

As to any cell company posting their policy on line..well..that can and does change (with Sprint almost daily)..and actually having a written signed contract is something the other companies won't do,AT&T will.That does a lot for me..and for my wife peace of mind.My boys have wanted the I phones for sometime..I don't want one..which is why I am asking about the Captivate. BTW...Sprint elected to change my verbal contract given to me at the time of signing..and I fought it the best I could without turning my Lawyers loose..and I most likely would have won,but the cost to do so would have been prohibitive without a written contract,or so what they told me when I spoke to them about it..

So..the phone has a GPS problem..and that isn't a deal breaker for me,but I do want to see it fixed and soon.Having a 2.2 rom is what I am running on my hero now along with one of the best looking themes going right now IMHO..http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=797077 and so hopefully we can get this ported over here at some point..even if I have to learn how to do it myself :D:D:D

FWIW..I looked closely at this phone and also the Ios4 and hands down this one blows it out of the water on anything video..I stopped by T-Mobile and watched the HD Avatar movie on their version when I was looking at what they offered...It was just awesome..simply jaw dropping..

I am looking forward to the 2.2 upgrade and what comes after with it..So..I will be on here more and more reading what I can..

Thanks Again

Mac
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dave the Knave:
Mac, just a heads up. The leaked 2.2 rom we have actually fixed the GPS. There's no real problem anymore. Obviously it will become more refined when the final release comes out but it definitely works now.

Sent from my Captivate
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dani897:
stuffy is a difficult company but I can't feral with poor service so I disk with them. get used to advanced features like tethering being blocked and such. but you can fix that by looking in the dev section. att isn't all bad though mostly because they are stupid, I told them verizon had a 15% vetrans discount (they do) and asked att if they had something similar. well they didn't but the customer service rep put me on an active duty discount because she didn't know better. it needs to be approved at a higher level with pics of my id and a valid military email according to there website, well I put the papers in anyway and had 15% off my bill the next month. so they obviously don't look at it.

verizons version of bloatware is full blown add ware. if you plug an incredible into a windows pc it hijacks explorer and goes to a v cast music site. on the fascinate they replaced the google services with microsoft services.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mobius911:
I think it's refreshing to see all the honest answers, not a ton of chest pounding "our phone is the best" posts. Most people on XDA by nature are into tweaking so the out-of-the-box limitations aren't a showstopper.

For me, I really need a world-capable phone. My family also is on ATT so that helped as well. I think all the carriers are converging on offering similar product. ATT has less HTC stuff but has the IPhone. ATT is currently behind on Android, but the Captivate is certainly helping to address that. I like the phone and have recommended it friends. Go for it.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mac11700:
Cool..that is good news..

Thanks

Mac
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flashman2002:
I will give my two bits. My experience has been good with att. Cs has never been bad, but at times there were moments that did not go smoothly. Always quick to address concerns of mine and they love giving credits out to keep me happy. I have been one of the lucky that never had major problems out of the box with the captivate. But coming from a storm running on atti think my standard were lower. Gps on froyo still doesn't work perfectly but has had improvement with locking and tracking. Dev support is actually really good so that is a big plus. My wife loves her captivate and she is not a techie at all. Hope my input helps.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mac11700:
It does,and greatly appreciated..

I understand the gps issue,and I am wondering if the delayed release of FroYo on this phone is partly because of it. Rooting and adding on customs roms has been working great for me on my Hero..and that phone is finnally acting the way it should have all along. Removing AT&T's bloatware will be my first priority after 2.2 is released..

I am curious about one thing..I know you can't load 3rd party apps unless rooted and a custom rom..but can you direct push them with the sd out of the phone and in a reader from a pc ? If we are working out of windows and a terminal..we should be able to insert any .apk or what we want.. anywhere we want..can't we ?

Thanks Again Guys

Mac
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mac11700:
Same here..I know folks have their favorites and also know there will always be folks that have problems..but it is refreshing to see a honest straight forward discussion with out any of the fan fair these types of threads always seem to degenerate into.

Mac
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dave the Knave:
You can push them using ADB or even easier, if you google something called the "Android Central Sideload Wonder Machine" or just sideload wonder machine, someone created an app to so that you don't even have to use the command prompt or hack the phone. No need for a custom rom, and I don't believe rooting is needed.

