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[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Booloondanga:
I have a Galaxy S (Vibrant) and my screen is completely cracked and I wanted to know how I could restore it back to factory settings so I can send it in to get a new one... I've heard rooting voids your warranty but I cant use the screen to do it through the phone. Please help
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] aczarney:
You can ODIN back to stock. You'd have to use your phone's screen to unroot your phone. However, if they can't use your phone's screen, I don't see why they would know that you rooted your phone.
[Nexus One General] htc fan89:
Hello, guys

I want to know what your views are on trading my iphone 4 16gb for an nexus one? Please don't get carried away with "it's an apple device". so, anyway i want to know your opinion on this.
[Nexus One General] Jack_R1:
It depends on what are you looking for in a phone - and then you need to compare, what each device does and how it does - and then decide if it's a good trade.
[Nexus One General] JHaste:
dollar for dollar i would see this as a poor trade...
[Nexus One General] Mokurex:
What you should do is sell the iphone 4 for cash, then used that cash to buy nexus one + leftover cash.
[Nexus One General] player911:
Both phones can be had for around the same price. Both are really good phones. I wouldn't trade my Nexus for an iPhone 4 for nothing. The Nexus is a rare phone that is completely customizable and personable. I could never find myself stuck with one homescreen layout.

Would I suggest you sell your iPhone 4 for a nexus? Probably not. It could be a good investment as Android Gingerbread is due out shortly and the Nexus might pull in some big dough for having it.

I would suggest that if you want to make the switch to Android (which you should) I would hold off until next year when some of the newer dual-core chips come out.

If you can't wait to get rid of the iPhone 4 (I don't blame you) and you want something now, the Nexus One is a great candidate although good luck finding a AT&T version. The MyTouch HD, G2, EVO, DroidX, and Galaxy S are all good phones. Samsung and Motorola are software update Nazi's. The HTC variants usually have good community base for custom roms and hacks. The G2 runs stock Android which is nice, similar to the Nexus One.

The Nexus One gets its updates directly from Google which is why it is so popular. The others are updated via the Carriers/Manufactures.
[Nexus One General] NoEnd:
don't

trade it with a better phone, like HTC desire HD, Desire Z, Galaxy S ......
[Nexus One General] tameracingdriver:
Where did he say he was doing a straight swap? He didnt actually mention prices?

Anyway, as said, it depends what you want to do with it, and which OS you prefer. The iphone is undoubtedly more polished, more stable, has a better battery life and higher resale value, and a greater range of games and apps. The camera is slightly better and the screen is noticeably better. As an overall ownership experience, I'd say for "most people" the iphone is clearly better. For a techie like most of the folks on this site, its not so clear cut. The N1, thanks to android is a lot more open and flexible, and certainly seems like its more powerful at times; there is nothing that can't be changed - the iphone is a lot more restricted.

So what do you want out of a phone? Do you want a good device that works nigh perfectly all of the time or are you willing to settle for a few niggles for a device that can be customised to a much greater degree?

Personally, I've got to say, if someone came along and offered to swap me an iPhone 4 for my Nexus One, I'd have to say that I personally would take it. However, in the real world, nobody is going to do that - the best I could hope for would be to hand over £200 and my Nexus One for an iphone 4, and with that in mind, the choice is simple - I'd keep the N1. For me, the IP4 is a better phone overall, but the N1 is easily 90%+ the phone the IP4 is, and for that reason given that I'd have to hand over a large wedge of cash to swap, the choice is reasonably simple. That said, I can't say I haven't sometimes been tempted to go back to an iphone.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snandlal:
If you have a copy of Frost's aosp Rom, any version...post it. Thanks everybody
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chuckmoney:
Can someone explain to me how T-Mo will be able to tell the difference between regular browsing on the G2 and tethering? I use the wireless tether for root users and the usb tether for root users apps. I have a feeling that as long as you're not constantly getting your bandwidth throttled from going over the data cap you won't get charged. I guess we'll find out this week as their tethering plans are starting on sunday.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] creepinm3:
T-mobile has a application I believe.. thats what I've been hearing... That you get charged $10 the moment you activate it. But T-mobile will know a tether user from a regular bandwidth user, they caught me for tethering on my G1.. said I use A LOT of data... way over 5GB worth...
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ace42:
They wont know, since data is data. When you stream media or use youtube, that takes a lot of data. They will throttle your speed after the 5gb, but I "heard" there's a loop hole in the system...By switching the 2G only for around an hour and going back to 3G only, your phone will get back the full speed. i only use tether when not in wifi area or home or for PS3 to increase pc bandwidth. Maybe they do have an app, but people have been tether for years on diff phones. There are other tether apps besides froyo one, easythether, pdanet, barnacle,etc. The android price is already high for no good reason, and we should get the free tethering, cause other phones have cheaper data.I dont see why android gets a higher data package, before my plan was around 50, now its like 80 a month.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rwbarnes67:
If you currently have unlimited data, you will be grandfathered in as of 11/14 and will not be charged for tethering.

