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[myTouch 4G General] shlongwoodian:
You're paying for shipping? I'd call TMO and ask about that. I have had 5 MT4G's here total (only 2 keepers) and TMO has paid for the shipping on all of them. Yes, I paid for it up front, but they immediately credited my account once I gave them the UPS tracking #.

Add to that, on the last one, the Customer Loyalty rep's manager felt so bad for all of the issues, she ended up crediting our account for one of the phones.

The "trouble" has been MORE than worth it and at the end of it, I got a free phone out of it. Coming from a G1 and starting on Android back in 2008, the MT4G is a PLEASURE to use. I like both experiences - my personal experience using the phone (it's just fun) and the "bragging rights" comparing the MT4G to anything else on the market right now.

Each phone has its pros and cons - there will *never be a silver bullet. Thus far though, I think the MT4G nails it on all fronts. The HTC Evo is badass, but has a huge screen/poor battery life. The Vibrant has a nice display and handles games great, but feels like a blister pack that a real phone would ship in. The Nexus S is "close to Google," but doesn't have expandable/removable storage.

At the end of the day, we're fortunate to have more choices (or a choice at all, for that matter) than iPhone users/Apple fanboy/Mac drones.
[myTouch 4G General] Chadastrophic:
Most of the time TMO will only charge you for warranty shipping once for the same problem. At least that's what I used to do. Plus mytouch being the flagship phone it's usually shipped express for free as well, but if you're dealing with retention it may be different. I suggest waiting after your remorse period and deal with customer care.
[myTouch 4G General] myrdhyn:
dunno if anyone has commented on it yet, but did anyone else think it was hilarious that the nexus S lost every benchmark but one, some by a healthy margin, and the reviewers still claim "It's clear the Nexus S is the current king of androids"
[myTouch 4G General] Fisherman619:
I was thinking the same thing. How did he come out with that!??? Jocking it just for the name I guess.... Fanboys.
[myTouch 4G General] smonme:
TBH after watching reviews, reading them etc etc, I can clearly say that almost none of these guys use their phones the way we do here. I want a XDA review of mytouch 4g vs Nexus S
[myTouch 4G General] kitsunisan:
Sorry for the OT post, but when you called T-Mo, did you tell them the screen itself was the issue? I'm looking at doing that myself, but my remorse period is over.
[myTouch 4G General] kgbkny:
Are these the same reviewers that gave the Galaxy S phones the highest marks in that Consumers' Report article about the 10 best Android phones? :rolleyes:
[myTouch 4G General] shlongwoodian:
Yep. Well, the first 2 phones we ordered had their own issues. My first, white MT4G had a REALLY bad creaking problem. I was totally honest about it and told them it might just be me, but it's worth exchanging to "get what I paid for." I only ever talk to Customer Loyalty when I call, which really helps. They had no issue replacing the first MT4G for the creaking issue.

The next replacement was for that replacement. That was relatively easy to "negotiate" as well, since that phone rebooted on me a handful of times and appeared to have more soft issues than anything.

When we all started figuring out the differences in screens, I compared mine to my fiancee's first MT4G (SH screen) and called TMO as soon as we could tell there really was an issue. I actually didn't call in for an exchange, rather, just to ask them what they thought about the differences in screens (which they weren't aware of yet).

They were really helpful regarding the QC issues and ultimately, that's what led to them crediting our account to the tune of one phone. The Customer Loyalty rep's manager essentially "waved" our remorse period, sending us a brand new, in-retail-packaging MT4G. She said just to hang on to the other MT4G's we have in our possession, until we're certain we have the two phones we want to keep. She's going to give us all the way to the 29th of December to make sure we're getting what we want.

Not once did I call in and gripe or anything, I was just really straight-forward, very detailed in my explanations and ultimately, pointed them to their own (TMO's) support forum for documented proof of the screen issue.
[myTouch 4G General] itmustbejj:
It's funny how helpful people are when you are nice to them... :)
[myTouch 4G General] mingkee:
I have both phones now and I can say the following:

MT4

whiter screen (NS has a bit blue tint like Vibrant)

better cam + 720p video recording

navigation pad

notification light

memory card support

NS

better battery

better reception (the difference is marginal)

better calling quality (the earpiece is much better than other Samsung phones)

unlimited screen contrast

If you have MT4 with good screen, you'll be surely surprised how good it is compared with AMOLED.
[myTouch 4G General] vw671:
I know, as i owned a Captivate with the same S-AMOLED
[myTouch 4G General] kgbkny:
@mingkee:

I used to have a Vibrant, which is known for its attrocious battery life. My MT4G's battery lasts me just about two days of moderate-to-heavy usage. Is NS's battery performance really better than that?

