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[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] habylab:
What do you mean, as in the stock firmware has it broken?

Also, let us know when it is updated, keeps changing, great news to csee it being updated so quick!
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] hardcore:
Hi Trasig. Heard that you extracted the initramfs from the XXJPU kernel.

If possible could you put it up somewhere? Would be good to have to try to make the existing JPM-based kernels compatible.

BTW for the XXJPU videoplayer error thing, u might wanna try first with the default memory size values and see if it works then.

EDIT: Nevermind, it's already on project-voodoo's github.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] uberberben:
Theres no way to root after flashing it and camera is broken. I mean video recording.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] betoNL:
Hello Trasig,

Did you implement hardcore's new "gps" tweak (scheduler)?

I was sceptical, but I tested it .......really works!

Getting satellite lock indoors just by being close to the window. never happend before. And I never use a-gps. no apn
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] F2504x4:
In Sense 2.5 rom that i have , how do you edit the registry to get more then the standard twelve favorites ?

please show the string , thanks.. i need about twenty some favorites
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] steviewevie:
You should really be asking this in the General forum, it's not ROM development.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Tehpriest:
Warning this may apply to YOU already. If you have bought your phone from a third party vendor and not direct (and even now direct) from T-Mobile then simply download a speedtest app and check your speeds. HSDPA down should be around 1800kbs minimum, HSUPA up should be 500kbs minimum

If you are about to buy from a 3rd party retailer take heed.

I bought a SGS on 24 month contract with T-Mobile (other network providers seem to follow the same system) from buymobilephones.net. While sitting with my daughter I realised just how slow my data connection was when trying to access the net. She is also on T-Mobile purchased direct. After using Speedtest I discoverred I had 1/10th her download speed and 1/100th her upload speed. This on what appeared to be the same contract.

After contacting T-Mobile they told me that it was nothing to do with them but it was because I had a free unlimited internet bolt on and as it was supplied by a 3rd party retailer my complaint could not be escalated to a higher tier and that they would not deal with it. Effectively they said it was the retailers problem not theirs. Also they said that OFCOM and CICAS have had several complaints along the same lines but did not do anything about them. In other words "contact OFCOM or CICAS if you want but they can do nothing"

So be warned. Buy from a 3rd party and your data will be crippled and you can do nothing about it except pay an additional fee for another Unlimited internet bolt on.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] RambJoe:
Phone up and say you have an Android phone and you only have 1GB capped internet and not 3GB like they say. If they say you didn't buy it directly from T-mobile you can't have 3GB like it says in the T&Cs, say the T&Cs say nothing about capped internet.

Note most in the phone center aren't aware you're meant to get it directly from T-mobile. What they should do is switch you to Web Walk Plus then let you choose another booster instead of internet.

If this doesn't work, try a T-mobile store, they don't know whether you bought it directly from them or not.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Tehpriest:
Thanks for the suggestions but I am sure they will soon catch on to this (if they have not already) and many others will be caught out. There must be hundreds if not thousands already out there many of whom will not have a clue that they are not getting the data speeds that they believe they are paying for.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Tehpriest:
Anyone who want to see the current position on this look here:

http://samsunggalaxysforums.com/showthread.php/2621-3rd-party-U.K.-T-Mobile-data-contracts-crippled.

Not a good read I'm afraid.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] n1kon:
I have deleted this post to add an apology.

It turns out T-Mobile have added a speed cap on the new WnW 1GB soc. I went through ALL T 'n' C's and could only find that a 50Kb speed cap is issued to Mobile Broadband Plus Daily. So I made a few phone calls and was told that HSPDA is also capped to 1.8Mb on the WnW + soc. They also told me that the WnW soc has this cap as it is only ment for browsing and emails and is not classed as Mobile Broadband and the FUP does not permit any activity which these speeds are needed. See here

The 3Gb soc that T-Mobile gives for free is a deal closer to promote going to T-Mobile direct which as I knew was always the case. However they never once mentioned speeds of connection.