This came straight from my T-Mobile rep.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] apzalo:
i am sorry, but thats like saying a gnome told you
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mdayjr:
CHECK THIS OUT. I had issues earlier with roaming on wifi tether. So I redownloaded the (root) wifi tether to see if tmo was capping me. Well? This is the address that popped up both times on both stock and root wifi tether {http://offers.t-mobile.com/tethering/admin/roaming.jsp} after the page told me that it can't be redirected.I believe this address is in the programming on the sim. When you tether, look at the bottom left of your web page where it tells you the progress of that page. You will see "offers.t-mobile.com". Your page gets directed there first than back to you. That's how they now. Funny thing is, I had roaming tether this morning at 03:30 cst. Noon comes around and nothing. It works fine on their network (not roaming). To answer the golden question if tmo can tell if we are tethering or not? YES!! Tmo verified that for me today without asking. Tether charges will take place on the 14th and we will be notified first to have the choice. They said now that they have the HSPA+ network that they now have control of tether. And also mentioned that other networks have been doing this. "This is a business and we have to make money too" Tmo rep.

This issue can be argued by usps by going to tmobile.com and going to customer relations link and there you find a physical address to headquarters. I was told they will reply to your complaint,concern or comments.

I will be writing them when I get in from Washington.

edit; I just checked for the address at the bottom of the page while on tmo network (not roaming) and I did not see the afore mentioned. maybe it only shows while roaming. IDK

Edit; 11/13 15:17cst:/

Roaming issue fixed. Flashed a repacked stock rom. Fixed all issues I was having after flashing bb 03.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] etjrowe:
Exactly. My wife works for T-mobile. She has worked on the sales floor, in the call centers, and often goes to the trainings at corporate in Bellevue, WA. But she would be the first person to tell you that the majority of the crap that reps say is either completely unsubstantiated rumors, or completely made up out of thin air. T-mobile knows that their entry level employees in the call centers and retail shops, are too stupid to be trusted with anything other than the basic info needed to do their job. Even in management, she is only very rarely privileged to information that isn't already floating around online. Most of their employees don't understand their tech, products, and services anymore than what they can read off of the very basic scripts and trainings they give them. The people working for T-mo that are truly passionate about things, and actually know details like this, are not the people you get to talk to, and usually aren't the types to go blabbing what they know.

Unless what the rep is telling you has been leaked or confirmed by other sources, 90% of the time it's complete BS, or they just read it online like the rest of us.

Sent from my rooted and OCed turbo space abacus using the power of positive thinking and a toothpick.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] g_grey:
while i agree to an extent, reps don't know anything about their jobs or the phones. most reps get their info from tmonews or XDA just like we do. i have gone into my t-mo store on many occasions and asked questions and watched as the rep pulled up tmo news on the comp or xda app on their phone. reps are useless for info
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shinkinrui:
As a T-Mobile tech service rep, I take great exception to this. Not all of us "too stupid" to know what's going on.

Having said that, it pisses me off to no end when other reps give out inaccurate info. I pride myself in knowing my stuff and doing it right. I never present any rumor as fact, nor do I make stuff up to placate customers.

