yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Surround General] AlexDP:
Yes, it can and needs to be unlocked if you want to use it any network other than Telus (assuming you got it in Canada). I bought my Surround outright from Telus, then slipped in my Bell SIM, it requests the unlock code then, which you can get from a lot of places (I got mine from htcimeiunlock, they sent it within 5 minutes of the request and the price was reasonable). After you enter the code it gives you a message saying it's been unlocked.and that's it, it works from then on on any network with any SIM. Just keep in mind you might have to add an APN in the mobile network menu for data to work (at least I had to with Bell, they had the info on their site for use with a different phone so I just used it, data worked immediately after adding the APN.)

The only thing that remains after unlocking is the stupid Telus logo on boot, but it's not a big deal.

You need to unlock the phone if you got it from AT&T as well, same procedure.
[Surround General] xZeDgEx:
How are you liking the surround? Can you give some impressions? Thanks!

Also when you unlock, if there are updates for the phone later do you lose the unlock?
[Surround General] XeNoMoRpH1030:
Once it is unlocked, it is unlocked. A lot of the phones (in Europe at least) came unlocked.
[Surround General] i.mac:
i've been hearing a lot of bad things about a unlocked telus on rogers with the caller id not working. That hasn't been a problem for you?
[Surround General] a1jatt:
Os in general is good smooth and fast.

Netflix and YouTube video quality is bad compared to iPhone 4.

Shows only one next appointment on the calendar tile.

Would be nice if the contact name in the email header was normal size, it's huge on the top of every email.

Sound appear to be clear than other phones.

It's nice to be able to pick ringtone of your choice for Email.
[Surround General] i.mac:
They did not have the unlock code for my imei. I entered the 17 digit and they told me to remove the last two. Did you have the similar experience?
[Surround General] ennx:
I bought mine unlocked in Toronto. Every city should have a Pacific Mall. So far, I'm impressed with it. I'm an Apple guy, so anything Windows is foreign to me. This phone isn't. It's a huge step forward from any previous Windows phone. It's innovative and user friendly. What it needs is copy/paste, which will come, and muti-tasking. It's hard to believe with all the RR that went into WP7 that these were omitted. In the end, I think the Samsung Focus is shaping up as the better phone, though I really like HTC phones. I may trade this for the Samsung. We'll see. Right now this whole WP7 thing is a new learning experience, and I'm enjoying it.
[Surround General] CyK1:
"Standard IMEI codes have 15 digits. If your code has 17 digits, please use only the first 15 (the last two identifies the carrier)!"

Just literally remove the last 2 digits and it should work i guess.
[Surround General] fast1fred:
My phone is from Telus and they didn't have an unlock for me either. Used the 15 digit code.
[Surround General] panflute:
opinion

The Surround is a GREAT phone. Don't pay attention to the negative reviews, they are WRONG.
[Surround General] XeNoMoRpH1030:
I agree it is a great phone, but that's my opinion and people are entitled to their opinions, some of which will be negative. It's ignorant to say they are wrong.
[Surround General] fast1fred:
Can anyone recommend an unlock provider for the Telus Surround? The ones I've checked on the net so far have said they don't have a code.
[Surround General] AlexDP:
I'm lovin' the Surround. So far it's been really great. No real issues at all. The sound quality and volume is also significantly better than any other mobile device. Obviously, it's not really even near as good as proper speakers (PC, home entertainment or otherwise), but its the best you can hope to get in the mobile world. Both the hardware and software buttons work well, I've had no issues. They're placed well and respond as expected. I noticed on the HD7 the power/wakeup button is hard to press, but this definitely isn't the case for the Surround. The display is also good, both indoors and outdoors. Call quality is good enough and on par with other smartphones, including the iPhone 4. I also haven't had any reception issues. In fact the reception is even better than the iPhone 4 I had previously (certain parts of my house would get no reception on the iPhone 4, but get reasonable reception, 1-2 bars on the Surround). The software itself is also great, I haven't run into any issues. It'd be nice if it didn't display the stupid Telus logo at boot, and didn't show up Telus info on the about screen, but it's not gonna kill you :). Elsewhere in the phone there's no indication of it being a Telus phone. I could go on and on about the software, but suffice it to say that it's easily replaced the iPhone for me and does a very good job at it. I definitely recommend getting it, unless you don't like the somewhat thicker form factor. On that note, the thickness is not a big deal IMO, it fits just as well as any phone in your pocket. In fact it's the same thickness as an iPhone 4 with a reasonable case (which you practically need on the iPhone 4).
[Surround General] Wingnutt54:
If the phone you are looking to unlock is from AT&T they have the ability to unlock the phone for you. I think its 1-916-843-4685. If you are getting the phone from another party and not from AT&T I doubt they will help you out. That being said if you do use AT&T you need to have the international option set up. it does not cost anything but without it they will not unlock your phone. Hope this helps.
[Surround General] fast1fred:
Thanks for the responses - I've found someone to unlock the phone for me. So far I'm liking it.