I also found out something that I never knew. The Android WnW + soc is not the same as the Mobile Broadband + soc (which used to be called wnw +) and does not permit tethering.

Anyway these are the facts and sorry for providing the wrong information.

n1kon
[Galaxy S I9000 General] RambJoe:
I still recommend phoning up acting dumb asking why you're only on 1GB and capped. Don't mention your didn't get it from them directly.

Also I read when I made a thread about this, T-mobile stores do not know where you got your phone from, so they will fix it.

Also in the T&Cs it says you can have 3GB if you order over the phone, say nothing about directly through T-mobile on the phone.

I pay £18.75 a month and I now get 600 mins, properly unlimited texts and 3GB internet, instead of 500 texts and 1GB capped internet.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] enigmameusa:
You clearly know more than me, and I do mean that, but...

Numerous people have experienced the slow download problem including me. The only way I can reconcile what you state above and the numerous problems with the 1gb allowance and speed is the device or how it's set-up on the system.

I knew about the 1gb/3gb 3rd party problem before I purchased, so I decided only to look at deals direct from T-mobile. When I got the phone, I couldn't tell which allowance I had as I had no web 'n' walk + on the "My-T-mobile" section of the website. So I downloaded a speedtest app as other people mentioned my speed would be capped.

The app always showed a speed of around 300kps, so I called T-mobile. They had my device as a Galaxy S, but only 1gb allowance. They changed it to 3gb, and the speed went to 1.8mps immediately and I still get around that speed now.

I've still got no web 'n' walk + on the "My-T-mobile" section but the twitter team tell me it won't show but I have it. I downloaded 2gb to check and I got no messages about any allowance. Something is happening somewhere, as my speed increased as soon as my allowance went from 1gb to 3gb.

Also, this is no reflection on you, but some staff at t-mobile are not great to put it politely. I had to speak to two people to get someone who knew that android phones get 3gb not 1gb. Then I discovered that in the internet header information sent to websites, my mobile phone number was included. After speaking to technical support at t-mobile they told me that this was OK, and there was nothing they could do about it anyway. One quick post about the problem on T-mobile forums, where other people also complained and it was quickly solved. It effectived all Galaxy users as the forum didn't have my account details, but it was solved straight away despite the technical team saying they couldn't.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] enigmameusa:
Sorry forgot one more thing. There was a time just before I purchased my Galaxy that the terms on T-mobile, did not say anything about only getting 3gb if purchased directly. It just said if you had a T-mobile android phone you would get 3gb.

But they were still refusing people who purchased through a third party 3gb, despite it not being mentioned in the conditions. In your example that's like McDonalds advertising a KFC deal that didn't exist, and you could quite happily complain to McDonalds.

Eventually they changed the conditions to what they say now. I think it changed around July/August time
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Tehpriest:
You really should look into these things before you jump and make a fool of yourself.

Emails from T-Mobile.

The passage referred to;

My Network contract is with T-Mobile, I get my bills from T-Mobile, I access my account through www.T-Mobile.com/uk but the phone was bought through a 3rd party. The only reference given by the supplier OR T-Mobile is to the download data limit amount. Nowhere does it mention capping speeds.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] n1kon:
They will tell u anything. My account only has 1gb as im using my blackberry sim but my speeds are hsdpa. The forum team also told people they were testing froyo when samsung had not even released it. Even apple said that there signal issues were software related but gave away free cases to fix it and the guy that designed the iphone 4 no longer works for them. You will beleave what people tell you coz u know no different. Android are not the only devices to use hsdpa but are the only devices to have free 3GB data. Other devices with standard wnw still hit full hsdpa. Or so i thought.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] RambJoe:
They admitted on the phone to me that the internet booster is around 300kbps, which is what I got. They immediately switched me, then I got over 1mbps.

OP I suggest dialing the T-mobile number (150) on your phone, and talking to someone who is unaware it does not apply if you have a third party phone, or going to the store like I said.