Here, I'll link you to it.

SIDELOAD WONDER MACHINE
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] itsjustaphone:
I made the switch you are thinking of about 1.5 years ago and I have no regrets. One thing to keep in mind is the data cap ATT now has on their new subscribers. I signed up when unlimited was an offering, and honestly I don't know that I would have been comfortable using 1 smartphone, let alone 3-4 of them with limited data usage. ATT also had better coverage where I lived last year but would say Sprint is on par within the city limits now. The Evo is a really nice phone (Several people I know have them and are pleased) but I won't go back to Sprint after all the horrible customer service I had with them for 8 years. My local ATT business rep does an incredible job and is a big reason that I just renewed with them(they let me keep unlimited data). Ultimately, if I was in your shoes, I would probably do what made my family/wife happy as long as it isn't going to cause financial heartache when you exceed the data limit. I think they charge in blocks of 200mb for overage but you should definitely look into how much data your family has/will be using. My .02

Edited to add: Depending on what kind of user you are (business/personal) you might want to leave that cog. 2.2 alone until it works. I loaded it last weekend, went out to a job, and was unable to d-load an important pdf that was in my e-mail. Fortunately I had a laptop but in the past I would have been able to count on my phone for a quick blueprint reference. Sounds like it may be a fun thing to play with as long as you don't REALLY need everything on your phone to work. Also, the GPS was horrid on cog. 2.2. Needless to say I flashed it back to the original software when I got home. My GPS works just fine after the JH7 OTA update was installed. Worked yesterday on a 2 hour drive where I only had phone coverage for 20-30 miles. I haven't "tweaked" the GPS settings, just whatever they changed with JH7 is working.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mac11700:
Dam good advise..Thanks

They charge in 1 gig allotments for overages now..not 200 mb. I too was worried about doing just this..and this is per line..not per plan. I went back through all of my bills and no-one has even come close to 1gig..let alone 2 gigs..but I understand that can change too.

The main thing for me and my family is getting a phone that is going to work..every time. I've run into some issues with mine on my job where I needed it and something crashed it. Also it's so tiresome for me to hear all the complaints and moaning when something crashes or FC's on their phones..I can deal with it happening on mine cause I am used to tinkering with it..but I have to say I am very tempted some by the I 4's simplicity...it would be nice just to not have to worry about updating mine almost daily,and just use the durn thing. I just don't know if I could deal with it or not as a day to day phone. I am at a loss in that regards..I know you can jailbreak them and do similar things we do with our Androids..but..I don't know enough about that to even consider doing it right now. I most likely would just so I could download apps and movies on it to watch from my pc..I got a week to figure this all out..and you all here are helping a-lot..

Thanks

Mac
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] itsjustaphone:
I honestly liked the iphone4, and had one for a week. It was fun and all, but it had the same problem as my 3G, the ability to make and MAINTAIN a phone call. Obviously that isn't much of an issue for younger kids since you can still text with spotty coverage(my 13 yo uses about 60 min. a month and 1,000,000,000,000 text messages) I don't know if the iphone is somehow on a different signal than the other phones, but I have been very pleased with the PHONE CALL ability of the captivate. My wife loves the iphone (though she keeps eyeballing the captivate now) and like you, I do not enjoy fixing problems, so I have tried my best to keep her interest in my phone at a minimum. I can honestly say I do not miss the iphone for anything. I also enjoy the *cough cough* wireless tethering of my captivate(free app) that iphone never did get right(and when it did work, there was the whole loss of signal issue). The iphone is good at running apps and texting, outstanding even. I just really need to make phone calls and MAINTAIN a call when I make it. But like I said in my previous post, if your use is personal, iphone might work. If you make important calls, it fails.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] itsjustaphone:
I take that last sentence back(wow this is bringing back some memories) I had an issue with my HD cable one day, called and was put on hold"answered in the order it was received" waited patiently for 20 minutes, only to lose my call (Iphone) called back, was put back at the end of the call que line, after 8 minutes, the same. So it can be a PITA even for personal use...
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Superguy:
I think that's true to a point. I don't expect that to really be true on the Verizon side for a few years at least. Not until there are world handsets that have LTE/GSM/WCDMA/CDMA handsets. The reason I say that is it's still going to take awhile for LTE to deploy abroad. While LTE may work in places that have deployed it, you'd be screwed without the GSM coverage in many places around the globe, especially less developed places if that's where you travel to.

