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[EVO 4G General] bsanto9:
So warmachine your saying replace it lol jp. Alright Im gonna go for it
[EVO 4G General] werxen:
When I got my first refurb there were scratches on the camera + screen, dirt + grime all under the battery, lose volume knobs, etc.

Sprint has the worst refurbs ever. If your refurb is worse than your original demand a new phone if its hardware issues which it sounds like. They will do it.

If a store sells you a hardware defective phone then gives you a much cheaper USED version of it because the manufacturer blows you drop the better business bureau line down and they will freak out. Don't let Sprint get away reselling their broken ass phones.
[EVO 4G General] bsanto9:
Well the phone was brand-new I'm box it a little disheartning knowing spring allows that. I agree completely bbb will take care of
[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
Don't listen to werxen, he broke his own phone, he didn't receive a defective one. Obviously, he also can't read as you said your going to RS not Sprint. Go in and get your replacement, I don't think RS or BB replaces with refurbs so you will be okay. RS should be giving you a brand new out of the box device (correct me if im wrong, as I said I don't think they do refurbs). If push comes to shove, go thru ur manu warranty and get a new device.
[EVO 4G General] bsanto9:
Yeah they told me its a new phone right out of the box not a refurbished
[EVO 4G General] Bizdady:
Not a good idea to restore an old phones nandroid into a new one. If you do at least make sure to remove the wimax image as you could really damage your new wimax key.
[EVO 4G General] bsanto9:
No root for me guys I tried and it was cool but I like stock
[Vibrant General] dohtem:
Am I missing this? Is there a way to mark a previously read test message as unread? Thanks.
[Vibrant General] dohtem:
bump

Anyone?
[Vibrant General] mistical:
By the default SMS app, no there is no way to mark an SMS as unread.

But there is an app (or apps) in the Market that can do this for you, or at least, should work for you. From a simple search this app is called "Mark as Unread" by Christian Skogsberg. Try it out and hopefully it works for you.

If that doesn't work, or you want to try something else, you could try a different SMS app such as Handcent SMS, I read but cannot confirm you can do it in this.
[Vibrant General] dohtem:
Thanks. I thought I was going nuts. I'll look into Handcent.
[Vibrant General] l-g:
How do you mark as unread in Handscent? I'm going nuts...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Slim-que-gee:
I updated my EVO from the Sprint update not paying attention and now I'm not rooted anymore. Trying to figure out what happened and how / if I can get rooted again. Think I updated to a 3.29.651.5 build version and it still says I'm on Droid 2.2 any help is appreciated.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Noxious Ninja:
Does your phone still work? If so, you should be able to just run Unrevoked 3.21. That would be the easiest option.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Slim-que-gee:
Yeah the phone works fine. I just kinda freaked when I realized what I did. Pissed right now cuz I can't wireless tether!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eunkipark92:
when i tried to use odin and put the froyo not brick file

i get this error

<ID:0/007> Added!!

<ID:0/007> Odin v.3 engine (ID:7)..

<ID:0/007> File analysis..

<ID:0/007> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/007> Initialzation..

<ID:0/007> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/007> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/007> cache.rfs

<ID:0/007> modem.bin

<ID:0/007> factoryfs.rfs

<ID:0/007> Complete(Write) operation failed.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

<ID:0/007> Removed!!

need help
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eunkipark92:
nvm just tried different usb and got it working
[Streak 5 General] eswiderski:
I am unable to view any contacts in the Contacts app as the app crashes when I attempt to view/edit any user. In other words, the phone is useless with no access to my contacts. However, I can use the trial Touchdown app to view/edit them, though I will not be paying for this beyond the 30 days because this is Dell's issue.

This appears to be a possible common issue as this is the 2nd Streak that this is happening to me. Anybody else seeing this???
[Streak 5 General] wyx:
Happened to me after migrating mines with Sprite Migrate.