Someone who works for T-mobile said they don't know if you got it directly from them.

edit: Also should I contact them about sending my phone number in the HTTP headers?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Tehpriest:
Thank you again for the suggestion but as you may have noticed I do have an integrity to uphold. This does not say you do not yourself just that mine has to be seen to be upheld.

Not sure what that means?

The thing is people don't have to believe what I have said blind. They can download Speedtest for themselves. Get a full HSPDA signal (H showing with full bars) and run the test. Then they can contact T-Mobile themselves and get the same answer I did when they find their speed is capped to 350kbs. I suppose as you work for them (in PR maybe or sales?) you have a vested interest.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] n1kon:
I will check on this on wednesday when im back in. The only thing i can think of right know to why some people are having issues is that there is a hidden soc that auto deploys when connected through domino. I have 2 sims 1 with 1GB (blackberry) and 1 with 3GB (sgs) and both speeds are the same when i put them in my sgs.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] n1kon:
I would. That sound like a security issue to me.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] RambJoe:
I'm not sure if it actually happens to me just saw it earlier in the thread. Maybe it's because your 1GB is Web n Walk and not Internet Booster?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Prufrock:
Actually, you're partly wrong there, n1kon. T=Mobile does cap the speed on anyone who has not bought their android phone direct from T-Mobile. They don't cap those who are on the 3Gb FUP. Those on the 1Gb FUP are capped at 3G speeds. It's no longer possible to buy an android phone from a reseller with the 3Gb FUP, as that is only available directly from T-Mobile. It used to be the case that if you phoned up and created a big fuss, they'd move you over to the 3Gb FUP and enable HSDPA on your line. It's not so easy to get them to do that now. However, I'd say people who didn't buy direct from T-Mobile still have room to argue it, as T-Mobile's own Terms and Conditions refer only to the FUP limit, and not to capped data transfer speeds.

I am telling you that you are wrong, even though you have worked for T-Mobile for however long. T-Mobile's technical support removed the cap on my account whilst I was on the phone to them. The guy in question then spent the next 20 minutes running speeds tests on his phone as I ran them on mine. The difference we're talking about is having HSDPA enabled on your account, or being limited to 3G. That is down to T-Mobile and not the handset.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] enigmameusa:
That should have stopped now, mine has and it's also stopped for the people who reported it to T-mobile.

Go here to test it though, if it shows your phone number, ring them:

http://whatsmyuseragent.com/
[Galaxy S I9000 General] n1kon:
Edit: deleted
[Galaxy S I9000 General] <stu>:
I agree with those sentiments and believe you do have HSDPA speeds on a 1GB FUP tarriff. However, my personal experience is that when I got my SGS I couldn't download at more than approx 350kpbs, despite the phone showing a HSDPA connection. After a few dismal experiences where I could download anything at all when in town shopping (due to the network being overloaded) I made a to CS to explain that although I accepted the 1GB fup, there was no mention in their t&c's anywhere that they might limit the download speeds and therefore they should remove any such limits asap. Less than a minute later I could download at 2Mbps and since then I have not had any problems using my phone when out about, even in places where it was unusable previously.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Meza1:
I'm on Tmobile from buymobilephones.net... will have to find out if my rate is limited. What speedtester do people recommend?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] n1kon:
speedtest.net on market is a good 1 to try
[Galaxy S I9000 General] compuse:
Tmob with web and walk plus gives me a 1mbs connection, after 2GB of datatraffic it will be downscaled to 362kbs. Speedtest.net app gave 980kbps so it's properly set here =/

And on average, 2GB is enough for 3 weeks, last week will become a tad slower in my case!

And here, it's t-mobile or not, if you're carrying the brand i doubt any other party could interfere you given speeds, pretty weird ..

couldn't have send you an older, non-usim, for your contract?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] absobabso:
Buying a new T-Mobile 1Gb contract through mobiles.co.uk

My apologies if this question is inappropriately posted. I am new to posting on this site.

