yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tommyjakobsen:
That I can confirm. I'm from Denmark and I got an Omnia7. Created a US account (all you need is a postal number in a US city). You can download free apps/games/podcasts without entering credit card info.

Music and videos can you buy from Zune Marketplace with Microsoft Points. To get points, you have to buy game cards, and remember it has to be the game cards for US points. I bought mine at offgamers.com. You can also get cards for Zune Pass' I believe. Havent tried that though.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pretender17:
Thanks for the confirmation. I've been trying to search the net the whole day for an answer on purchasing apps and unfortunately i dont see it happening. Only 2 ways it could work for people like us:

1) MS allows Microsoft Points to be used for purchasing apps and those who prefer can use credit cards instead of points, so its like a win win situation; or

2) You are allowed to use international credit card (which i dont think is ever happening).

Worst is you cant even migrate your account, so your're pretty much stuck with your US account and me with Canadian account. Unless off course Microsoft allows changing your region for zune/xbox live accounts.

All this is holding me back from buying a WP7 and now i feel i cant even do so if it launches in my country! Simply because I have 1 account that i use for hotmail/zune/xbox and that is tied to Canada... i have to forgo everything and create a new account and start from scratch which i'm not prepared to do!
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xjapan:
offgamers.com have alot payments option :eek:
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pretender17:
Dont see how it can help, max. you can purchase Microsoft Points but they are useless for buying wp7 apps/games.

What i need is how i can add a credit card to my zune account. Maybe a service that allows you to top up at their site and they give you a localized credit card number which you can use in zune store or similar.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 00Ghz:
Can you install apps from non market sources like on android?
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ~~Tito~~:
To General.

~~Tito~~
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chex13:
I'm in the UK and have no problem buying apps from my handset...
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] M4G1C14N:
Yeah this is the most important thing...

For us to be able to purchase apps / games... if we are not allowed to do it... then i can only root the jailbreaker in XDA

http://www.xda-developers.com/feature/the-current-state-of-windows-phone-7-modification/

By the way anyone know how can i support the XDA , specifically the team that is currently working on SideLoading App for Windows Phone 7? (perhaps i dont have the skill to support them... but a donation can really help them i think... i am not sure though...) :D

I am really rooting for them, because as it is right now, i cant purchase any good Apps/Games... can only download the Freeware and Trialware ( well the trial feature is a good touch by xbox live... without it, i would have a phone with only 1 free game from microsoft x_x )
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dwarkarn:
You should be able to pay via a virtual credit card such as at entropay.com. This is the way I purchase games off the US playstation store because I am in australia.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pretender17:
Tried.. doesn't work.. Zune doesn't accept it, just says error try again. I need a localized Canadian version of entropay, or something similar atleast.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] M4G1C14N:
Yay finally , a solution :D

arghh... damn it :(

can you at least try to purchase some apps / games? is it possible that entropay is not working only for the ZUNE Marketplace?

(i am still pinning hope on this , i want to purchase apps / games :( )
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darkmurder:
Just loaded 20 bucks on entropay to find it doesn't work, sent an email to support and they said that it will not work (thanks for putting that on your site jackasses) now I've wasted 20 bucks I wanted to use it all on apps now I need to find some crap to waste it on
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pretender17:
it wont work.. you need to attach your credit card first to zune marketplace then only you can purchase apps..

free stuff is fine.. you can install them without any issues..

However i think this is the only way we can solve the problem.. a virtual credit card.. just need to find one that works.. (for canada in my case)
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] M4G1C14N:
sigh....

its okay... we can still wait for the XDA's Wizards to break this OS so that at least can install application manually :( --> Much like what happened on Android where we can easily put in the APK, and the installer will automatically install them :|
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mileski:
Virtual Credit Card

I will try the same thing i've done on my PS3. I'll register as an US resident and on the zip code i'll use the first 5 digits from my real zip code(i am from Brazil). Then i buy some thing with my AMEX (the only which has no country attached to, it is REALY international) and voila!!! Let's see if it works.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mileski:
How To Buy

And it worked like a charm!!!

