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[HTC Aria General] cegna09:
didn't realize you came from a non-smartphone. I came from a Fuze (touch pro), so i was already on the $30 unlimited smartphone plan. I made the phone switch right after they announced the end of unlimited plans, and just swapped the phone on my own. Their system caught it, changed my profile on AT&T's site, but did nothing to the plan. I still have the unlimited plan, and will be keeping it as i foresee my usage staying hight.
[HTC Aria General] Thundervore:
Do what i did.

Change the sim into a dumb phone and turn it on, wait about an hour, then log into your account online. The options for the medianet packages will reappear. Remove the smartphone data plans then enable the medianet plan for unlimited data. After switch the sim back to the smart phone, if you get a text or email saying they detected your smartphone just call them up and tell them you do not have a smartphone and give them the IMEI number of the dumb phone and have them remove the data and restore the medianet.

I know its a bit much to lie to them but it is robery that pay as you go data is $2 per 1MB, $15 for 200MB and $25 for 2GB when the service sucks inside any building in lower Manhattan.
[HTC Aria General] dexmix:
this is what i did.
[HTC Aria General] chopperpl:
I called cancellation dept, and they still refused to roll my old plan back :eek:

Going back to my initial request... Any hints on changing imei?

Thanks
[HTC Aria General] chopperpl:
Is it doable at all?

I don't want to waste anymore time on it. Can some of the bright ones just tell me, if imei on this phone is "burned-in" or is it changeable via software?

Thanks
[HTC Aria General] chopperpl:
So... I've done more research, and seems people are saying it is illegal to change imei... Illegal???? I think, if changing/spoofing for criminal activities then it is illegal. Carriers clearly abuse that id to rip more money from people. Where is the government to protect us? I wouldn’t mind, if there was an alternative, but there is none. How come I pay full price for the smartphone, and can’t deny data plan? I want to roam through local hot spots offered for free by my cable provider to sync phone instead of X fuc…ing G!!!! I think it is time for people to start filing complaints with FCC...
[HTC Aria General] dexmix:
First off AT&T can see immediately when you switch, and to what phone you are using, as well as the kind of traffic, to categorize your phone... so spoofing an IMEI won't get you anywhere - the bandwidth usage from a regular phone vs a smartphone is miles apart.

Second and more importantly Unlimited data for smartphones ($30) vs unlimited data for a regular phone ($15) are two completely different plans. Your old nokia was clearly not a smartphone if you were paying $15 for unlimited data.

I had a blackberry 9700 and went to an Aria, smartphone to smartphone. They let me keep my same smartphone unlimited data plan.

Bottom line you can't switch from a regular phone unlimited data to a smartphone unlimited data plan and keep the same plan.

You're SOL.

Your best bet is to talk to a manager in a retail store - as they are the only people who can work miracles. AT&T grants them special privileges, like allowing you to "early upgrade" (essentially re-start your contract) for a fee + regular advertised phone prices (way cheaper then a new phone at full retail price), and then allowing you to spend that "fee" as a credit on retail store accessories.
[HTC Aria General] chopperpl:
I'm afraid you're wrong, and this is why. I've had iphone 3gs on unlimited data plan ($15/month) for over a year. Before that I had Nokia N95 (which is still much smarter than iphone 4) on the same plan also for about a year.

You're saying they monitor bandwidth usage... How come they never picked up on my international SIP calls, and radio streaming? and yes, spoofing will get me somewhere. ATT holds only imeis from att branded/approved phones. If my imei is not found they assume it is simple multimedia phone. How do I know that? I talked to cancellation dept manager two days ago, and was ensured I will get my plan back once my imei doesn't match any of those from att smartphone lineup.
[HTC Aria General] dexmix:
So what you are telling me is that basically, you want people on here to help you do something which is admittedly illegal in many counties, so your new smart phone appears as a multimedia phone and you can pay less and keep your unlimited data plan.