Using a Telus HTC 7 Surround on Fido.
[Surround General] greener88:
How did you get it unlocked?

htcimeiunlock said my phone is unavailable as well.
[Surround General] cy88:
Would love to know where you got it unlocked too!
[Surround General] fast1fred:
I used http://www.cellunlock.net

You can use the discount code "crackb50" and it brings the price down to $20.
[Surround General] cy88:
Thanks! Ordered!

How long did it take you to receive the code?
[Surround General] cy88:
Got it in a few hours!
[Surround General] dach:
at&t HTC Surround unlock code

I have un at&t HTC Surround, bought on dec 17 2010, and I obtained my unlock code from http://www.htcimeiunlock.com. The website have an option to check for unlock code availability before purchasing (you have to enter the IMEI). The delivered the code within 15 minutes aprox.
[Surround General] 'Tron:
That sucks.

I really like the Windows Phone 7's UI - but the tile screen doesn't sound nearly as customisable as the Today Screen on the old Windows Mobile.
[Surround General] DannySmurf:
For everyone's information, mobileincanada.com can also unlock the Telus version of this phone. Don't know if they're competitive price-wise, but I've unlocked 3 HTC phones with them without a problem (codes seem to come in about 5 minutes).
[Surround General] kieboy:
I'm assuming if the user is paying monthly for the caller id feature. All my friends here don't have caller ids because they didn't include it in the monthly plan w/c is an additional 8 CAD/month
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] harsaphes:
So...I have a contact named Iris. I pin Iris to the home page. Fine. Now when I go into her contact I have the option to link her to another. Fine. I link her to David. I back out to the homepage. WTF?...Iris is now David?..Ok what and why has my Iris "pane" changed to David? I dont understand this. Not only that but if i search my contacts for Iris that name no longer shows up.

Very odd and I really hate this.

Is there a solution?
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dov74:
Hi,

I use the link option only to join together 2 entries in my contact list for 1 person.

For example, I have a friend in my contacts called Jim but his facebook contact name is James, i can link these 2 together to have just 1 entry in my contact list. I think I know what your trying to do - mabye link together a husband and wife or something, I'm not sure if you can do that?

If you unlink your contact you should get both back.

Hope this makes sense.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chubnut:
Hi there,

The link contacts feature is more for linking the same contact but from different sources together.

Say you have Iris on Exchange, the same Iris on FB but with slightly different info including differing email addresses, and say you have the same Iris (but spelt Irisss) in Live. The Link feature enables you to join all these sources together in one view.

