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[Windows Phone 7 General] chizzwhizz:
Is access to marketplace and zune pass on the device dependant on the IMEI of the phone?

I had an unlocked TP2 with a $15 unlimited data plan from ATT, when I bought the focus, ATT input this new IMEI into their system and my data plan is now $15 for 200mb. If access to these features is not IMEI dependant I would like to get my unlimited plan back...;)

Thanks in advance for the help.
[Windows Phone 7 General] ceesheim:
it only looks at your email (your phone is connected to your email,xboxlive )

it doesn't look at your imei
[Windows Phone 7 General] RustyGrom:
AT&T shafted you. This has nothing to do with Microsoft or even Windows Phone 7. Unless you gave them permission to change your plan, you should call back and get your old plan back.
[Windows Phone 7 General] N8ter:
$15 Unlimited Data Plans are for Feature Phones, not Smartphones.

You phone sends off your IMEI to AT&T whenever it connects to the network. Since you put a SIM Card from a Feature Phone into a Smartphone, they automatically upgraded you to a 200MB Smartphone data plan.

Call AT&T. If you're on a contract you HAVE to have a Smartphone data plan if you put that SIM in a Smartphone. There's no way to get around it. If you get them to change it back (i.e. tell them you're going to just use you feature phone), the minute your phone connects to the network again, it will check the IMEI and if the SIM is in the smartphone it will simply upgrade you to a smartphone data plan again.

I made a huge post about this in another thread talking about getting a WP7 device without a data plan in that forum. My mom did that and wondered why her bill went from $80 to $120 in less than a month a while back :P
[Windows Phone 7 General] N8ter:
Incorrect. It's common knowledge that Feature Phone Data Plans are incompatible with smartphones and that a smartphone data plan is required if you use a smartphone on contract. It's in the contract. It's in you contract too. Might want to read it.

They reserve the right to change you service if you use an incompatible device with you contract (i.e. alter you contract to compliance), and they reserve the right to add services onto you contract if you use them (i.e. if you tether without a tethering plan, they will add the tethering plan to you contract).

AT&T didn't shaft him, he just got himself kapwnd trying to shaft AT&T.

Nice try, but no cigar.

T-Mobile would do the same thing, and CDMA carriers would require you to upgrade you plan if you try to swap out a feature phone for a smart phone. Call Sprint, smarty, and see what they tell you about this (I've had all 4 carriers :P ).

Do you seriously think carriers are so dumb as to leave such an odd profit-killing loophole in their systems?
[Windows Phone 7 General] nrfitchett4:
it still amazes me how cheap people are with this. You will spend 600 bucks on a device but expect not to pay for the plan.

Y'all have been getting around the data for quite a while now and it finally looks like the cellular companies are catching up to you.
[Windows Phone 7 General] N8ter:
The carriers have been doing that for years. I think it's too late to even consider ignorance a valid excuse, especially when you have other people sprouting around invalid information and posters are allergic to forum search (the thread I posted in probably would have popped up in the results).

The truth and the matter is, someone with an Unlimited Feature Phone plan probably never uses more than 200MB data a month anyways, and a smartphone can do 10x that easily. Can probably do over 200MB just with passive Syncing if you have busy email/facebook/twitter accounts. In that case, marketing the data plans for feature phones as "Unlimited" is nice from a strategic standpoint once the person is locked into a contract they either have to pay AT&T/Verizon's enourmous ETF Fee (which they increased from $200 to $325 or 350, one of the two) to move to another carrier, or simply upgrade to the smartphone data plans (and for anyone who even moderately uses their device - 200MB is NOT going to cut it on a fairly recent smartphone).