*scratches head*

edit: you would have been better off just getting an Aria for free with a 2yr contract and then paying for a 2G plan.
[HTC Aria General] chopperpl:
Well, not exactly. I've had that plan since gen 1 iphone, which was running on Edge, and three months later I switched to n95 3g. Basically I'm trying to retain my old data plan, and that's because I have not received any special treatment, or services in order to pay more... If they rolled out LTE, and use that for justification then I would agree.
[HTC Aria General] chopperpl:
Better off????? 2 year contract means locked in with old technology. Those contracts don't do any good to people. By signing, you let att screw you any way they want. You can't walk away, or negotiate. If I wasn't tied up with the contract when att announced new plans, then I would switch to verizon long time ago... If you are real smartphone user then you better off buying unlocked phone, and use it the way it was designed to use without extra fees (tethering $60 :eek:), but if you are one of those guys thinking "smartphone will make me look smarter", then your best bet is to buy discounted phone with the contract.
[HTC Aria General] ioft:
lol at this fail thread... stop being a cheap bastard and pay for the change. It doesn't matter how *YOU* classify which phone is smarter/dumber. You're using the phone on *THEIR* network, if you don't like it then stfu and take your business elsewhere. Simple as that. Or you can return the Aria, use a dumb phone for a short time, and order the international version to which the IMEI won't be loaded into AT&T's database.

/rant

/thread
[HTC Aria General] dexmix:
I don't know if you've noticed - but we're on XDA. I'm the last person that needs to worry about using the phone the way I want to. I have my grandfathered unlimited data plan, and despite AT&T this forum has me running Froyo with side loading, USB tethering and wireless hotspot built in... and without all the AT&T Crapware, and without paying AT&T any fees. I'm pretty happy with my purchase.
[HTC Aria General] chopperpl:
We are on the message board where people ask questions, debate, etc. It seems some people have problems recognizing nature of the thread. They start pointless discussions making it useless. I suggest to those to stay off, so people may actually get some help...
[HTC Aria General] chopperpl:
Jeez :confused: Why people are so limited? Before you start spitting out useless words, just try to get the point. It is not about money, but about carriers enforcing policies that should be looked at by fcc. If all people allowed being boned like you, then today our cell bill would be $150+.

...and yes, some people love to hijack threads.
[HTC Aria General] Plasmamuffins:
Can I still call att to give me an unlimited data plan for my aria even though the only unlimited data plan I've had was for a dumb phone?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Rotesmofa:
Hello dear Developers,

i am currently dealing with an Galaxy S and Android 2.2 on it.

I am writting an app that uses a FTP connection to another device.

So after first test i only reached 7kbyte/s as maximum download speed.

On my Laptop i had the same issue caused by the delayed acknowledge "feature" turned on in Windows XP. After turning off i had 300kbyte/s downloadspeed.

Does anyone know how about to switch delayed acknowledge of in android devices?

Best regards,

Rotesmofa

EDIT: Okay i found the socket options here (link to developer.android.com/reference/java/net/SocketOptions)

But now due to that iam new to android development, i dont know how to set the No_delay Option.
[G2 and Desire Z General] elracing21:
Ok so I thought this was just my 1st G2 that was showing this. It seems that the rubber tabs beneath the screens are leaving behind a yellowish stain on each side of the keyboard part of the phone. Look at the '@' key now look at the grey part to the left of it and check if you see any yellow stains. Same thing on the grey part to the right of the 'enter' key. On both my 1st G2 and now my 2nd G2 I noticed this.

I tried cleaning it but it doesn't come off. I tried alcohol too and still. Scared to try anything else because I don't want the paint or color to fade.

Now idk if removing the tabs from beneath the screens is a good idea but idk why this mark is happening.

Id take a pic of it but don't have a camera to do it.

Also I don't mean to add to the list of problems of this phone as I absolutely love this phone and wouldn't trade it for anything.

Posted on my T-mobile G(spot)2 xD
[G2 and Desire Z General] papeshfoo:
Nothin on mine, maybe you just have dirty hands...
[G2 and Desire Z General] kidd657:
its proven that this yellow mark will reduce the phones processor to 400 mhz. really.... its just a "yellowish" mark...
[G2 and Desire Z General] Kazan22:
I actually have the same exact thing on mine. I thought it was just something random but I saw this post and I wonder otherwise.
[G2 and Desire Z General] elracing21:
Troll... it has nothing to do with my hands as my hands don't touch this part of the phone you idiot.

Posted on my T-mobile G(spot)2 xD
[G2 and Desire Z General] elracing21:
Yeah I know what it is... I'm asking if I'm the only one that is all.