Any clue to fix this?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aymen_ben_ammar:
Hi everybody ,

I have install androide Rom Meedjay evo sense v1.7 , and i cant synchronise my phone with my pc , i tried a lot of programme but the driver still not found , i use the last version of htc sync , please any help .

however , thanks meedjay for these rom , its really awesome

** sorry for the bad english
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CaCtuZ123:
Have you tried HTC Sync 3.0.***?

Works for me, can be tricky sometimes to get it to sync.

Ploink :-D
[Windows Phone 7 General] nicksti:
When Windows Phone 7 was announced, every WinMo fan could not wait to see what Microsoft was going to come up with. We were all hoping that Microsoft could give us a modern mobile OS that was feature-rich and stable. Something at best better than Android and at worst comparable.

The first set of news that started to raise eyebrows was the complete design control Microsoft imposed on the phones. From the cpu speed to the number of physical buttons, we jokingly said Microsoft was beginning to sound like Apple. But we brushed it off saying that the high minimum requirements meant all the phones were going to be fabulously powerful and there is nothing wrong with that.

Then more disturbing things started to come out. No bluetooth transfer or mass storage mode. Conflicting reports were coming out about the memory card or lack thereof. There would be no Flash support and Zune software will be needed to manage files on the phone. Suddenly the mobile OS Microsoft was creating started to sound less and less like Android and more like iOS.

But I believe that Microsoft does not see Windows Phone 7 as a competitor to the Android and iPhone phones of this world. I think they are actually after the Blackberry market instead. Then all these limitations make sense. Windows Phone 7 has too many mass consumer limitations to compete with a well established Android OS. But the Blackberry market, as insane as it sounds with how rooted BBs are in government and corporations, is actually attainable.

Microsoft put effort into creating a phone that is a hub of information. Email capabilities when using an Exchange server look amazing. MSN messenger already has a large user base.

+ WP7 handsets are more technologically advanced than BB handsets

+ MSN Messenger is better than BB Messenger

+ Browser experience is without question better than what BB is offering now

- BB is the king of email and WP7 will have to work to trump BB.

But it makes for more sense for this phone to be a BlackBerry beater than an Android one. I would pick any of the 9 debut handsets over a Blackberry. I would have a harder time choosing them over a Desire.
[Windows Phone 7 General] diablos991:
The only hopes of trumping BB phones is rooted in security. For any company to allow the use of wp7 phones, there will needed to be extensive security testing to ensure that the intellectual property is safeguarded. This is especially applicable to governments.
[Windows Phone 7 General] nicksti:
And I believe that is exactly what they did. Here is an interview taken from everythingwm.com:

Two conspicuous absences in the abilities of Windows Phone 7 are Flash and Silverlight — the latter especially, as it is developed by Microsoft themselves. TechRadar talked to Microsoft’s Andy Lees, president of the mobile communications division, on the issue, and this is what he had to say:

“It’s not a religious thing; we support standard H.264 video in the browser. We’re not allergic to Flash, we’re not allergic to Silverlight, we’re not allergic to HTML5 – but this [Windows Phone 7 browser] doesn’t support it. We don’t have the extensibility model inside the browser for those pieces and when you see the future I think you’ll understand why.

[...]

“There is no ActiveX plug-in extensibility because of the security model; we’re not going to do that. And with no ActiveX plug-in model, how would we do Flash?”

It’s about stability, security, and battery life, it seems. Pretty much exactly what Apple said about why they don’t support Flash on the iPhone.
[Windows Phone 7 General] RustyGrom:
WP7 is not even close to being targeted at the corporate world right now. It's targeted at regular consumers.

No side loading or private publishing

barely any support for policies

no device encryption

BlackBerry will continue to dominate the corporate sector until someone else (and I think it will be Microsoft) decides to compete in those aspects.
[Windows Phone 7 General] RustyGrom:
It's almost like he's reading this forum.

http://www.winsupersite.com/mobile/wp7_business.asp explains all this at length in case you're interested.
[Windows Phone 7 General] domineus:
going to agree with rusty here. Bb market is losing more share than windows to iPhone mostly. Wp7 is a consumer device with some nuances of work related material
[Windows Phone 7 General] nicksti:
I actually started to do some searching after and made a post that did not go thru.