A little walkthrough:

1) Get yourself an American Express Credit Card (People said that Master Card also works)

2) Create an US Live account

3) Try to buy anything you want

4) Add a credit card to your account

5) Enter the correct Credit Card Information

6) Google an US zipcode which corresponds to the 5 first numbers of your real Zip code E.G. my zip code is 09618-000 and this is the zip code AMEX have attached to my Credit Card. I Googled for "09618 Zip Code" and found out that 09618 is a New York zip code. than i put on my billinng information any NY / NY address and 09618 as zip code.

And that's it. Have Fun!!!
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pretender17:
Thanks for the tip, but my problem is that I have a canadian account and canadian postal codes are alphanumeric. I'm from Dubai, and our postal codes are only numeric.. so doesnt work.. atleast for me.

P.S. tried with my mastercard
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] M4G1C14N:
IT FFFFUUUUUCCCCCKING WORKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is what i did

1. Register a new US Live Account

2. Reset my DEVICE, and set all of the region into USA, and also login using my newly created US LIVE ACCOUNT

3. Go to marketplace via my Phone, go to game, buy the Twin Blades 2.9$ to test this out

4. the marketplace asked me if i want to add CREDIT CARD, i add credit card

5. PUT IN my VISA Credit Card number and the verification and name

6. PUT in this address

1200 William St, # 200, Buffalo, NY 14240

And put this phone (800) 275-8777

The address i got from Google :P (including the phone...) , and 14240 IS MY PostCode (INDONESIA) xD

7. THE CREDIT CARD IS ACCEPTED!!!!

8. I WILL PURCHASE many games that i like now !! :P (before ... i dont know, if this loophole is closed xD)

YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY THANKS A LOT!!! :P
[HD2 General] majinbu8484:
Hello guys, I ask you a big help:

I bought a HD2 for about 7 days ... I decided to install a cooked rom. as a first attempt I did an hspl3 after that i've installed a radio rom and then a neocity Rom... ok .. One day of use, then I got a normal sms, has crashed and I rebooted the sense .. would not start again! remain there to load it takes two hours .. then arises as part enters the sms ... boh!

I thought ... maybe this rom is that it is not ok ... am referring to the procedure by installing a leo ... I follow a whole step by step ... before I upgrade to the latest version of the rom hd2 then put on the leo ... same problem .. only this time has not arrived but a sms a normal reboot and has crashed the party after so much sense .. but then everything clicks ...

now I have installed the original ROM from the site ...

and I'm testing ...

The help that I ask is this:

What the hell's going on? the cell is broken? send it in for service?

Salve a tutti ragazzi vi chiedo un grande aiuto:

Ho un HD2 comprato da circa 7 giorni...ho deciso di installare una rom cooked. come primo tentativo ho fatto un hspl3 poi radio e poi neocity...all'inizio tutto ok..installata avviata una giornata di utilizzo, poi ho ricevuto un normale sms, si è impallata ed ho riavviato..il sense non partiva più! rimane lì a caricare ci mette due ore..poi parte scatta non entra negli sms...boh!

ho pensato...forse è questa rom che non è ok... rifaccio la procedura installando una leo...seguo tutta una guida passo passo...prima aggiorno l'hd2 alla versione ultima della rom poi metto su la leo...stesso identico problema..solo questa volta non è arrivato un sms ma un normale riavvio e si è impallato il sense..poi dopo tanto parte ma scatta tutto...

ora ho installato la rom originale dal sito...

e la sto testando...

L'aiuto che vi chiedo è questo:

Cosa diamine succede? è il cell rotto? lo mando in assistenza?
[HD2 General] djcedric:
please write in english,you don't have read the rules before posting?
[HD2 General] nrfitchett4:
you'll get more help if you use google translator.
[HD2 General] majinbu8484:
please... i know that i can't up my threads but it's as important as urgent
[HD2 General] nrfitchett4:
so you are back on stock ROM now? If so, has the problem resolved?

Which custom ROM did you flash, did you flash a proper radio?
[HD2 General] RolandCruise:
Hi,

the first question is: is it working fine with the stock rom?

If the answer is "yes" then it's not a hardware problem, but rom related.

If I can suggest you a cooked rom to use I'd say: Artemis. Read well the first post, this is crucial.