Posted on my T-mobile G(spot)2 xD
[G2 and Desire Z General] InGeNeTiCs:
It's urine. The type of composite htc used for the g2's main body is susceptible to saturation from organic waste fluids. This is irreversible. Wash your hands more, or stop peeing on them.

That is my scientific diagnosis. Trust me, I'm a doctor.
[G2 and Desire Z General] papeshfoo:
I'm a troll, but your clogging up the boards with usless posts?...I was just stating that maybe your hands were dirty. Nothing to get upset about Mr. Man...;)
[G2 and Desire Z General] Outbreak86:
I got the same mark on mine, its only on the left side though... and Im right handed just to stop the trolls.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Cel1084:
Interesting that multiple people have the same yellow mark on the phone. I have it too but thought nothing of it. Just that it was most likely gunk from my pocket. Its just odd for a lot of people to have the same mark in the same place. I have failed at trying to clean it off a few times now. Anyone successful clean it off.
[G2 and Desire Z General] keenerb:
Can someone post a picture of this yellowish mark?

You guys DID peel the protective plastic layer off of the keyboard panel, right?
[G2 and Desire Z General] scottmog:
I thoroughly looked over my phone and cant find what you are describing. I'm guessing I dont have this problem.
[G2 and Desire Z General] QwertyAccess:
I think its part of the rubber adhesive under the screen
[G2 and Desire Z General] elracing21:
Ok sir... I'm not clogging up anything. This is what the boards are for. I'm clearly posting up a problem I'm experiencing just like other users have. This is not useless as I am asking if anyone has successfully cleaned the marks

xD

It is because of the rubber. But I was thinking of covering it with tape. But what good is it if I can't clean what's already there?

xD

Yes I did first day. Same with the 2nd phone. This is happening because of the adhesive rubber on the back of the screen. Its the only thing that touched the keyboard half of the phone. The marks are left on the grey next to the @,.com,alt keys and on the right of the delete, enter, and right alt keys.

Posted on my T-mobile G(spot)2 xD
[G2 and Desire Z General] unxconformed:
I just noticed the same thing started appearing on my phone. I've had the phone since a few days before the official launch and the yellow spots just started showing up a day or two ago.

I haven't been able to clean them off, but I agree, it looks like it might be from the adhesive from the rubber pads. Alcohol didn't work to clean them off... I am fairly certain acetone or anything stronger will eat the paint off the phone.
[G2 and Desire Z General] unxconformed:
Just noticed this,

Here is a pic. Oh and the yellowish stains are appearing in a spot where the plastic layer did not cover...

http://tinypic.com/r/2lstg75/7

The one on the left is hard to see in this lighting, but the one on the right is clearly visible

Edit: I just tried some diluted acetone and the stains did not come out. They are really in there good.
[G2 and Desire Z General] roadrunnerx7:
my phone has it too. but the right side stain is much more visible the the left. i hope its not anything coming up from the inside like a chemical leak or idk. it seems to be getting progressively darker
[G2 and Desire Z General] xdviper:
I just realized I have yellow marks on the side of the keyboard also. I just called tmobile, and since I was still in the remorse period, I'm having them send me another one. Great.
[G2 and Desire Z General] elracing21:
What good is getting a new one? Its going to stain again. They are all like this and whoever says they don't have it is either because they never use the keyboard or they are in denial.

My first g2 had it and my 2nd one has it. Even the test dummy in radioshack had it.

Had anyone figured out how to clean this???

Posted on my T-mobile G(spot)2 xD
[G2 and Desire Z General] shibby80:
i don't have it but i don't use my keyboard though :D
[G2 and Desire Z General] JackD3ath:
I wasnt going to post, but since you are telling me...

I dont have any "stains", and I use my keyboard.

It is more likely

wear

marks. Which would explain why it wont clean off. Usually when things rub, especially if you get the slightest bit of aggregate (sand), there will be wear.
[G2 and Desire Z General] unxconformed:
I was curious if it was wear marks, but the fact they are yellow is what leads me to believe otherwise. The scratches I get on the case don't turn yellow so I have a hard time believing that I am wearing through the gray and into some yellow colored coating. I could be wrong though, it wouldn't be the first time.

