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[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Caspers25:
How's the battery life?

Sent From My HTC EVO
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Caspers25:
Yeah I know how to flash a kernel but do I wipe everything? Reinstall the same rom over it?wouldn't that brick me or not make me get passed my boot animation. Really? Can you just tell me how to calibrate it please?

Sent From My HTC EVO
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dkdude36:
you would need to flash the rom, boot up, go through setting up google, then flash kernel. to calibrate, charge to 100%, unplug and replug a few times to make sure its full, then go into recovery and wipe battery stats. then reboot phone and let it sit until battery goes all the way down until phone shuts off. then while still off, charge until light turns green. then unplug/replug to make sure its full, and reboot. takes a while but you will be happy. well worth it.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Caspers25:
But if I flash a new kernel do I just wipe dalvik cache? When do o callibrate the battery? Before flashing a new rom and a new kernel?

Sent From My HTC EVO
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dkdude36:
after flashing. it helps a lot. i would reccomend doing it every couple of months. when you flash a kernel, wipe cache and dalvik cache.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Caspers25:
Soyour not suppose to do everytime you flash right? Because I e been doing that this whole time..

How do you calibrate it after flashing and flashing what?

Sent From My HTC EVO
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bbm21:
im runing jk6 froyo rooted and i want to install Eugenes cyanogen mod 6.1 thing but my phone wont boot into clockwork recovery, it starts to verify if but then says "failed to verify whole-file signature"

any ideas?
[G2 and Desire Z General] sp00fy:
Not sure if this has been discussed before but I tried searching and nothing came up or maybe I used the wrong terms to search.

I was looking at my friends additional services on his phone in the My accounts app and saw that he had this plan called "Preferred Android Unlimited Web" for $20.00. I was curious as to how he got it and he told me they gave it to him for being a loyal customer of more than 12 months.

I been a customer for around 3 years or more and my unlimited data plan is at $29.99 so I called up 611 and asked what the deal was and I first talked to a woman and told her the situation and she said she couldn't see it. My only other option was to switch to the limited 200/mb per month plan. Then I ask to speak to a supervisor and was transferred over to a different department and talked to another woman. She looked up my records and confirmed that I was indeed a loyal customer and after explaining how I saw the preferred android unlimited web plan, she changed my plan to that without any hesitation.

The G2 is my first smart phone and I am wondering how come I wasn't informed of this data plan when I first signed up. Are any of you currently on this preferred android plan? If not, maybe you should look into it and save yourself 10 bucks a month. Just a heads up. I'm extremely pleased that my bill will be 10 bucks cheaper per month and that it took no trouble to change the service.
[G2 and Desire Z General] collins521:
I'm getting the $20 a month for my data lines on my account..we had 3 but went to 2...my wife's BB is a $20 a month as well. I was told you had to have 2 or more data lines on your account to get the discounted rate. Granted I've been a customer for 10 years so they may have been doing it for me due to being a customer for so long too lol
[G2 and Desire Z General] ratchetrizzo:
The loyalty plan isn't something they offer you out of the blue, you usually have to get retentions to add it for you.

They can also give you myfavs for free, and unlimited family text messaging for $9.99
[G2 and Desire Z General] imblacklife:
I pay $30 for my unlimited data plan...How many years you have to be with T-Mobile to be considered loyal?? I have been with them for 2 years now.
[G2 and Desire Z General] sp00fy:
That should be more than enough. Just call up 611 and ask them to change you to the preferred android plan. If the rep says it doesn't show up for you, ask to be transferred to a supervisor or the retentions department.
[G2 and Desire Z General] theebest:
I pay only 20 a month for data and Im bearly on my 3rd month and this is my first account with tmobile which I opened specifically for the G2. Wow I din't know some people payed 30
[G2 and Desire Z General] imblacklife:
Does that preferred android plan work for family plans?
[G2 and Desire Z General] icolorado303:
I have three G2's on my account and we all have the $20 unlimited "4G" web
[G2 and Desire Z General] collins521:
I'm on a family plan, 4 lines...two BB's, one Android, and another basic...1 BB and Android are on the "preferred" data plans for $20 a month
[G2 and Desire Z General] ratchetrizzo:
yes the the preferred data plans work on family plans, I have it on all 4 of my lines (2 preferred mytouch, 2 preferred android)