So you can take your assumptions about me and shove them someplace unpleasant. Good day to you, sir.

p.s. But you are right that this whole "grandfathered in for free tethering" sounds like complete BS to me. Damn these reps making us look bad :(
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wranglersm:
I don't care about the data cap to be honest, I don't spend that much time outside of an actual wi-fi area. But I still have yet to see a legitimate, no BS answer as to whether or not T-Mobile will know that a person is tethering. Will the App itself report to T-Mobile, because to me, that seems to be the only way that "tethered data" and "smartphone data" can be differentiated by T-Mobile.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Black.Heart:
Hi Guys, I'm facing an strange issue on my Diamond2.

hTC Messaging fails to send text messages to some numbers... Not all. Just some. And it says unable to send text message. When you retry, you keep getting this message. But when I just disable hTC Messaging client, everything will go back to normal. So this is not a network problem but this app's problem. The interesting thing is i'm facing this issue recently and 2-3 weeks ago, I wasn't facing this. I'm using hTC Messaging 1.5.2016.2624 which is the fastest one AND AN OFFICIAL UPDATE from hTC!! I was thinking this is 1.8.2019.3733's bug, but when I rolled back to this one, the problem was still. I did hard reset and did format the storage card... No luck and I'm really confused...! Any ideas??!
[G2 and Desire Z General] natcom:
Is there any cell phone network that doesn't have the 5 gig Cap. I am not too happy about t mobile capping my phone. And slowing down my phone substantially after I go over my 5 gig limit
[G2 and Desire Z General] smirkis:
even if u unlock the phone, it wont work on other providers. or the 3g/4g wont anyway. u can get unlimited edge on other networks im sure, if thats your thing.
[G2 and Desire Z General] amack10:
Here's what I'm wondering. I have 2 plans. An original plan that I got with my black berry and I got the 30 dollar web plan. I then upgraded to the g1 and used the same data plan and still have this data plan. Now I started another line to get my g2. That one I signed up as a data only plan cus I don't need 2 phone lines just wanted a g2 and had no upgrade. Now the onlyy data plan that I could use to sign up my g2 was like 50 dpllars amonth and is on the new 4g network. Well I took my first sim that has my original data plan for my blackberry and put it in my g2. Now this data plan does not use the 4g network cus I only get h no h+ on my g2 I then called customer service and was told I need to upgrade my data plan to the new android one to get 4g internet speeds. Well I've gone well over 5 gigs with my original plan from tethering to tether xbox live mw2 to downloading 2g torrents on my phone that are movies. And never been throtttled. So is it only the new android 50 dollar amonth data plan that gets throttled. So I'm tempted not to upgrade id rather have a 3g all monthe then be throttled to edge
[G2 and Desire Z General] tluu91420:
Every broadband provider does this throtle ****. Such as comcast and att
[G2 and Desire Z General] xile6:
WHAT? you post doesnt make much sense and comes off kinda dumb.

G2 doesnt have a h+ icon. H is for 3g and 4g signal.

Second, If you had a data plan before the g2 came out then you will have a 10gb cap.

If you added or upgraded a data plan after the g2 came out then you will have a 5gb cap.

--

To the op there isnt any networks in the USA that doesnt have a soft or hard cap.

Plus as already stated the phone will only work with tmobile 3g/4g
[Captivate General] htc fan89:
Hello guys,

I want to know what you guys think of me trading an iphone 4 16gb for an samsung captivate? Is it an clean trade? don't just say it's apple and it sucks lol..
[Captivate General] newter55:
Hmmm which side of the trade are you on.... I would expect captivate + some cash for the iphone but I would go back to a dumbphone before I used iphone...heck.even my daughter chose the captivate over the iphone 4th with no influence in my part. they are nice, just not for me
[Captivate General] michael.seltzer:
Ya i sold my iphone unlocked for 700 bought a captivate for 300. Best choice i made.
[Captivate General] Diamond_dawg:
Iphone + cash would be my suggesttion cuz apple keeps value
[Captivate General] veive:
Honestly, I feel they should be an even trade. in most aspects they are fairly comprable.