I am about to take a T-mobile 18month contract on a Samsung galaxy S. The package includes 1Gb of data monthly. Following the discussion in this thread am I to assume that I will be subject to slower internet speeds on my phone due to going through omio.com and subsequently through mobiles.co.uk, rather than to T-mobile direct?

Thanking you in advance and apologies if my question is a non correctly posted

Abso
[Galaxy S I9000 General] :
If your not going direct to T-Mobile then it is very probable this will apply to you. Check with your provider. Be exact in your question and if they give you an assurance you will get the higher speeds then make sure it is in black and white (email/letter) so if when you test it and discover otherwise you then have some recourse to reject the phone as not per contract.

You may want to tell them why, if they say it is the lower speed, you will be going elsewhere (if you so decide) possibly even mentioning these threads.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] absobabso:
I still want to get a samsung galaxy S (maybe, maybe an HTC Desire HD). I live in greater London in the UK. Which network offers, generally speaking, the best internet speeds and connection, direct or through 3rd party (since T-mobile through 3rd party looks problematic)? I am looking to get a new phone in the next couple of days and getting the most out of the internet is my main reason for new phone (first Android phone)

Thank you
[Galaxy S I9000 General] :
Best bet is to shop around but asking them specifically about down/upload speeds and if they are full HSPDA or capped to 3G. Get the answer in black and white as I said above and for the same reason. To be honest I would even check it by using the speedtest app before I left the shop and if it was not full speed I would leave without the phone. Other than that the only way to get full speed is to buy direct from the network.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] n1kon:
Moved: Here
[Galaxy S I9000 General] :
That is very big of you my friend. Thanks. And I do mean this.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] n1kon:
Thanks Tehpriest
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Meza1:
I bought mine from buymobilephones.net and was getting 360kbps on the speedtest app. Popped into the T-Mobile shop in Westfield today and they upgraded my web n walk on the spot, dead pleased!

I told them that I suspected I was on the non-android package, and that my internet was slow. Now I'm getting over 1mbps. Result.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] spoonboy:
I bought a SGS on an 18 month contract from a tmob store.

To be honest, I don't see much of a reason to not buy it from one... as it can be unlocked and debranded in under 5mins.

Because I got it from tmob, I automatically got w&w+ for android. This basically gives you full HSDPA and 3gig a month bandwidth, uncapped.

I think its a great package, but it's easy to see how it comes about. The image compression on tmob is really terrible compared to voda for example. Images first load with terrible quality, a refresh of the page loads the, at decent quality but it does get annoying doing it every time.

My speeds on speedtest.net are always around 1.9meg. Rarely goes below, absolutely never goes over. It's capped for sure, on voda and other networks you can get over 3meg easy.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] :
Thanks but again this is redundant info. We know this. What we are trying to do is make it known to others that buying from third parties does not get you the full speed that T-Mob say Android phones get. In other words they cripple the phone by capping the speed.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] RambJoe:
Because I pay £18.75 a month and get what you would for £30 a month and £77 upfront.

Nearly half the price.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] smudgelab:
Just to add to this, hope you don't mind a non SGS owner chipping in... I have an unlimited dat plan through mobiles.co.uk & am having all the issues you guys are describing. am on first name terms with both Complaints people, Tech' Support & even this guys Team Leader. No joy with any of them about getting the speed unthrottled, I've no issue with the data allowance of 1GB to be honest but nowhere on either re-seller or Tmob site does it state that my speed will be restricted to 356k. I'm putting a letter together for Trading Standards, the ASA & Ofcom as I feel this is a highly dubious method of getting people to sign up. Interesting reading & good luck to all who got a result, the people I've been speaking with either don't know what I'm on about or jut flatly refuse to help...:mad:
[Galaxy S I9000 General] :
Thank you and please keep us updated about the results of the avenues you are trying. It will be interesting to hear the replies.