They usually don't have a problem giving that plan out to anyone. They only ***** about the $9.99 unlimited family messaging and the free myfavs. Just call in and get to retentions to have them added. A regular csr wont have access to add those options.
[G2 and Desire Z General] loustrk:
I have the family time 700 plan for 59.99

my data plan says "T-mobile Android unlimited web + 400 messages"

for 24.99.
[G2 and Desire Z General] imblacklife:
I will definately be calling them up....tomorrow...after my bill is paid
[G2 and Desire Z General] quietpopcorn:
That's from the my accounts app.
[G2 and Desire Z General] eneka:
$10.."unlimited web for phones" on T-Mobile. I had it added onto my plan before I switched to my G2. They just recently updated their data plans so it no longer exists.
[G2 and Desire Z General] zielin:
I recently renewed my contract and the loyalty department put me on a cheaper plan they no longer offer that includes $20/month data and my faves. I saw the promotion for adding an extra line for $5/month on their website and now can not take advantage of it without switching to one of their current plans :( They tell me it will cost me $10/month instead with no way around it.
[G2 and Desire Z General] OoTLink:
When I got my G2s, the CSR at retentions told me that due to my tenure (4 years but I'm kinda spotty on making payments sometimes lol) that the best I could get was the $24.99 android data plan (and thus, I have that x2).

OTOH, they put me on the $49.99 family 500 plan to make up for it. :D

I think after I pay my bill I'm going to call them and ask about myfaves :)
[G2 and Desire Z General] djsinco:
If I remember correctly, you must have been a customer for 18 months with no late payments on an auto-bill account to be automatically granted loyalty status. The other way to get it apparently is to whine to retention department.
[G2 and Desire Z General] sp00fy:
That makes sense. I was never late on my bill so I guess that's why they changed my data plan without any questions.

I just wished I knew about this preferred android plan when I got my G2.
[G2 and Desire Z General] OoTLink:
lol, I can assure you that no whining, begging, or acting like a "I've been a customer for 4 years!! I demand the best deals!" happened.

I have no complaints :) My family (overall) has been with T-Mobile since 2001 (my account however has only existed 4 years), so that may.. help slightly (although I doubt it).

Sometimes, it just helps to be really nice (and get lucky!)
[G2 and Desire Z General] jamesfrom818:
$25 for T-Mobile Android Unlimited Web with FlexPay. I ditched Sprint to get a Nexus One in January.

I've got a question though. Are any of you able to view how much data you've used on the T-Mobile website? Mine is always blank. Does that mean my data usage isn't being tracked?
[G2 and Desire Z General] witeboy07:
I pay 109$ for a two line famile even more plus prepaid,unlimited web,text and 750 minutes,no throttle
[G2 and Desire Z General] J-Hop2o6:
when i was on WM (and dumbphones before WM): $5.99 t-zones..

now since t-zones isn't compatible with Android, i pay: $20.. since data price increased, i had to switch up my plan from unlimited loyalty everything ($90--including $10-12tax/charges) to $40 EM 500 minutes, $10 unlimited msg, $20 5GB data, $6 premium insurance.. so its ~80 (including taxes/charges).
[G2 and Desire Z General] OoTLink:
Mine shows that I've used 1050mb/unlimited this month so far. That's one whole week ;)
[G2 and Desire Z General] sp00fy:
I wasn't able to view my usage during my first month with the phone, but on my second month and beyond, I was able to track my data usage.
[G2 and Desire Z General] lightningtrip:
I pay $140/month for the "Family 700" -3 lines with unlimited text and 2 android web packages.
[G2 and Desire Z General] jojo_16:
Web usage 2.6gig/5gig used it for a month
[G2 and Desire Z General] Sk17z0:
I was told by a Tmo rep (in store) that they were (rumored) to be lowering the data plan to $20. I forgot to follow up with it but now that I read this I think I'll email him so he can hook my wife and I up. Ive been with Tmobile a little over 6 years. My wife has been with them a little over 4 years. So I know we qualify plus I been had the Unlimited Loyalty Plan.
[G2 and Desire Z General] J-Hop2o6:
only 1GB so far? thats nothing.. the most in a month i used over Tmo data was 30-35GB.. but that was alot of tethering.. but Tmo doesn't have to worry anymore.. i have Comcast Internet again!
[G2 and Desire Z General] funkadesi:
I pay 60+Tax for 500 Mins, T-Mo to T-MO, N/W with Unlimited Texts and "Unlmited" Data