The latest Artemis' do not need HSPL, you need to flash using SSPL.

Oh, maybe HSPL was the problem with the cooked roms you tried too... ;)

Ciao,

la prima domanda è: funziona tutto bene con la rom ufficiale?

Se la risposta è "sì" allora non è un problema hardware ma della rom che hai usato.

Se posso suggerirti una rom cucinata ti direi di usare la Artemis. Leggi bene il primo post del relativo thread, è cruciale.

Le ultime Artemis non funzionano con i vecchi HSPL, devi fare il flash usando l'SSPL.

In effetti, può anche darsi che i problemi che hai avuto con le altre rom cucinate siano stati causati dall'HSPL che ha bisogno di essere aggiornato per essere usato con rom che hanno l'ultima stock 3.14 come base ;)
[HD2 General] majinbu8484:
could you give me a direct link to the last artemis rom, guide and sspl associated...?

puoi darmi il link dell'ultima artemis con relativa guida e sspl associato?
[HD2 General] majinbu8484:
i found it... i can not understand this:

NOTE 5 : Please use ver 4x.x GEN IV with SPL 3.03.0000 from stock LEO-S 3.14

What is it? where i can find it?
[HD2 General] nrfitchett4:
I think that is where you need a gold card generated based off your phone info. Sorry, I don't know anything about it. Probably because the new 3.14 ROMs don't have a hspl unlock yet.
[HD2 General] majinbu8484:
i've this string on the start:

r 2.15.50.14

g 15.42.50.11u

d 3.14.04666

how i can know if i've installed correctly the artemis 41?
[HD2 General] hagba:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=8776196&postcount=26465

Artemis Tutorial.
[G2 and Desire Z General] p3eps:
I've just installed the XDA app and am posting for the first time! This is also my first Android phone.

My question is - why do I keep getting adverts along the bottom of the screen in half my apps? I had a brief shot of Android on my HD2 and played Angry Birds for hours and never saw and advert. Today I played for 30 seconds and they started popping up.

They're popping up on this app too!

How do I disable the ads as they're pretty annoying?
[G2 and Desire Z General] ste1164:
You can't they are put on there so the devs can get some extra money. There is an app on the Android market which disables them but I'm not sure what its called.
[G2 and Desire Z General] vinokirk:
AD-free its called
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lambdafreak:
Hi all,

been searching around but no one seems to explicitly answer this question..

after rooting, your bootloader has been modified too (eg. clockwork).. so if i use the official HTC RUUs to restore the phone, is the bootloader restored too?

i'm concerned as if the bootloader image is irreversible, it seems that i may have problems getting htc to service my phone under warranty.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] heaetman74:
I am running Android Cyanogen mod hyperdroid 1.7. and for some reason the icon at the bottom of the screen(with the picture of the phone/apps button/brower) keeps disappering. how do i get it back? sorry new.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Zversky:
What product code on Froyo has Russian keyboard? Updated to JPO and its missed(
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] beerio:
Solved! See hxxp://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=9068991#post9068991
[Desire General] Sector51:
First of all why this topic:

We get to much unnecessary questions about simple things. I hope this will clear some basic questions. So please read this.

Second:

I'm not responsible for you messing up or bricking your phone.

Third:

Youtube videos are not mine!

Root using Unrevoked , Youtube: (German video but still handy)

PART 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIgyQPhIiNE

PART 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSjqHmDEk2c

S-OFF Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cw9xkS20i0&feature=related

Change Partiton Table:

1. Download Android SDK (http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html)

2. Download HBOOT .img from alpharev http://alpharev.nl/

3. Place the .img in the Android SDK tools folder.

4. Open command prompt , go to the androidsdk/tools folder.

5. Boot in fastboot (Turn off the phone , hold volume down , and turn power on)

6. Enter -> fastboot flash hboot ***FILENAME***.img

7. Wait 1 sec , and you are finished.

8. Turn off the phone , hold volume down , and turn power on , at the top you can see the partition table used.

ADB , installation and basic commands:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RieL7vHt6AE

Hope this topic will make some things clear , and we will have less unnecessary quistions.
[Desire General] DesirableHTC:
You mean boot the phone into fastboot?