Please remember though that this is a "view" and not a single physical contact. All three contacts will remain as they are in their respective areas in the cloud. There is no auto update or merging of data. I've asked this question on another forum and as yet, no response.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chubnut:
Our posts sort of crossed and I forgot to put in what you mentioned above :D
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dov74:
Yeah! I think yours makes more sense tho lol!
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] harsaphes:
I understand what you guys are saying but if u select links from your contact it suggests names that you should link to...which results in the original contact name disappearing
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chubnut:
They are only suggestions and you don't have to link to those. You can continue to search for them.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chubnut:
Funnily enough..... I have a contact for myself on the phone for when you could send your details as a BT transfer or over SMS. Used to use that alot. :( I'm also on Facebook, but the phone only shows my contact on the phone not the FB contact as well to link too. In fact I cant search for my self either lol.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] harsaphes:
Yes I know you can search for anyone but what I'm pointing out is that it presents itself as being able to link to separate contacts and that when you do that the original contact "disapears". The way it presents itself isn't the way it works.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shamreez:
it does not disappear only one of the contacts would be showed and the other contacts details is merged in the contact you linked in.

If you want Iris to show than first unlink the contacts and then select David and link Iris...
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] harsaphes:
No it doesn't disappear but if you search for that contact name it doesn't show up any longer.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wspaw:
Is there any way at all to send contact info to a third person via vcard, sms or anything? No cut and paste either - so, do we really have to write it down on paper, then enter it into an sms?
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brummiesteven:
You're missing the point.

The suggestions are there because the OS thinks that the contacts are the same person. This might be because of similar name, similar E-mail or whatever. Personally it has never suggested the wrong people before.

The original contact doesn't disappear, linking is done to link accounts of the same person together. The reason why your original person "disappeared" was because you linked 2 people together who weren't the same person.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mr_skot:
Didn't see it here so I thought I'd post a link. Can't wait.

http://www.androidcentral.com/cyanogenmod-6-t-mobile-mytouch-4g
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 21productionz:
Exciting news. Thanks for the link.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crx4xharder:
Yea, woke up today to find mt4g on clockwork recovery and kmobs twitter pic of a booted, yet very broken cm6. Thus begins the flashwars! All during the black ops release lol.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] notxel21:
I'm so ready for this.

I'm permrooted, have custom recovery installed, made a nandroid backup, now all I need is this. :D

Waiting patiently....... :cool:
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Emrys_90:
Amazing news, hopefully they remap the Genius button to Search in that rom.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] option94:
This right here is one of the reasons im getting rid of my vibrant.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grankin01:
Anyone else notice that its using the stock kernel?
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shineproductions:
I don't think that kernel source is available yet for the MT4G.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grankin01:
Oops, your right its not.:o I haven't had my Red Bull yet this morning!:D
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] floepie:
Would the kernel source for the mt4g be required to get C6 running? Or, would it be required in order to run C6 optimally?
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shineproductions:
You use kernel source in order to compile a new kernel, although you can still create modded ROMS that use the stock kernel, and you can also create kernel modules to add functionality, until you have access to kernel source.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iGoOsE76:
just when I thought this phone didn't need root. CM pops up his head.. damn it here we go again... Flash flash flash
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SHOOTEMUP2.0:
Is that why we don't have overclock ability yet. The G2 processor is kicking our buts. (Keeping it P.G.)
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XfooYen:
Be patient. You'll get bacon bits as soon as kernel source is released.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phateless:
Niiiice, I am so stoked...
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jpone7:
Lol beat you to it ;-)
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VibrantOwnr:
according to this, they will support vibrant:

http://www.cyanogenmod.com/home/whats-up-with-cm
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sephia12000:
this is what i was waiting for...had CM on my original mytouch, moved up to the 4g and have been waiting...
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daewond3r:
Definitely excited for this! I'm no sense hater but it is no CM for sure.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] borodin1:
I would love to see some customized build for this thing that would keep some of the Espresso things or, better yet, keep HTC framework optimized with CM goodies. This way we can just push things we like to it.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pklee:
Looks like some others have got a running build of CM6 on the mt4g :D

http://twitter.com/kmobs

http://twitter.com/teamsilence23

hopefully it's released soon....
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] borodin1:
Kmobs just tweeted that he merged all MT4G stuff to Gerrit. I don't have the device nor will I have the time for the next couple of days but if anyone wants to compile a quick CM rom - have at it.