Even More Plus 500
[G2 and Desire Z General] jamesfrom818:
December would be the 11th month on this plan. I could never view my data usage when I was on my Nexus One and I haven't been able to view it since I've upgraded to a G2.
[G2 and Desire Z General] mark925:
For voice, I have the Unlimited Loyalty Plan which is unlimited minutes for $49.99/mo. For data I have "T-Mobile Android Unlimited Web + Unlimited Messages" for $34.99/mo.
[G2 and Desire Z General] mariopm2005:
Using Simple Mobile, Unlimited Web, text, talk $60.00. Thats including tax! :D
[G2 and Desire Z General] funkadesi:
isnt it true they cut off your Data service after you go over a certain limit?
[G2 and Desire Z General] Gwanatu:
I called and they told me I wasn't eligible. I've been a customer for 6 years, however I just got a data plan for the first time when I got my G2 in October. I think I'm going to call again when I get out of work and ask to speak to a supervisor.

I just sign in, select my line (I have 5 on my account), and there's a data tab that tells me how much I've used. The first month I had the G2 that tab didn't exist, but since last month it's been there. Call them up and ask, but I guarantee that the data is being tracked regardless.
[G2 and Desire Z General] jamesfrom818:
I wonder why I haven't been throttled then.
[G2 and Desire Z General] brokenwatch:
I pay $20 for unlimited data on Tmobile. I was paying $20 for blackberry service but it died and I replaced it with this phone. You may need to talk to retentions if you want a better price.
[G2 and Desire Z General] PlatinumMOTO:
I just called tmo and I have 2 accounts one individual (G2) and one family plan with 3 lines(2 G2s and G1) now I just took off data and web on my single account dropped it down to 30.00 plus 5.99 protection. Now I was told I could get unlimited everything family plan for 179.99 when I bought the other 2 G2s. I go to to check my rate plan and it says 159.99 for 750 unlimited text unlimited web, but on one of my lines they forgot to put the texting on so I was being charged per message 104.80 in texts alone so I got that straightened out and then wanted to make sure I had unlimited everything for 179.99 they said no you have unlimited everything for 224.00 before tax, WTF, and they charge per line a fee so per line they charge 10 plus the data fee plus the voice fee. Does this sound right to you, worst part about it is I don't even use the other G2 and was not even given a SIM card for it yet I still have to pay the data fees and voice for it when the SIM was never given to me.

And I just ordered the Mytouch 4G and got a free Motorola Defy except the Defy was not free and the Mytouch was not 199.99 it was 249.99 and the Defy was 49.99 and they have mailin rebates the Mytouch for $50.00 and the Defy for $50.00 that is what they don't tell you I'm seriously thinking about cancelling the contract and just paying the fee of 200 and keeping the phones considering it's a one time charge and I'm paying damn near 300 each month.

Anyone heard of that before it seems more and more family plans are a bigger ripoff.
[G2 and Desire Z General] moSess:
I switched to SimpleMobile.
[G2 and Desire Z General] dhkr123:
Wow. This thread is amazing.

I remember when I was envious of American cell service plans... just seemed to be so much better of a deal than we had here in Canada. Amazing how things have changed in the last year though, by comparison, you guys are all being SERIOUSLY butt-raped.

Now we've got the better deals... $40 unlimited calling to anywhere in canada AND usa (with no insane time of day or day of week exceptions), ***AND*** unlimited data. :D
[G2 and Desire Z General] EEaudio08:
I'm getting 2 lines (both G2's), 1500 minutes, unlimited text, and unlimited data for 79.99 before 15% corporate discount. So 67.99 before tax/phone insurance.

Not quite sure what that equates to for the data, but if we're assuming the lowest family plan they offer is about $50 and texting is $5 each, it's about $10 for each phone's unlimited data.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] gothymp:
is there anyway to back up the revol settings or keep a rom from changing them? I need to flash out of this laggy slow Sprint Rom.

My phone is a sprint branded touch pro 2 flashed to Revol......
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] cajunflavoredbob:
Which settings? Most of them are in the registry, which is pretty easy to access. After flashing a new ROM, you would simply import the saved registry files and voila! You're on your way.
[Streak 5 Accessories] cheetah2k:
Anyone know where to get a genuine new battery cover for the DS?
[Streak 5 Accessories] nightworker-nn11:
There are some on eBay.Co.UK, they say there genuine, so I'd buy it, then if it wasn't then say it's not genuine and get a refund plus keep it.
[Streak 5 Accessories] cheetah2k:
I ended up taking my unit in and asking for a replacement under warranty - the front fascia panel with the front facing cam and ear speaker was popping out as well.. bl00dy defects..
[General Topics] sk8erdude525:
Is there any application to flash theses phones back to stock manufacturer?