Thanks
[Desire General] ganjamu:
Yes boot in fasboot mode then connect via usb.
[Desire General] hankhandsome:
What would help greatly in this topic is maybe a small explanation as to why people would need to do it in the first place ?
[Desire General] DesirableHTC:
too complicated for me. Im absolutely useless with adb i need an absolute n00b guide to pull this off

Thanks anyway
[Desire General] Sector51:
lol , yes , sorry.

edit
[Desire General] Sector51:
Edit post...

Take a look at the youtube video..it's sooo easy!!!
[Desire General] Lennyz1988:
I think the main problem is that it is unclear what everything does. I mean, i've read a lot of threads and searched a lot, but it is unclear to me what fastboot for example is. I know that you can flash radio's etc with it, but is it just the same as flashing from sd card?

Then S-Off, it will disable the nand security, but what can you do with it? That's after a lot of reading not very clear to me.

Believe me, i've read a lot, but coming from WM to Android it's a lot to learn. There is a thread missing where all these things are explained. Of course I can follow tutorials, but I want to know what I am doing. That's missing in a lot of tutorials, that it just explains how you can root,flash, s-off etc, but not the reason why you should do it, or what the function of everything is.

I hope that i'm not offtopic here :)
[Desire General] DesirableHTC:
lol it now says "fastbook" :D :D
[Desire General] Sector51:
typo , fixed
[Desire General] AndroHero:
Fyi you dont need to include hboot in the command, infact the command fastboot flash ***FILENAME***.img will suffice :)
[Desire General] Sector51:
hmm..oke I did not know that ... it did it with hboot and it worked ... so i will not change that. tnx.
[Desire General] Radikaal:
a guide for us that currently have ap2sd+ (ext3 partion) would be nice, you dont need it anymore if you get the n1 table right? (if use together with AOSP ROM ex oxygen) How to remove it safely etc.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] plucky1975:
Hello,

I rooted my phone due to issue with wifi to take care of it and fixed by rooting deleting one of the file associated with wifi.

But now when I connect my phone Kies give me "this device's version cannot be updated" error. I think rooting caused this issue.

I unroot, reset to factory, and cleared the cache but it's still showing "this device's version cannot be updated".....

Anybody know what's causing this and know how to fix this issue? I've search all over on google but no luck.

Please help!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] plucky1975:
All i9000THKTTTT Users,

I have finally fixed the "this device's version cannot be updated" error.

First, I uninstalled kies then download the kies from the link below.

samsungmobile.com.br/suporte/samsung-mobile-software.do

Choose Galaxy S then you should see program version available.

Download the program and update the program within kies.

This should fix the issue.

Let me know how it goes....
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mihyes:
Only the latest KIES version does the update. The older version would say "this device's version cannot be updated". Thus, no need to uninstall/install, just update to latest version. At least for me.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seagryphon:
I also had the same message and to fix it downloaded the latest kies version without uninstalling the old version.

Note my xp home computer now has problems connecting to kies since i upgraded but my windows 7 ultimate computer works like a dream.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maciekwar:
mystery solved

I've bought my sgs from Orange Poland, and I updated it to froyo, but update brought me nasty lag bug... after update procedure, kies told me "this is the latest firmware".

so I've decided to debrand my phone in Samsung's authorized service, because my in fw version number info in kies I had (IDE) at the end.

service fixed the lag problem they put me on 2.2 fw from 2010 nov. they promised me that they debranded my phone, I asked them, would I be able to update my phone via kies later, they said, sure you will be able:)

after I got home I connected my phone to kies, and I saw an info "This version of the device cannot be updated." WTF, I thought something is not right... but update to 2.2.1 was nowhere near and I had better things to do:)

today I solved a mystery (because samfirmare twitted about new 2.2.1 rollout in kies :) ) what exactly "This version of the device cannot be updated." means...

my new firmware from service was XEO not IDE "brand", but in kies I saw IDE... kies cant update when CSC in firmware does't match this one in *2767*4387264636#

and here is the bummer, service did not run preconfig, and did not changed my CSC code in *#272*IMEI# I had IDE in preconfig, I've change it to XEO, and afrer phone reboot and data reset, now kies is saying "this is the latest firmware" with (XEO) at the end.

now, Samsung roll this 2.2.1 update:) please:) I am ready:D
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bmsone:
How do i change that value?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Andrewsean85:
I have the Samsung Galaxy Europa (GT-I5500) and I'm trying to update to 2.2 and Kies is saying that this version of the device cannot be updated. It's really annoying me and I really want OFFICIAL 2.2 on my phone. Any thoughts?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Andrewsean85:
Current firmware version:-

PDA:JJ6 / PHONE:JG3 / CSC:JJ2 (XEU).