Good luck.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pklee:
I would love to get this going on the mt4g... unfortunately i wouldn't even know where to begin. Anyplace i can go for a quick how-to?
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shineproductions:
any news on this?
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kirkcody:
Urrrrrr sorry to be the bearer of bad news but ahhh kmobs is out for the time being ups screwed him on his new mt4g and the one hes been doing the development on hes taking back before its buyers remorse is up...I know this sucks hopefully maybe noxtel21 and teamsilence can hopefully pick up the slack and maybe Kmobs can help them out with cm6.1 for the MT4G...because sense sucks imho.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mftek1:
Lame...

Sent from my HTC Glacier
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phateless:
Gah! I was really hoping CM6 would be out before my buyers remorse period is up, lol. I can't imagine they'd neglect us. I love this phone but I can't wait to get rid of Sense and get back to clean Android.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pack:
the cyanogen following amazes me... he blew up after that whole google cease and desist fiasco... its like no one even remembers the name jesusfreak anymore lol
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kirkcody:
@pack Jesusfreke is a legend but hes working behind the scenes I WISH HE DID HAVE A MT4G AND DEVELOP FOR IT..but thats not the case cyanogen does great work and is one hell of a developer thats all @phateless keep the faith lol ;)
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mftek1:
I thought there was no more cm6? Something about kmobs didn't get a mt4g after all ..

Sent from my HTC Glacier
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kirkcody:
@mftek yeah i was just responding 2 pack...no no i wasnt saying Jesusfreke was working on CM6 i wish tho..so for the time being without a phone kmobs is kinda out...I got hte opportunity 2 speak to him on tinychat yesterday and he said that he would TRY 2 get it working before his remorse is up but he wont be keeping a MT4G...hes getting a Nexus S :(
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mftek1:
Oh okay. Thanks for the news!

Any idea when the nexus s is coming out?

Sent from my HTC Glacier
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kirkcody:
your welcome and im not sure early reports were nov/decish but since they maybe going dualcore it might be early next year? y u better not be thinking of jumping ship too :eek: lol...i regularly gon on androidandme and tmonews.com for news
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mftek1:
Lol no. just curious..

I'm completely happy with my mt4g. Well once we get vanilla I will be lol.

You jumping ship or staying?

Sent from my HTC Glacier
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kirkcody:
@mftek nah i love this damn phone:D
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mftek1:
Good. Lol
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kid Poker:
Isn't it the same upgraded processor but the MT4G runs @ 1GHz while the G2 runs at 800Mhz?
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mr_skot:
Me too. I'm in it for the long haul.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JiggyNS:
For the past month or so I've been having issues where I don't receive a call or a message even though I have full signal. Same happens with outgoing calls and messages. I'll try to text somebody and the phone will indicate that the text could not be sent.

This happens almost on a daily basis and randomly. Usually rebooting the phone fixes the issue.

I'm assuming there's a problem with the radio?

Phone is completely stock, no roms were touched, it's a rogers phone, locked, etc.

Anybody have a clue as to what the issue might be?

Thanks
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] legend221:
Make sure your APN settings are correct.

Contact your service provider, Ive had that problem before with T-Mobile and they were able to troubleshoot it.

Worst case scenario, your phone has a hardware issue.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JiggyNS:
Thanks for the advice!

I used the following settings that I found thru google since I don't have time right now to be on hold for 45 minutes with rogers.

internet.com

user: wapuser1

pass: wap

Hopefully it fixes the problems!
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JiggyNS:
Legend221, I'd like to thank you! Your tip solved my issue and I am getting proper service with my phone now.