I have read posts that claims Windows will support side-loading apps.

Policy support can be fixed.

No device level encryption, but there is data level encryption so data can be protected and provide developers with flexible options.

My whole thing is this: If Windows is indeed looking to be in the same market space as iOS and Android they will get crushed initially. There are on average comparable phones in the Android market to these 9 WP7 devices.

HTC HD7 vs Desire HD - The Desire HD is better in battery life, camera MP and because it is an Android phone it does not have the quirky limitations that WP7. Why would the average consumer pick the HD7 over the Desire HD? The same goes for the HTC 7 Pro vs Desire Z. The most unique phones out of the bunch are the HTC 7 Surround and the Mozart.

I guess I am looking at it from my point of view. WP7 looks to be more business inspired than Android and iOS and I do not like/want a Blackberry Storm (or Torch).
[Windows Phone 7 General] RustyGrom:
Yes, at first WP7 will probably get crushed but it will gain momentum.

There's plenty of reasons why consumers will pick up WP7 devices. Better media, better UI, easier to use, a guaranteed experience, higher quality apps, etc. There's been many, many threads and posts on this forum debating this topic so I'd suggest you start reading if you want to know the pros/cons.

Yes, there is side loading but it's only for registered developers. Read the article I posted, it does a good job of explaining it. WP7 is in no way targeted at corporations right now. That will come in time but right now it is squarely pointed at media and social networking hungry consumers.

So yes, because it does include exchange policy support as well as office integration, you could make the argument that it's already more corporate friendly than iPhone and Android. But that's not saying much at all. It is still not even on the same playing field as BlackBerry in that space.
[Windows Phone 7 General] nicksti:
I am not sure if the xda review shares my opinion, but look at the last paragraphof this article:

http://www.xda-developers.com/windows-mobile/xda-exclusive-windows-phone-7-review/
[Windows Phone 7 General] crow26:
WP7 is targeted at dumbphone users who want to switch to a smartphone.

Many of them already have iPhones, but there are still lots of potential customers who haven't switched to a smartphone yet.
[Windows Phone 7 General] nicksti:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdpQir1sqiQ

Windows Phone 7 taking a funny shot at Crackberry users.
[Windows Phone 7 General] nkd:
I think microsoft kept it to a minimum. They released what was ready. It is not like android got flash right away or it had all the features that it has now from the get go. I think for once microsoft did the right thing. They released a good OS and didn't put in stuff that was not ready to be release. Are they probably testing a faster browser? Flash support? may be turn by turn navigation app of their own? Mass storage support? I do hope so for their sake, and I am pretty sure they do have plans for those features. Lately microsoft has been on the right track not releasing software that is broken and works hals assed and needs to be held back. They went with what was ready and held back what is not ready.
[Windows Phone 7 General] agp64:
Great post:rolleyes: You just insulted most of the phone users in the world.
[Windows Phone 7 General] ericc191:
He's like a broken record with that crap in many WP7 threads.
[Windows Phone 7 General] MartyLK:
Free turn by turn nav is nothing new to MS. They were first to have free TbT on the WinMo 6.5 in Bing search. TbT nav is now a common thing in today's smartphones. For MS to not plan it in from the get go for WP7 is, in my view of it, short sighted.

The TbT incorporated in Bing on my HD2 worked flawlessly. I see nothing broken about software MS already has perfected. My view is MS is just being hard-nosed and far too conservative about features in WP7. It's as if they are daring the market not to support WP7. They are doing the exact opposite of what they need to do to have a mobile OS that will survive in this market. Instead of piling in the features and making a top-notch OS that makes a person say, "WOW! I have to have that!", they are making a first-rate, top-notch OS but skimping on features. This makes a person think, when considering the nature of technology getting better and more feature laden as time passes, that they have to have a WP7 device and then, when they see it doesn't do what they expected because it doesn't have all those features, they become disillusioned and are left with a bummed out feeling toward MS and their shiny, fancy new OS.