200MB smartphone data plans are for people who have smartphones but use them like feature phones - you know, the people who think the phone is pretty but don't even have an email/facebook/twitter/etc. acocunt linked up with it (except maybe a google or live account, but they never use it and just make and recieve calls on the phone, and maybe some texts).
[Windows Phone 7 General] chizzwhizz:
Well i'm not on contract with att anymore, my two years ended about 4 months ago...didnt upgrade or anything. I bought my phone out of contract. But i got my unlimited plan for feature phones back so i'm happy. It's not about being cheap...i make more than enough money in a year. It just doesnt make sense to charge $15 for 200mb knowing full well that anyone with a smartphone will use over 200mb in a month and then charge $10 for every mb over...
[Windows Phone 7 General] nrfitchett4:
isn't that why they offer a 2gb plan??? :confused:

what are y'all gonna due when sim cards become unremovable???

http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/17/gsm-association-proposes-embedded-sim-cards-with-remote-activati/
[Windows Phone 7 General] Purple11:
I am worried about the same thing.

I presently use HP Ipaq 614C and have 30USD a month unlimited data plan.. I want to buy unlocked HTC Surround since its almost the same price if I buy locked one from AtnT (I dont qualify for contract upgrade as I just renewed a two year contract with them 2 months back).

I am worried once I get unlocked HTC Surround from expansys-usa.. and put my SIM card in their.. wether they will change my 30USD per month unlimited data plan to 30USD per month 2GB LIMITED data plan..

I have read one more poster writing about it, about how once he put his sim, his data plan was changed from unlimited to 2GB limited data plan..
[Windows Phone 7 General] nrfitchett4:
if you already have a smartphone unlimited data plan, they shouldn't change it and if they do, I would call and make them change it back. The other poster had a featurephone data plan that was not compatible with the new phone.
[Windows Phone 7 General] N8ter:
Different situation, buddy.

AT&T used to have $30 unlimited Data Plans before they changed it. If you upgrade your phone, you get to keep your $30 unlimited Data Plan.

They call this being "Grandfathered in." Sprint did the same with SERO plans, and other carriers do the same with older plans that they have phased out.

You don't have to do anything. You just put your SIM card in the new phone and you'll still have $30 unlimited data plan, until you cancel your contract/service, then for a new line you won't have that option.

We aren't even talking about what you're talking about.

We're talking about someone trying to use a cheap feature phone plan with a smartphone, not someone who thinks he's going to lose his grandfathered unlimited data plan if he switches phones.

To the OP, it doesn't matter if your contract is out. The AT&T system sees that you have x Minutes, x SMS/MMS, and Unlimited Feature Phone data plan. When you turn your phone on with your SIM card in it, it checks the phone's IMEI to make sure it's a feature phone or dumb phone (basically the same, feature phones just have bigger screans and oftentimes QWERTY keyboards or touchscreens). If you don't, they change it to the Smartphone plan.

Since a Smartphone cannot be used with that plan, they are potentially saving you money by automatically switching you over to a smartphone data plan, because otherwise all the data you use on the smartphone would count as overages. Fortunately for you, they have tiered data plans, and it's $15 instead of 30.

If they had just let you get all the overages, you'd be paying a lot more than $15 for it and since it's explicitely written in your contract/terms that you cannot use that phone with that data plan, you'd have no choice but to pay up. That is Cell Phone Service 101. Most people who pay attention know there is a distinct difference between feature phone and smartphone plans. They aren't even called the same thing on the AT&T website, or on your bill.
[Windows Phone 7 General] N8ter:
Rejoice that when someone steals a GSM smartphone it will no longer be equivalent to them hitting eBay lottery? They should have started doing this a long time ago, IMO.
[Windows Phone 7 General] chizzwhizz:
i understand what you guys are saying but why was it that when i went from my razr to an unlocked touch pro 2 (feature phone to smartphone), my data plan didnt change? even when att introduced the tiered plans, my data plan didnt change.
[Windows Phone 7 General] nrfitchett4:
you were lucky???

I really don't know. Carriers are getting better at being able to tell what phone you are using these days. Used to be that they couldn't tell at all. Now, a lot of phones can transmit the imei number back to the carrier that they can now check against a database to see what type of phone it is.
[Windows Phone 7 General] N8ter:
More like "every phone."
[Windows Phone 7 General] N8ter:
It checks a serial code stored in the device's rom for market, zune, xbl,.etc.