I've seen the same yellow marks appear on laptops and usually you can clean them with a harsh enough solvent. Macbooks were (still are?) notorious for this.
[G2 and Desire Z General] elracing21:
Nope... its not wear boss. You can always tell the difference when something is worn down. This is deff not wear. Its a stain left from the rubber adhesives under the screen. I just want it cleaned! Its annoying to show my people the phone when there are bright lights near.

Posted on my T-mobile G(spot)2 xD
[G2 and Desire Z General] Crackaf3tt:
Just noticed thisb on mine. Its driving me crazy. I want to clean it but nothings working.
[G2 and Desire Z General] rhodes588:
What a bunch of whinny little *****es.. it doesn't effect the usage of the phone, so its not an "issue." People need to stop nitpicking phones. Grow up. If you're too focused on the little stain on your keyboard maybe you should grow a pair and get a life. Or exhange your phone so we don't have to listen to your "problems"
[G2 and Desire Z General] d-que:
Nothing in mine
[G2 and Desire Z General] JRG1392:
Mine doesn't have this yet and I'm not going to handle it well if and when it does happen. Can you request an exchange because of this?
[G2 and Desire Z General] wayde187:
Hey guys, I found another very weird stain and I'm not sure what it is. I was looking at my tighty whitey underwear and I noticed this weird brown stain on the inside of them. I know its not wear though because I can tell the difference between wear and stains. I just really want them to go away. I even smelled them and tasted them and it was really gross. What could this be from? I was thinking that it was from the adhesives behind my butthole but I'm not sure. I'm gonna send in my underwear and get a new pair.
[G2 and Desire Z General] JRG1392:
I'm so tired of the stupid comments on this thread. If I'm taking care of my phone there should be no yellow stains. Period!
[G2 and Desire Z General] rhodes588:
I'm having a similar issue when waking up.. for some reason there's always crust in the front of my underpants after a good night sleep. Do you think these problems are related? I'm thinking it could be either the bed, underwear, or my body in general. Hopefully I can exchange them in remorse.
[G2 and Desire Z General] androidfeen809:
Thnx for sharing but I got 3 weeks with the phone and I don't got this yellowish mark yu talkin about, gosh I swear if my replacement get these marks ill order another replacement and if it still gets them I'm done with the phone ima just sell and wait for another keyboard phone, cuz I swear, there are so many issues on this phone it ain't even funny, the hinge, the yellowish marks, low download speeds and very inconsistence, I live in an area where hspa+ is suposely fast but I get under half a mb wtf, the hinge is still annoying as much as ppl claim they can live with it, and it really makes me furious when ppl say who the heck holds the phone in that ackward way like if no one ever type with their phone upside down in bed lmao those ppl are just ridiculous, and alright let's say springloaded hinges might cause problems on the long run, than why not use magnets to hold the screen close or open? How hard could that b, big companies like htc could afford magnets?, am still waiting for a fix on that and the hspa+ its been 3 weeks and network is slow as hell and inconsistant on areas it should be blazing fast smh, and now this, I'm just praying my replacement which will come on Monday don't get this issue.
[G2 and Desire Z General] rhodes588:
People actually give a **** about a yellow spot on their keyboard? Its not even noticeable unless you look for it. I don't care what anyone says you all are stupid. Return the phone and quitcher *****en.

Oh, and who says smh? That guy does.
[G2 and Desire Z General] androidfeen809:
Lol this is the support we get for buying the phone, whoever call these complaining people tiny little *****es your a ****tart, first of all I don't have this yellow stain but if I did I be pretty damn mad, bcuz its a new phone and we should get these stains on it, it is supose to be durable, they didn't advertised the phone with these yellow stains, so **** off, this is an issue because your phone built color is getting degraded very fast, it its a grey titanium color not a yellow color phone
[G2 and Desire Z General] ~~Tito~~:
Please, no one cares that you don't care, the topic of this thread was about yellowish marks on the KB. If you don't like the fact that people are noticing something that bothers them, then please post somewhere else.

Please keep this thread on topic, not with threatening or inappropriate language either, just on topic.

~~Tito~~
[G2 and Desire Z General] wayde187:
Magnets tend to **** with displays. Go put a big speaker next to your tv screen and enjoy the rainbow.
[G2 and Desire Z General] elracing21:
Read the first post. What are you talking about?