Buy Mobile Phones are still advertising it with the HSPDA speed as well which really does rile me.

http://www.buymobilephones.net/mobi...ile/T-Mobile-30-(18mths)/6068725?adnetwork=af
[Galaxy S I9000 General] RambJoe:
Just make them switch you in a T-Mobile store. You will then get to choose another booster, ie unlimited texts.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] :
Unfortunately they will not. They may have had a memo since the persons above posted but now they simply refer you back to the third party you bought the phone/contract off.

The way it works is this. Third parties place contracts with T-Mobile which include the Unlimited Internet bolt on. But the package T-Mobile supply to third parties is only the standard non Android one I.E. 3G 350Kps max and not the Web N Walk HSDPA 7.2Mps one you would get if you bought direct from them. So the third parties can only supply the lower speed because of the package T-Mobile has supplied them with to sell. However the third parties do not tell you this and as with the advert above suggest the full speed would be available.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] smudgelab:
Cheers guys, I will give it a go but they're getting pretty cute to this now. I'l update as / when / if anything of significance occurs... You can see my tale of woes development here...

http://forums.thedigitalfix.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=602861

EDIT... Too quick for me Tehpriest!:D
[Galaxy S I9000 General] :
Just to update. I have been trying through my retailer but as yet without success.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] :
Until very recently this is where I had got to.

Again please read.

I submitted a formal complaint to T-Mobile complaints dept and cc to thier CEO. I then had a call two days later from a lady who said that the statement above was correct but they would give me the higher speed as a "gesture of good will". Though my own problem is resolved I feel I must continue to make others aware as this is not how networks should behave. The lady also explained they did it this way so the third parties could sell the contracts cheaper.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] midas5:
I has a similar problem with Orange.

The I9000 phone was really slow compared to a Vodafone I9000 phone.

The solution was that the Orange phone had a SIM transfered from an older phone, and the Vodafone I9000 phone has a newer SIM.

So, If the T-Mobile is an old sim, ask for a new SIM card.

The way to tell with Froyo, is that the Orange one was saying G when connected with slow GSM GPRS, and the Vodafone was saying H when connect with 3G GPRS.

So, it might be worth checking if you have a slow GSM connection or a faster 3G connection. The cause is the SIM card, and not the network.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] :
Hi and thanks for the suggestion but if you read through the thread you will see the network themselves admit they are throttling phones bought through third party retailers and it has nothing in this case to do with the sim card.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] qasdfdsaq:
Just as a heads up, this practice is still continuing - somewhat - though some of the names have changed. Web 'n' Walk no longer seems to be available, at least it's no longer advertised as an add-on on their website.

Got a Galaxy S II via Phones4u. Advertised as "T-Mobile Data 600", "Data Bundle included as Flexible Booster". Came with the data booster and speeds limited to ~350kbps down, ~100kbps up. First time I phoned to query it, got through to some offshore lady who said it's because my phone was new and it would fix itself in 24 hours. It didn't.

Second time I called to query it got through to a very helpful UK bloke who fixed it straight away, by changing me onto what he described as the "Android internet" package, and free'd up my price plan booster. He admitted there were different speed caps depending on where you got your phone from, and also said he "wasn't sure if he really should be doing this" when he "fixed" my speeds, but did it anyway. He also mentioned it was a problem he was seeing a lot more often recently (i.e. it's still happening as standard) but the fact that a first-line agent was willing to fix it so quickly surprises me.

Anyhow, my speeds are now capped at 1.9mbps down and 0.5mbps up, an improvement but still capped. Contemplating cancelling and switching to Sodafone...

Indeed, in T-Mobile's case it's a network-side speed cap. The Orange problem comes from the fact that they deliberately refuse to supply 3G SIM cards to anyone who did not buy a 3G phone from them. At a time when everyone else's SIMs were 3G-enabled by default they would point blank refuse to send you one except with a new handset, so more likely than not any SIM transferred from an old 2G phone would not allow access to their 3G network.