Live account is used to access services, ofc. Microsoft can ban phonea by serial though, which is exactly what will happen to every phone using a ported rom (i.e. Hd2s running wp7).
[Windows Phone 7 General] ceesheim:
we don't know that for sure , I have 2 hd7 (direct from O2 online) and one of them couldn't be activated (email) so I called O2 for the code ( 5 times 5 numbers) but they couldn't help me .

they told me that the phone wasn't activated for some reason at Microsoft.

I called Microsoft and tolled the story and they say " gif us a email and wait 2 min , we are generating an code for you " LOL phone was unlocked and I could use the email.

I called again to activate that same phone with an different email and I got a different code and that one worked to :)

I think that if you have a hd2 with a ported rom you just have to call Microsoft and ask them to unlock your email for it and after that you can do the same as a real wp7 phone.
[Windows Phone 7 General] N8ter:
Yes we do.

That HD7 incident you're talking about has nothing to do with what I'm talking about.

Microsoft doesn't do that by eMail address.

It uses a serial in the device's ROM. It does the same for XBox 360s and they can ban a device by serial number. They can probably do it for Zune HDs as well. It has nothing to do with you email address, otherwise you can unban yourself simply by creating a new Live ID, master resetting the phone, and putting that Windows Live ID when setting the phone up. Obviously that's an elementary loophole. It would be embarassing if they left the system that easy to circumvent...

Think through these things a bit before you make such sweeping conclusions.

Microsoft already has the infrastructure up for this. These are known facts.

An HD2 with a ported WP7 ROM won't be useful at all, except as a feature phone with a cute UI, because the system would probably ban it the minute it checked in with Microsoft's servers and sent that phony certificate (or no certificate at all in the worse case).

WP7 phones send this serial (certificate, etc.) to Microsoft's servers whenever they connect to check for updates, etc. It's like a Windows Genuine Advantage for phones, except much stronger. Apple can also block iPhones/iTouches from iTunes via the Serial number if unsupported changes are made to the firmware or the firmware is ported to an unsupported device, so it's not like this has never been done or implemented before...

The Serial/Certificate and the IMEI is pretty much all Microsoft needs to ban a phone from all their cloud services automatically. The IMEI itself is enough to tell them that you're running WP7 on a non-WP7 device (i.e. HD2), which can result in an auto-ban on the first connection attempt.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Purple11:
Thanks for the reply..

I have paid Atnt for last 4 months 30USD a month just to keep this unlimited data plan.. my battery at Ipaq died and I have been using this cheap flip phone and absolutly no data.. but I know this December I will be getting WP7 back.. so I am just paying 30USD a month every month, just to keep the plan.. and zero use of data.. one cannot even stop it 'temporarily'.. once you get it off.. you can only get 2GB limited data plan max... which I usually finish in first 10-12 days when I used my HP Ipaq614c... I play a lot of streaming music.. and heck of a data intensive financial softwares on my phone..
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wiisper:
Gentlemen,

I can't seem to find the function to enable the html view in my e-mails.

In a older threat someone said that i can use the social push to recieve my e-mails. But the problem is i can't do anything with the social hub, i only see messages which leads me to my texts inbox and i see a option to make a new message. Pressing the menu button doesn't do anything.

I've now configured a e-mail account trough the setting but it won't allow me to get it in hmtl-view

Thanks in advance,

Wiisper
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GobbyUK:
I get exactly the same with social hub. I have my exchange email in the email app itself and HTML doesnt work either for me.

Sorry I cant help. . Im on jpa
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wiisper:
I'm also on JPA, maybe that could be the problem.
[myTouch 3G Slide General] Stratis1978:
Hey everyone.

Just wanted to show off DroidAtScreen -- an Android screen display program:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiYWNnkZPL8

I've got it set to 30 frames per second for that video though it seems like less to me.

The UI exhibits some buggyness while asking for the 'adb' executable on Ubuntu (which I solved by adding vertical desktops through the virtual desktop preferences of the Ubuntu desktop).

Works well and supports landscape/portrait mode.
[myTouch 3G Slide General] guitarist5122:
What are the applications of this program?
[myTouch 3G Slide General] Stratis1978:
Presentation, and maybe in newer revisions projection (with a speed up in FPS).