That said, if you can get money out of the deal, do it!
[Captivate General] galaxyjeff:
Anyone who trades an iPhone 4 for a captivate even up is nuts. The iPhone 4 is 100 times better but if they're willing to trade you should take advantage of it fast even if you have to kick in a little cash.
[Captivate General] newter55:
Wow....100 times better? I would say hardware wise they are pretty equal, other than I can add 32g external sd....totaling 48, I dont have to use a proprietary charger, so I dont even have to worry about carrying a cord, I can swap out my battery if I somehow happen to find myself without access to a computer or outlet or car, I never have dropped calls, I can get hsupa easily by swapping roms/modems, I can truly multitask, and yes my gps even works....keep thinking I am forgetting something....oh yeah I dont have to gain self worth through a phone and I can even sync my daughters captivate with her itunes on her computer wirelessly....did I mention that I have a smart daughter who does not base her choices on what might make her "cool"

Edit....i just had to let an iphone user connect to my mobile ap because they were having signal problems.....and no I dont have to pay for the tethering plan.... :)...too funny
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] PC-48:
Is there any way to just replace the stock Rosie UI Bar(the one with the all apps arrow, phone, and add to home screen buttons) with the Fresh Espresso Bar? I have searched up and down and cannot find anything about how to just get that bar installed on my phone. I just need to know what the files are called and where they are located that control the look of that bottom bar...

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] nukedukem:
the files are in com.htc.resources.apk under/res/drawable-hdpi-port or something like that. Can't remember off the top of my head. It's been too long since I've worked with sense.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] jrdiaz20:
Try here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=8422987#post8422987
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] PC-48:
So I have to edit the ROM I'm flashing then? That was the only place I could find the com.htc.resources.apk file was in a ROM. I was wondering if I could mod my little theme I've been making... I am wondering if I can pull the file through adb and then push the file back onto the phone after I change it...
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] nukedukem:
Yeah pull the files you want to theme from whatever stock ROM you are running. You can pull the file and then theme it and push it back. I wouldn't push it back with the phone running. Do it through recovery if it's a system file.
[Focus General] noid:
do anyone know how to unlock the samsung focus,because unlocked focus phones sre available in ebay. i wonder how they unlocked new samsung focus so early and easily. if anyone knows about please try to post it

thanks in advance
[Focus General] ysimler:
Finally an unlock site that works with AT&T Focus

as I can't post URL search ebay for

Unlock Samsung Focus i917, Omnia7 & Galaxy Tab by CODE (by NCKzone)

This is the only one that worked for me. All other sites could not generate unlock code.
[Focus General] rexian:
Wow, ~$34 !! I remember I got my blakberry unlocked couple of years ago for $2. Unlocked Focus seems to be in very high demand.
[Focus General] ghaith_d:
Here's the link: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140481857998&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:AU:1123

I highly recommend him, he has been 100% with everyone so far!
[Focus General] fonck03:
focus

hi, im also thinking on buy a focus, this is what i found on google

http://hyfeno.com/how-to-unlock-samsung-focus/

there is also a link where u can pay 9.99 for the unlock code, is much cheaper that 33.99 on ebay
[Focus General] ricky119:
this is the only one currently works for Samsung Focus:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...07888&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_2581wt_1139

anyone has other cheaper one?
[Focus General] ennx:
The Focus is very simple to unlock and the best place to get it done is here. This is a lot cheaper than the eBay thieves.

http://www.mobileincanada.com/?l=en&u=usa

http://www.mobileincanada.com/?l=en&u=all&coupon=facebook
[Focus General] Deleted member 2842059:
Anyone try the above seller? Or have a cheaper option?
[Focus General] ennx:
The above seller is the best, the fastest and the cheapest for fast service. They've unlocked dozens of phones for me.
[Focus General] Deleted member 2842059:
Yeah. They failed. At least they refunded my cash. It was worth the shot but unlocking this Focus is a PITA.
[Focus General] ennx:
Interesting. They unlocked a Rogers Focus for me in 30 minutes.
[Focus General] azn_gurl:
go to nckzone.com and order the unlock code for the samsung focus.it really works.thats where i got my unlock code.just got my phone yesterday and now its unlock.
[Focus General] mobileunlocked:
We're also (finally) able to unlock the Samsung Focus from AT&T.

It can take up to 2 days and is rather expensive as so far there is only one bulk supplier of the codes, but it is at least reliable and guaranteed (as long as you haven't tried entering incorrect codes in the past).

mobileunlocked.co.uk/Samsung/Focus/
[Focus General] augie7107:
FastGSM.