Since this is how MS does business....newer tech being LESS feature laden...the next time I buy a car, I will buy a Lexus and expect a model-T
[Windows Phone 7 General] Croak:
I'm sitting here with the worst case of buyers remorse I've had since I bought a Palm VII. I bought my Surround off-contract, and the store has a no-returns policy for non-contract sales, so this thing is going on Craigslist for a loss tomorrow.

That said, in a lot of ways, my old Bold 9000, BBOS 4.x, circa 2008 had more functionality than this late 2010 WP7 device. I could use it as a storage device, for one thing, and "side load" applications, and more importantly, data (ebooks, music, movies, etc) without needing any sort of sync program. It also had better audio than this Surround, believe it or not. :)
[Windows Phone 7 General] nicksti:
That is what happens when opt to be a guinea pig. But you can place a reasonable bet that these initial offering issues will be fixed by Q1 2011. The question is are you willing to wait?

And no, I do not believe your Bold 9000 has better audio than the Surround. But I have not heard the Surround yet.
[Windows Phone 7 General] lumpaywk:
Are you actually deaf or using broken headphones/speakers? The zune player has the best audio playback off any phone period.

I have posted about other complains on the phone in other threads so i will keep this to a basic summary.

Zune file management is easily the best if you pref active sync then there is something wrong with you plus its media management makes even apple look pafetic.

If you want a mass storage device buy a memory stick there like £20 and work better than any phone mp3 player or book reader.

copy and paste and flash are on the way though tbf c/p is overrated and flash is a battery drain.

multitasking is just for show and in the real world only acts to drain battery and slow down performance (everything it would be useful for already do ie you can read texts whilst in other apps)

turn by turn is just a gimic don't know about anyone else but when i get in my car I have my tomtom and don't kill my phone just getting somewhere.

All in all MS has got the point of a phone and have what is needed working let us not forget the bonuses,

Zune rules everything, hubs and tiles are the future, Xbox live is the greatest thing to happen to phones ever and it all works smoth and looks like something from minority report whils tnot sacrifysing anything thats actually useful, just a bunch of crap people like to say they have.
[Windows Phone 7 General] qipengart:
Zune is an awesome player and I can second that.

But Android is much more hackable and versatile. It's like Windows Mobile 6.5 with better interface and looks!
[Windows Phone 7 General] Treason686:
I like how lumpa's argument on essential features is,"Well, you only THINK you need that."
[Windows Phone 7 General] markgamber:
I've been reading the pros and cons and Microsoft's new approach and here's my take on it; I was a long time user of WinMo phones dating back to almost the very first phone. In fact, I think it may have been...that "Red-E" something or another Microsoft test phone. At first they were pretty cool but as time went on and little changed as far as the user experience, they became tedious. Then the hardware started to vary to the point where some truly awful devices were sold, one example being that flaming piece of s**t someone dared call a "PDA phone", the HTC Titan sold by Sprint. I dropped $600 on that chunk of trash. I held out hope someone would do the right thing and fix or replace it but Microsoft, HTC and Sprint were content to sit on their fat asses and point fingers and I swore I would NEVER buy another WinMo or HTC phone again. Instead, I bought some crap phone until I went to AT&T and bought an iPhone and what a revelation! It was relatively fast and STAYED relatively fast as if the system was correctly paired to the hardware, it was stable, it was easy to use, it was downright sexy, Apple fully supported it and released bug fixes and system updates on a relatively regular basis. As a developer it was a harsh environment and eventually I gave up trying to do anything worthwhile but as a user it was great. Then I started reading about WP7 and what Microsoft was going to attempt and I thought that if they actually pulled it off, I might be willing to try it again. So yesterday I stuck my toe in the water by buying a Focus. I'm not selling the iPhone, not yet, but I'm not going to use it until I decide if I'm keeping the Focus or not. So far I'm very impressed. For the first time I have a device actually capable of running a Microsoft system, no slowing to a crawl for no apparent reason and, so far, not a single unintended restart. Everything seems to actually work as intended, it's not overloaded with demo software and utterly worthless slop from the carrier. It's passed all my tests but one and that's support. It hasn't failed, either, I simply have nothing to test yet as there aren't any updates. The camera software has a bug, however, and it'll be interesting to see how that's addressed. If Microsoft, Samsung and/or AT&T start pointing fingers and demanding someone else address it, the Focus will end up in the same trash can as went the Titan, the AT&T Fuze and a big pile of others and I will write off Microsoft permanently. That's what's at stake. But so far Microsoft has given me the impression that's not going to be the case and I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt.
[Windows Phone 7 General] lumpaywk:
name me one thing that's "essential" and is missing. I think we have been sold features so much we think things are more than they are. I agree that flash and c/p is needed but I'm happy to have the device now and wait then just wait. All I am saying is that any so called flaw was well known and for 99% of users unused. When you compare that to the draw backs that come as a result I am glad they are left out this is esp true for multitasking (in my opinion the most overrated feature to ever drain performance and power).