I have a Pantech Link locked to AT&T

need it on tmobile and told the only way was to flash the phone with original firmware
[Droid 2 General] mikeyinid:
What are the rules about posting other peoples work, i.e. ROMS and themes? Im not sure but I see over in other forums, like the EVO for example where 5 people are making ROMS using a base that they give credit to one guy for. I only ask this because over here in the D2 section, there is only 3-4 different groups working on stuff, everyone is tight lipped and not willing to let anyone in on the "secret". I see random posts where it says that the source for the base of ALL these ROMS is open, meaning ANYONE should have access, and ANYONE should be able to do as they please with them. I know that is not the case and it comes down to who you know, just like anywhere else in life, but I think the community is only being held back because we only have those select few working on new stuff....DONT get me wrong, all the devs. are doing amazing work for us D2 users, I just think we are being limited alot. I sent a pm to one dev in particular asking him to release a variant of his themes with the ApeX flip and fly out transition animations added. They are really cool and they compliment his ROMS well. I even got permission from some others to use those. I not only didnt get a response, but when I pm'd him askin why he hadnt responded, he said he never got it, (I still have it in my outbox). I just think it would be cool to have, say, a Fission Blackout ROM with the blackout Swype and android keyboard, and the cool transitions from ApeX, and only have to flash one zip in recovery. Im just sayin. Im not being ungrateful so please dont tear me apart, just puttin it out there :)
[Droid 2 General] theimpaler747:
Straight from XDA rules ;)
[Droid 2 General] mikeyinid:
And that is reasonable. Thanks
[Droid 2 General] theimpaler747:
No problem.... mind if I close this?
[Droid 2 General] mikeyinid:
nope. go ahead.
[Droid 2 General] theimpaler747:
Due to question being answered and consent of the OP, thread closed :)
[General Questions and Answers] azn_sammurai:
what do u guys think i should do keep my htc hd2 or get the prototype?
[General Questions and Answers] itszcharlie:
Danny, you should have taken my Dell Thunder. I ended up selling it on eBay for 500 :D But then, knowing now what has become of your HD2, I don't know... haha
[Nook Color General] sudermatt:
turn the screen brightness all the way up

hold your nc in portrait orientation

put on your polarized sunglasses

magic...screen goes dark

now

turn to landscape

presto chango!
[Nook Color General] califrag:
That's probably the 'VividView' causing that

" The screen, "Vivid View" from LG. 16 million colors. ... a full lamination screen film technology. Maximizes readability of backlit LCD while minimizing glare."
[Nook Color General] pokey9000:
Happens with a lot of LCDs. I have to tilt my head a bit to read my car stereo's display when I'm wearing sunglasses.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] 15blackknight:
Hi,

I've searched a lot on the forum and on other sites as well.

While I'm a noob, I do get that BBM is a pin based messaging application, and no one can generate a fake pin.

Also, that getting the service provider to activate Blackberry services on a phone whose EMEI doesnt match is difficult.

I was using a blackberry, and thus have a pin number. Also my sim card (I am on a GSM network) already has full blackberry services which are active and paid for. If i put the sim back in my bb, everything works perfectly.

Now the question i ask is, since BBM is essentially a java app, is it possible for me to somehow install or emulate it on my android using my old Blackberry pin??

I found that this is possible for the iPhone (not sure of how well it works):

edit: I'm not able to post links as i'm a noob, so you'll have to open these manually! sorry. My apologies also for going around the rule, but the post would be incomplete without this info!

youtube.com/watch?v=TjuoswXon-Y

wevito.com/Blog/Entries/2009/10/31_How_to_use_bbm_on_your_iphone.html

the interesting question is, can something like this work on Android.

And if anyone would not mind answering a iPhone related question, is the above shown genuinely possible?