$20 USD
[Focus General] in2chaos:
yeah thats a cheaper choice and reliable.
[Focus General] gator77:
i had to pay 19.99 at fastgsm.com worked flawlessly. took 30 seconds
[Focus General] GSAI029:
fastgsm is a scam

paid for the software got it and does work fo rthe focus or for windows mobile 7 and the have not replied to my emails about making it right, fastgsm is bad bad bad business
[Focus General] augie7107:
Worked fine for me.
[Focus General] lidemarv:
Question

Where did u buy the software and how much>
[Focus General] sarim.ali:
free unlock

check this out...

http://free-pc-guides.com/how-to/wp...r-samsung-focus-htc-hd-7-detailed-guide-07004

i havent tried it but im going to get a focus soon so i plan on will let you know how it goes...
[Focus General] GSAI029:
fastgam.com i believe and wouldnt connect to att focus the codes it asked me to put in worked on a windows 6.5 phone but not on a win 7
[Focus General] BradM32751:
fastgsm worked for me as well. Now an unlocked ATT Samsung Focus.
[Focus General] daniely87:
Hi Guys! I also have an unlocked samsung focus from AT&T.

My 02 sim card works for calls and texts etc, but it won't connect to the internet via 3G. I get the 3G icon along the top of the screen, but nothing will connect.

I already called 02 and they cant text me settings for any phone other than the ones they sell (not the focus!). I couldn't find anything on samsungs website either regarding GPRS settings. How have you guys managed to get 3G on another sim? Any ideas would be much appreciated!

Dan
[Focus General] pudds55:
+1 for FastGSM, I used them yesterday for an AT&T branded Focus and it worked perfectly. Cheap and quick.
[Focus General] pedrobatista:
FastGSM is a instant unlock 100% fail proof
[Focus General] PaullikesWINMO:
I used this compnay for a couple phones now. www.cellunlocker.net

Was cheap for me $7.99 but that was Rogers based Focus and Captivate. Might be different rate is phone is sim locked by another carrier.
[Focus General] EnderPsp:
All Rogers Focuses are cheaper to unlock, anywhere you look (incl. the link you provided). For AT&T a thorough search will result in fastgsm being cheapest. I've unlocked mine through them, the whole process takes less than 5 min incl payment.
[Focus General] kms108:
cant you just get the unlock code from at&t, i hear from somewhere, they are releasing the code sometime this month.
[Focus General] PaullikesWINMO:
Would this be of any help ?

O2

APN (contract): mobile.o2.co.uk

APN (PAYG): m-bb.o2.co.uk

Username: web

Password: web

taken from http://android.modaco.com/content/z...apn-settings-for-uk-mobile-network-providers/
[Focus General] frillyozz:
There is also an unlock code coupon you can use to save money found on that same website.

hyfeno.com/unlock-code-coupon-discount-unlock-codes/
[Focus General] foxbat121:
Yes, AT&T now sends out unlock code on request. I just unlocked my son's Focus right over the phone.
[Focus General] kms108:
do you have the direct number.
[Focus General] foxbat121:
I just called 611 from my phone. You can find AT&T contact number on its web site. If you're not an AT&T customer though, they don't have to give you any unlock code. The conditions are:

1. Has a post-paid AT&T account and paid all your bills on time.

2. Has the phone for over 90-days if you bought with a contract.
[Focus General] kms108:
well in that case, i'll let the seller, who sold me the phone to get it for me, i thought i could just phone them from hong kong and provide the imei number for the unlock code.
[Focus General] tacofreedom:
Just called At&t and received an unlock code. I am not an At&t customer. I explained to them that I had just purchased the phone from a friend and was planning to use it abroad. (ebay counts as a friend right??)

They provided me with the unlock code almost immediately. The customer service rep didn't know that a non-At&t sim had to installed to activated the pin. Other than that everything went smoothly.

They may give you a longer code with #0111* followed by 8 numbers. Just enter the last 8 digits when prompted to do so by the phone after entering the non At&t sim.
[Focus General] SuperDeform:
Ru serious? cant believe that worked
[Focus General] jsconyers1:
Does the non AT&T SIM have to be activated prior to install? I am on AT&T.
[Focus General] bugsy:
Typically no. I've kept an old t-mobile sim around for just this purpose. Unfortunately I can't find it right now to try with my focus.