I'm not notching about the phone. I love my phone I just want to know how I can clean this. My insurance does not cover this so I'm a bit disappointed.

Posted on my T-mobile G(spot)2 xD

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[G2 and Desire Z General] Captainkrtek:
Thread cloaed
[G2 and Desire Z General] NRGZ28:
Not on my plasma TV... LOL :P
[Vibrant General] oka1:
Since it is my 100th post, I thought this would make it memorable

I found a Family picture of the "when is Froyo going to be Complainers"

Enjoy ................ it took a lot of effort to find the real family picture

Also, this explains why some just can't operate a phone
[Vibrant General] BritCrit:
Is it wrong that this post makes me want to feed the trolls?

+1
[Vibrant General] iwillkillyou:
Dude who cares
[Vibrant General] Alex530:
Am I the only one who finds this hilarious?
[Vibrant General] infamousjax:
I dont get it
[Vibrant General] g1ftmfw:
love it.... say cheese ass clowns!!! :-)
[Vibrant General] Thegreat520:
Dude the one on the lower left is a hottie lol jk
[General Topics] Corylulu:
I am curious to see if people think Android would be as popular as it is without its name/logo design (Along with the Droid branding from Verizon)

Do you think it would have the same dedicated following if launch by a different name and a different logo?

Just wondering. I can tell you that there is a part of me that hate Meego just a little bit because I don't like their mascots.

:D
[General Topics] htc fan89:
For main stream it helped with the branding and without it selling to non hardcore could have been an issue, but the hardcore users it wouldn't have made a difference...
[General Topics] HamNCheese:
I think you just answered your own question. Verizon pulled out all the stops with their "Droid" campaign. 1 year into it, and I'm still seeing ads on TV, billboards, etc.

It's up to the carriers to come up with a marketing campaign that works. People regularly refer to all Android phones as "Droids" - seems like Verizon's campaign has worked well so far...
[General Topics] Corylulu:
I more just wonder if Windows Phone 7 is going to hurt because of its lack of creative marketing.... Or even Meego in that case. Will it be as flexible to advertise with as Android proved to be?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] eljamz:
Just to post this wallpaper, its good for every ROM but I just made it for eViL's ROM's ones.

Hope you like it.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] uoY_redruM:
Nice!

I'm going to download and use it right now :)
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] eViL D::
Very nice! :cool:
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] eljamz:
Cool!.. thank you!

Thanks ;)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chiefsalami:
I was reading the thread about the hack to be able to flash a ROM from another region onto your phone by changing some system registry values. Is it possible to use the Froyo 2.2 ROM from another region and the modem firmware from the released US 2.1 firmware package in order to flash a US T-mobile Vibrant phone and still have it function on the network, but be running the 2.2 OS? Would this work?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mk_ln:
I believe that this version of 2.2 is only for the i9000 version of the galaxy s; the t-mobile version is T959.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chablo12:
I am using Truecrypt on my PC as well as Ubuntu 10.10.

I am looking for a similar technology in Android.

Like you can mount and unmount a container like a SD card.

Nearest I reached was, people suggesting hiding files, which is not secure, simply put the card in another machine, you will see everything.

Another suggestion was to use some secure files, but it can store some information only.

I cannot see any evidence in truecrypt forums, they are working on any android version.

I was just checking Folder Lock, they do have a iPhone version. Not that impressive idea. Needs to upload data online to see in iPhone!!!

We need better and safer ideas from Androids.

Crack on...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Berny Boss:
I have the same problem for Android.

The only programs I found that you can use are secretvault pro en FileCrypter.

I use the last one. It encrypts the folder you want, but it's a little bit slow for maps above 100 MB.

I don't understand that with more than 250.000 apps, nobody comes out with a program like truecrypt, etc, where you can mount the map as a container with his own driveletter.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ramdroid77:
technical limits maybe?

Just manually encrypting folders and files might be no problem, but truecrypt is different. files from a truecrypt storage are decrypted in memory and there's a driver that makes the native file functions of the OS think that the files are coming from a real storage.

I don't think you can develop such drivers for Android, at least not on non-rooted phones. It would have been possible on Windows Mobile. I mean, it has existed already: SafeGuard for instance.