It'll also rely on the LTE frequencies used here vs. abroad.

GSM's becoming the "new" AMPS system - old and reliable and ever present. If you want to be sure your phone will work where just about anywhere, it'll still be needed for the next several years.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mac11700:
I understand...Like I said...I just want a phone that works out of the box...without having to start upgrading it...UNTIL I am ready to..not because I HAVE to to make it work.

I have given the I Phone a lot of consideration..I have ton's of co-workers with them..and of course they love them to death..but they aren't the same as me. When I tire of something I improve it..and I honestly don't think I will tire of surfing or watching videos on it's screen.. I don't want to eat up my 2 gig cap downloading movies..but would just like to put them on the sd card where I need to so I can watch them. The 30 minutes I spent watching Avatar on T-Mobile's Galaxy S really is what clinched it for me.. I am assuming I'll need at least a good 32gig class 6 or 8 card correct ??? If those are good enough..I would hope someone could provide me a link to where I can get one at..

As it is right now..the Captivate will be coming home with me next week...I could only be so lucky for HTC to release the OTA RC 2.2 update between now and then...but I'm not holding my breath..:D

Mac
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] itsjustaphone:
HA! Seeing Avatar on the Tmo version at radio shack is what sealed the deal for me too! (still had to buy from ATT business)I think you'll need at least a class 4 card, I bought my 16gb at Fry's for 35.00, but I would imagine you can find a good deal at buy.com or any online retailer. Just be careful when you are hunting for a 32gb card. A few of the ads are actually 2x16gb with a dual card reader.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dungeon47:
Also, if you haven't already, consider wirefly.com when you sign up. I got my Cappy for less than half of the AT&T store price from there. Check coupin codes, too. I got a free bluetooth headset from a code.

No, I don't work for them, I just like saving money.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mac11700:
I considered them,but prefer buying at a store where I can walk in and out with a purchase.

I am already per-approved at AT&T..so next Thursday I will have my Captivate.

Besides all of the great advise I got here..the icing on the cake was getting to talk with the people at Samsung about this phone.I explained my dilemma as best I could,and my trepidations about buying another phone that is waiting on a new operating system,as I did with Sprint and the Hero.. I can say they are very proud of them,and are working hard at getting everything right with them

before

FroYo is released to the public in

finished form

.I found all I spoke to there eager to help answer my questions as best as they were allowed to,and when they couldn't answer at their level,sent me higher up to someone who could.

This is another thing Sprint would never do for me.They flat refused to help in any way,nor provide me with contact numbers where I could speak to a actual person. I had to search out this information on various forums to get a telephone number to call and help resolve my problems.HTC..when I spoke to them were cold and unsympathetic to any issue I had and threw everything back on Sprints shoulders..even though they were the ones who had to make the repairs to the phones I was having problems with. Their's and Sprint's attitude of "take it or leave it " and not caring has left a bad taste in my mouth,and makes me hesitant to put any trust in cell phone companies in general.

So far..I have had no problem like this from AT&T and they gave me the number to Samsung to call..Only time will tell if AT&T and Samsung is really any different...I have high hopes they are and if my early contact with them is any indication of the kind of service I can attain,then I look forward to being a customer who just happens to have a great cell phone in his possession very soon.

Thanks Again all..as usual..the people here on XDA are the best..

Mac
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alphadog00:
class rating has nothing to do with playing back video - it is only write speed. Putting stuff on the card is faster with Class , but I won't pay the money for a class 6 32GB right now. For me, class 2 works fine - i drag stuff over to copy, and come back later. It is not like i am filling it with a different 32GB of stuff every day. But do buy a name brand.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mobius911:
Wow dude! I gotta say you are doing one thorough job on this! I can't even contemplate what kind of process you use for a significant purchase, like a car or a house!:D At least with the phone you can try it for a month and then return it, no questions asked.