On about phone:

2.1-update1

Baseband Version: I5500XWJG3

Kernel Version: 2.6.29-perf

root@SE-S611#1

Build Number: ERE27.XWJJ6

Please help as I really want to update my phone!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Andrewsean85:
None of this flashing lark as I haven't a clue how to do it and I'd need step by step instructions etc and I want the legitimate 2.2 Android firmware.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Andrewsean85:
Could I hand the phone to a Samsung mobile center?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Andrewsean85:
If so how much?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Andrewsean85:
Could they update to 2.2?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Andrewsean85:
Is it free?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Andrewsean85:
Is there a fault with the firmware?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jch264:
Current firmware version:-

PDA:JP9 / PHONE:JP9 / CSC:JP9 (TPA).

On about phone:

2.2.1

Baseband Version: I9000RUBJP9

Kernel Version: 2.6.32.9

latin.umts@samsung#1

Build Number: Froyo.UBJP9

Please help as I really want to update my phone to the latest firmware please help.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dadyal:
Samsund don't provide updates to some countries via Kies
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SlowSpeed:
:O what?

so how am i supposed to update?? ><
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ApkFiles.com:
This "cannot do" because you are in some country really pisses me off !!! :mad:
[General Questions and Answers] brudis1:
Hello, brudis1 here. I think I may have bricked my phone. I have a rooted evo and I've been successful at flahing a new rom call fresh 3.4 and it worked great. i then flashed a new theme called manup456 which also worked great with the fresh rom. I then tried another custom theme called riptide wich seemed to overlap the manup wich looked really cool. after I got board with it I decided to go back to just the manup. when I selected reboot after I flashed the manup theme again, I got caught in this (HTC quietly brilliant) Loop now and I can't get back into recovery. Is my phone bricked? Please help. btw, I have tried pulling the battery several times with no results it still goes back to htc quietly brilliant screen and keeps looping. I this problem fixable? Thanks in advance for any help that can be provided.
[HTC Aria General] AlbinoAsian:
I apoligize for asking such noob question. I have some question in relation to moving from ROM to another. Specifically Liberated FR006 to FR007.

Apart from running Nandroid backup of the current FR006 as a safety backup.

and running the rom manager program to backup applications. What else do I need to do before loading the FR007 through clockwork?

Do I need to wipe settings for such a minor upgrade in roms?

Is there any way to bring the new ROM up with the same homescreen setup as before. Or is it necessarily to go through setting up all the programs / widgets one by one.

Thanks
[HTC Aria General] BeNNee:
Do a nandroid backup, than update. It will keep all your settings. Now lets say you went from liberated to cm6 everything would still be the same you would also have to wipe data and start from scratch, that's when you would want to make a backup of all your apps, so you wouldn't have to look for them..
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dehood68:
I just upgraded the ROM on my HD2 to WWE_3.14.405.2. I am now receiving SMS delivery messages on every SMS sent. Tried to switch this off in the phone settings and by changing the settings in the registry but neither worked.

Anyone else get this problem with the latest ROM and more importantly, have you managed to switch off the SMS delivery reports? Any help with this would be appreciated.

PS If it helps, I'm with Virginmobile in the UK.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pavlos1316:
Hello,

Same problem here. No way to disable sms delivery report after updating...

Any suggestions? Anyone?

Thank you
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theblueflash:
see here guys http://www.htchd2forum.com/general-htc-hd2-discussion/those-damn-delivery-reports/

the cab file posted does fix the annoying notification but i suffered side affects. give the post a read and try it. can always unistall the cab file if you get the same problems as i did. hope that helps