The other point i was saying is that these draw backs would be bad if they didn't then give so much in return like Zune and Live. I personally feel if people stopped looking at what's been taken away and see what's been given you would realize this is a truly amazing os. The exclusion of over rated over hyped features in order to create a better device in my opinion is more than a fair trade off.
[Windows Phone 7 General] nicksti:
Isn't that being a little elitist? How can you determine how someone should use their phone and what is essential?

You may think multitasking is *not* essential for you but for someone else it may be. Or a file manager, bluetooth transfer, or mass storage mode.

I want a smartphone that doubles as a playtoy for my baby. So it is essential for me to buy a rugged phone like the Motorola Defy.

To get back on topic, what does everyone think of the new Windows ads? I love the "really" ad. Who are they targeting in your opinion?

Edit: sentence edit
[Windows Phone 7 General] lumpaywk:
This is just another point that makes wp7 so great as there is many designs yet tight controls over there underlying hardware ensures a great user expiriance. However I think you missunderstood what I was trying to say as this is kind of it. I wasn't saying that some people won't find these features as a must have but the majority of users would be better off having a better performing device with better battery life than a few extras that a small group of people feel they need. If your after open souce and multitasking etc then there is already a well established os called android. Wp7 is different it takes what most people need and want and improve it then add some great extras there not trying to be a copy cat. So yes I stand by what I said as what is essential in a phone is calls, texts, email, intuative design smooth user expiriance all of these things come in abundance in wp7 its the extras though that make it special.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Smokexz:
Your speculation has no support, if it were aimed at business users that use BB, the email support would be more feature rich, the OS wouldn't be so heavily integrated with XBL and the marketplace. It is essentially made for "everyone" I see it like this because it has great applications for almost everything. Email application is fast and smooth, gaming is perfect for anyone in the younger demographic, and the social media integration is crazy perfect for everyone who loves to use social networking services. It isn't aimed to one user, or try to act like it is aimed for more users. Look at iPhone, everyone knows it's for "fun" everyone sees it that way, Apple tries to market it for "EVERYONE" when that could never work. Blackberry isn't for that person who wants to enjoy games and applications, RIM markets it as a business tool for people who want to simplify their business. They don't advertise that their devices are perfect for a teenager, their media isn't the best, their SNS isn't even there for it, and their applications are spread apart by lack of a marketplace(anyone can make an app, and you can download it). In the end, Microsoft wanted to make an experience for everyone, the only reason Dell wants to make everyone get rid of their BlackBerry's is because Dell manufactures these devices, they need devs on a single platform. I might be wrong, but I see this makes the most sense, Microsoft targets everyone with their products, just look at Kinect.