Thanks in advance for the help guys. Hopefully this is a new train of thought and not something I missed in my searches! :p

Black Knight
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] 15blackknight:
no help here?

even a simple it can't be done??
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] ptdborth:
It would be nye on impossible..you'd need to have your phone permanently connected to the blackberry service (and paying the £5 a month for the pleasure) thus blackberry would know its not a genuine BB connected (due to the invalid PIN). I suppose the only way its possible is if you have an old BB, nick its PIN and emulate the phone. I cannot begin to imagine how much battery that would use.

All in all, get whatsapp. :p
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] 15blackknight:
thanks ptdborth..

i already have whatsapp...but its impossible to convice all of my old BB contacts to get it!

i'm already paying for the BB service, (paid in advance for a year) and I do have a old blackberry whose PIN i can nick!

so my question exactly is, how do I nick the old pin and use it/emulate it in the new phone??

thanks!
[Optimus One, P500, V General] Badassian:
I lost all signal in my cell phone coverage. I cant call or sms anyone.

I installed the Amberhome Custom Rom v1.1 and all my signal's gone.

Does installing a custom rom screw up signal like this?
[Optimus One, P500, V General] MikeD215:
where are you located?
[Optimus One, P500, V General] Badassian:
Canada, Ontario
[Optimus One, P500, V General] cloneman1:
Probably the same issue I had with the telus milestone.

When you flash a new rom, it doesn't have the right 3G settings for some reason. You'll need someone to send you those files.

If my theory is correct, your phone works with GSM but not 3G right now. Since Telus does not have any GSM network, it won't find any signal at all.

I'm going on theory here.

Here's the info from the milestone thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=734802

EDIT: since these are motorola instructions, they probably wont help you, heh
[Optimus One, P500, V General] Badassian:
Im not even using 3g i only have a prepaid account

So you're saying that I cant even use GSM? and that Telus has different GSM files than the rom?
[Optimus One, P500, V General] zorxd:
Telus has no GSM/GPRS/EDGE coverge. It has an UMTS/WCDMA/HSPA network. However, unlike most of the world, it is on the 850 and 1900 MHz frequency bands instead of the more common 2100 MHz.

So it is possible that you flashed an update from the rest of the world that messed with your radio configuration.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] Badassian:
I solved it :)

my phone mysteriously came with the "only 2g network" checked in the mobile network settings

i unchecked it and i have signal!
[Optimus One, P500, V General] zorxd:
You can also set your phone to "WCDMA only" so that your phone doesn't try to connect to any GSM network.
[Streak 5 Themes and Apps] chrisrotolo:
ANyone know of any reboot apps that work with Dell Streak for just a hot reboot, or a restart of the Android UI? Thanks

Ive treid quick reboot and hot reboot, normal reboot works but not the fast option.

I think I found one "fast reboot" free in the market kills/restarts main processes I think, good enough..

Mods feel free to trash this post.
[Streak 5 Themes and Apps] bigfoots1:
Im using quickboot and works great
[Droid X General] artinghanei:
I just put the rom on by the name zapx rc2 for the droid x and the problem I have is with the stock rom it includes Verizon visual voicemail and I need that feature if I download the version that they have on the market it tells me to use the version that came with my phone so please tell me what to do I need this feature as soon as possible thanks tons foot any help!!!
[Droid X General] hullie10:
Hey... you should prolly update to zapx 2.1 since rc just stands for release candidate... I think... so it might have some bugs... let me find the dev's website cuz I can't think of it and maybe you can email him to send you the Verizon .apk
[Droid X General] hullie10:
Www.drewgaren.com .... but I just flashed 2.1 coming from 1.6 and I like it alot better, runs a little smoother and the stock theme is really clean
[Droid X General] artinghanei:
Can you give me the new version download please
[Droid X General] artinghanei:
and actually have version 1.0
[Droid X General] hullie10:
Yeah... it's called zapx bazinga 2.1... if you go to his website it's there to download
[Droid X General] artinghanei:
But I got the apk and it is not installing it said "application not installed" so how do I install somthing that says its not installing?
[Droid X General] artinghanei:
Lastly please give me that site and answer my other question thanks tons!
[Droid X General] hullie10:
http://www.drewgaren.com/DREWGAREN.com/ZapX_Rom.html
[Droid X General] hullie10:
That I do not know honestly...did you do a backup before you flashed the rom? If so restore that one with the app you want on it and download titanium backup and run a backup of all the apps... flash the new rom, download titanium backup from the market and restore the apps
[Droid X General] artinghanei:
I did that and it could not do that App thanks again tho