Cheers!
[Desire General] superliam:
Hello all

prehaps im missing the point, and it is just that its in 3d. but why are so many people interested in gallery 3d over the stock htc desire gallery.

stock has access to facebook and seems faster.

whats so good about it?
[Desire General] Whiterin:
The 3D gallery is more polished and visually appealing. The HTC gallery on the other hand is better optimized. It's faster and it renders pictures at a higher quality when you zoom. Depends on what you want really. I used to have the 3D gallery and even with the quality hack it didn't render pictures as well as the HTC gallery and it was a bit sluggish on the Desire.
[Desire General] Furma:
also dont know whats all the fuss about gallery 3d

there is nothing 3d about it - yeah, you have to tilt your phone (and you have to get it right or else it wont register the movement) and tiles of pictures shift to the side

dont see any real use to it - it doesnt even have that "cool" factor since its useless

+ its slow as hell compared to normal gallery
[Desire General] ephumuris:
Yeah i hate when it is included in roms as i do not use it at all. It's so freaking slow. HTC Gallery everytime where possible.
[Desire General] superliam:
lol, so glad its not just me, know to work out how to package a rom after i remove it each time....
[Desire General] JaykaySLO:
gallery 3d has integration with picasa web albums. that`s why ivuse it.
[Desire General] bruno1211:
Is it possible to put HTC Gallery instead of 3D in Custom ROM?

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Sent using XDA app from my Desire
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] markk99:
Hi everybody. I've got a big problem with adb. I rooted my xperia x10i with 2.1 android then I installed app2sd. Now I can't turn on bluetooth and WiFi doesn't work. I tried reflashing and uninstall app2sd but i can't do it. I can't start ADB shell. When I try to start it it shows me:

- exec '/system/bin/sh' failed: Exec format error (8) -

What can I do to uninstall it and reflash my phone. When I connect xperia in flash mode my pc can't find drivers to it, but before it was good and I'm sure drivers are installed. Please help me!!!:confused:

PS. Sorry for my english.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] SXUsr:
So remember... before you start a thread in development, ask yourself what you are developing. If you can't answer, then stop, step away from the post button, and think about where you are posting. Would it be better in General or Q&A, or is some more time with your best friend, search, required?

- Source

Restart your PC and use SEUS to reflash.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] markk99:
Thank you very much. It's worked.
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] gabbana-music:
Program Tab Port HVGA

Installation orders:

1. Disable your "sense" by going to Start> Settings > Today and disable Manila

2. install this cab

3. Softreset

4. Enable your "sense" by going to Start> Settings > Today and enable Manila

5. Use a new tab

At a choice of the program, it is necessary to press ' back '.
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] jemaho:
Great job as always!
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] gabbana-music:
Thanks for comments!;)
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] emrause:
WAOOW... thanks... this will clean up my CHT pages... :D
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] naya28:
tkx president:D
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] oowl:
thanks!!!

this is useful!!!
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] gabbana-music:
Thanks guys for comments! It is glad that it was pleasant to you!
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] nsourm:
thanks

Thanks gabbana-music.as always excelent job
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] naya28:
is there any tab restriction for sense because i lost the call history tab since i install the program tab?tkx in advance
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] gabbana-music:
Restrictions are not present! I have 20 tabs in the sense!:cool:
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] Baadshah555:
Great MOD gabbana-music.. Thanks for this yet another great JOB from you..

You are great..

I always wanted a Program Tab for HTC Sence.. That's just awesome..

THANK YOU.!!
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] Baadshah555:
Hey.. But I am not able to add Programs.. As you said.. I selected the Program and then pressed the Back key.. But, doesn't work.. What to do.??

Please HELP.!!
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] djelic:
very nice!!
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] gabbana-music:
Try to reinstall! I a week use tab, perfectly works!
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] Chris1974:
Very nice indeed!!! Good work!

However, mine displays the text: IDS_PROGRAMS_AD under all positions for programs.

The softbuttons say: IDS_ALLPRO.. and IDS_REMOVE

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] robster1122:
Great gabbana thnx for making my request real
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] Azesss:
Thanks a lot Gabbana-Music. A very good job. :cool:

I have the same issue that Chris1974 and I can´t change TABPrograms order because It isn´t shown on tab organizer screen
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] gabbana-music:
Show screenshots! I simply do not understand in what your problem!