It would be nice if there were an easy way to project an Android screen to different displays (like through mini USB).

I would love to watch some videos on my 32" LCD TV, or just show people some apps/games.
[Fascinate General] acawn:
When I get a text message I get two notifications, 1 for sms and1 for unread msg. When i click the sms it goes away. But when i click the unread message it takes me to sms, but the notification stays there? How do i remove this?
[Captivate Themes and Apps] shaolin95:
Just wondering how to EQ youtube for example by using another program.

Regards
[Captivate Themes and Apps] mgfjd:
anybody? I am looking for one too.. Windows mobile had plenty of those..

Thanks..
[Captivate Themes and Apps] whitesox311:
Cyanogen mod has dsp manager which does exactly this...its found in the aospMOD rom
[Captivate Themes and Apps] ZoinksS2k:
Pull the DSPManager.apk from aospMOD by Spaceman. Should work in most ROMs
[Captivate Themes and Apps] shaolin95:
Tried it and not working with my ROM at least not for youtube. :-(
[Captivate Themes and Apps] Cezar`:
Only the app wont do.

You need mooded libaudioflinger.so for your ROM.

I tried extracting it and adding it to a rom i was using once and it didnt work, it kept my phone on the boot screen for more than 30 mins. I had to restore the stock one.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] develop1:
Hello eveybody,

I just switched over from my HTC WinMo phone to this amazing Android EVO phone. I've continuously have been hearing the term "root" or "rooting" alot in this community. My question is sort of noobish; what does it mean to root your phone? Also, how can I do this to my phone?
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] SilverStone641:
It means you gain unrestricted access to the kernel of your phone. It allows you to install custom roms, themes, custom apps etc.

the easiest way i know of is to use unrevoked.com. they have an all-in-one method to give you full root in one fell swoop. good luck!:cool:
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] develop1:
The way I picture rooting the phone is like jail breaking an iPod. So once my phone is rooted, I can download new apps, music, ringtones, wallpapers, themes, ect.??
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] cbrown245:
On android you can download all that from the market, rooting takes customization to a whole other level. Just do a search and read up on it.

sent from the phone that is EVO
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] potna:
To me, rooting is admin like mode.

On your pc you have guest, limited and admin accounts. All accounts gave different levels of clearance.

I don't know much about linux but logging in as root gives you absolute highest permissions to do things. Imo, They sell these phones in non root able fashion so we don't break the os and ask for a replace ment due to malfunction. And to maybe lock us out of goodies that they want to up sell to us like adhoc wlan teathering.

Through the hard work of some folks, we can gain root access and have more fun. On the flip side, we can also do more damage as root.

I am rooted, but seldom use the root access. Imo Most people root so they can flash roms and teather for free.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ilaf0106:
Does anybody have a gps that works well with obsidian?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ransz28:
Axura gps is working perfect for me.

SeXed by Axura
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mr2t32:
have you tried turning wifi on? It doesn't have to connect to any wifi, but just having it on seems to had helped my location. for example, w/o it on, my accuracy is around 500 to 1000 meters. W/ it on, it narrows it down to 40 to 50 meters. Also, the compass is more accurate with it on.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] photolarry:
Has anyone snagged the link to get the OTA manually ? I just got my device yesterday and it has not come over air at all. I was told wifi has to be off and it can take up to 48 hours to arrive after first phone call is made from unit. Bueller?
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pklee:
call t-mobile and verify that they have the correct imei number for your phone.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slhpss:
This should be in the Q/A forum really, but if you run through these instructions it will help you force the update and root a phone that was updated this way...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=843428

The instructions are more intended for people who downgraded from the update already, but should work fine on a fresh phone...
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Whosdaman:
Please post questions in the Q&A section. Thanks
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] photolarry:
Sorry

I have the issue solved. I didnt understand since the rooting process is convoluted with the 4g. I have s=off now. :)
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gaww:
Which OTA are you after - the 1st or the 2nd ?

Still trying to find out about the latter (the first one has been well covered).
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] photolarry:
My understanding was one OTA that updates to 1.17.531.2 and Android 2.2.1...is there another one?
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ekinnee:
There seems to be only one OTA so far.
[Galaxy Tab Accessories] epakrat75:
Searched, didn't see this mentioned yet. From what I've read, it will have a Mini-HDMI instead of a full size HDMI port. Will the appropriate Mini to Full adapter / cable be provided with the dock? I'm expecting to have to source this extra part from somewhere like Monoprice, etc.

Anyone have it or know it's ETA / approx USD cost?
[Galaxy Tab Accessories] wingtytn:
ive seen the dock and yes the dock has hdmi built into it but there was no price or location to purchase i think i seen it on the tmo site but its a new device and accessoies i dont think samsung started to make them yet so give it a few months before lookin for them
[Galaxy Tab Accessories] misticjeff:
Most of the Galaxy Tab accessories are available here:

http://www.expansys-usa.com/s.aspx?sid=27342851&man=SAMSU&search=galaxy tab
[Galaxy Tab Accessories] gnick666:
I've got one and yes it has a Mini HDMI port, and there are no cables added to the original samsung provided package, just the dock and some papers.
[Galaxy Tab Accessories] terje.tel:
And, keep in mind that you need external power attached to the dock to get the HDMI output active. So, could be a good idea to get an extra power supply.
[Galaxy Tab Accessories] NewForce:
Nope, you can use the original GT supplied travel charger plug into the back of the Desktop Dock.
[Galaxy Tab Accessories] partie:
Anyone got a part number for the HDMI cable? It looks like an odd size mini HDMI...
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vrs2610:
title says it all

thanks
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alankstiyo:
looooooooooool

well there's no custom rom for the x10 yet so sorry
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mith500:
um...yes there is
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DangerPanda:
looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool

yep

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=835308
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fuusuke:
ilold

just need to read the pros and cons and that should be enough
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vrs2610:
lol yeh but with hundreds of posts on the custom rom thread, your eyes do start to hurt after a while :D

this is what i found so far

Some guy made this youtube video
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darkevilsta:
did you check around the thread for the custom rom? cuz that has everything already in it you wouldnt be needing a review then.

basically its waaay faster than the stock se 2.1 rom. also its aosp so no sony programs. thats it for the 2.1 cuz its like a stock version of android for people that dont like ****ty ericsson.

the 2.2 is on another level tho. devs havent released it yet but it looks about 2 times as fast as the aosp 2.1. the good thing is that its gonna be 2.2.1, which will bring the xperia at level with the other phones.

also, if you ever tested your xperia with se 2.1 on quadrant, you wouldve seen that its ahead of the desire and nexus one already, with the se apps on there. now imagine that on a basic rom. thats gonna be faster. now imagine that on a basic rom that has the latest fixes by google. thats the desert youll wanna eat
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arkedk:
I had the custom 2.1 rom on my phone for a day.

Quickly resorted back to the Sony Ericsson ROM.

But in defense it is still only in pre-beta stage, so a lot of glitches and other stuff needs to be sorted out.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fightingroost12:
besides the calling problem what else was wrong?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DangerPanda:
Dial out loop.

Music not working.

Video playback not working.

Camera Black and White and low quality photos.

That's all I can remember for now.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fightingroost12:
music and videos can now be played on rockplayer
[Android Themes] mikaeldalc:
Anyone have a all black background with Andy the android on it only.. I don't want anything colorful, just a black background because I'm trying to save battery. If so attach it.
[Android Themes] frosteddroid:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=840670 ,you posted this the other day, was this not the right one?
[Android Themes] H0CKEY:
here's 2 i put together for ya
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] convolution:
Now, I'm an android noob. I have noticed that there are several different [ROMS] for the G2, but I am not sure which one works the best, or is the best. I have tried reading what they have, but I get lost in the technical mumbo jumbo like streamlined or deoxied or whatever, and kitchen and prebaked...

Can you guys give your opinions on which [ROM] you guys use / think is the best, and why?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fiftysquid:
You should stick with stock.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] martx:
Try them all and see what fits you best, each rom has perks over other roms.