If yes, kudos to Samsung for optimizing battery performance, especially since it has the same battery as the Vibrant.
[myTouch 4G General] zValor:
How come when people talk about the SAMOLED they never mention the jaggies? makes the screen look horrible imo
[myTouch 4G General] vw671:
Yep, totally agree. SAMOLED is great for pictures and video but sucks for text.
[myTouch 4G General] TrueBlue_Drew:
Here is a great review of both phones. Click Here
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] antmantucan:
I know there is a way to do this but for some reason when I search all i get is how to factory reset the entire phone.

I simply want to restore the app data on my phone so that I can chose what application will do what when pushed.

FOR EXAMPLE:

When you first install Launcher Pro, the phone asks which Launcher would you like to use. After that, there is writing on how to remove that default. I cannot find how to do that.

Any help? I currently have vplayer on my phone, which I do not want to remove and reinstall but I do not want to it be my default player for certain media types.

Thanks
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joe.kerwin:
You need to go to Settings > Applications > Manage Applications > Select whatever app you're looking for to clear defaults for, and hit the clear defaults button once you select that app.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xriderx66:
do what the guy above me said, or for easier use, download app "cleardefaults"

and then scroll down click clear defaults, click home and you can choose again.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] johnny13oi:
Hey guys, I had a Samsung Vibrant recently that the IMEI and MAC addresses and such totally got ruined and reseted to some default numbers. Luckily I knew that they were saved in the efs folder in a file called nv_data.bin and backed those files up before doing any flashing. I was wondering where is the equivalent in the G2 so that I can copy them out of the device and place them in a safe spot in the special event if I ever need to replace those files.

I have rooted my device following the instructions on this site.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ibemad1:
Changing IMEI's is strictly against the rules of xda. Even if you're not trying to get around an IMEI block.

Sent from my T-Mobile G2 running Cyanogenmod.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] johnny13oi:
I am just looking to back up my files. From what I understood there is no way to change imei. I just don't want the reset to happen to me again. If you search around this has happened fairly frequently on android and iPhones.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] johnw230873:
I know the Galaxy S comes with 8GB of internal memeory but does this mean I can install up to 8GB of apps on the phone or is there only a smaller amount deadicated for apps.

If so about what amount?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Daneshm90:
Menu -> Settings -> SD card and phone storage
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gtg2:
If you're running 2.2 with an external SD Card, you can move some apps to external memory.
[Desire HD General] Frostyeo:
Hi guys. I've been using desire HD for about 3 days already, but what is see is that the cell signal seems to be horrible, its always 1 to 2 bars, and never full, does mine have problem or does every dhd out there have terrible cell signal?
[Desire HD General] Idartalis:
Signal wasn't desirable on stock ROM, was getting 1-2 bars all the time. I'm getting 3-4 bars now with Mike's Android Revolution HD ROM
[General Questions and Answers] Disease8:
Hi I posted this in the tytn/Hermes forums but thought is might be a bit hidden away so i though I would post it here too (if that is allowed) if some one could check it out would awsome! :-)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=873105
[General Questions and Answers] mellojoe:
When I try to stop actively syncing certain features (like contacts), it erases all my contacts from my phone. Help?

Here's the deal:

I have set up my WM6.5 standard phone (Samsung JACK) to sync with my home PC and my work PC. The other day I wanted to back-up my contacts to my home PC, but I don't want it to sync contacts on my work PC because then it will download the entire office directory - do not want.

So I selected "CONTACTS" to sync while at home. I did it, it saved all my contacts to my PC, and now I'm happy.

Trouble:

When I went into options and un-selected "CONTACTS" it now has to remove all my contacts from my phone. Why??? It says that it has to remove all sync'd contacts to stop it from sync'ing in the future. That makes no sense, and is now causing me trouble.

To get my contacts back on my phone, I sync'd it with my home PC. But, now I can't sync with my work PC because I can't remove CONTACTS from the sync list.

This is also true with CALENDAR. I was thinking of trying to sync my Outlook calendar with GOOGLE Calendar, but to start a new sync with Google I have to unselect my calendar sync. If I do that, it removes all of my calendar items. THIS IS NO GOOD!

How can I unselect something to stop it from sync'ing in the future but leave those items alone on my device and PC as they are.

Help?
[General Questions and Answers] mellojoe:
I hate to "bump", but I was hoping someone here had experience with this.

I can't seem to get anybody to talk to me about this, and it is increasingly infuriating.
[General Questions and Answers] mellojoe:
The only answer I'm finding is that we CAN'T.

ActiveSync will delete everything if you stop sync'ing. So, we have to use a 3rd party backup software to backup everything, delete the partnership, and then set the new thing to sync, and reload from the backup.

A pain in the you-know-what, but it looks like Microsoft designed it that way. :( (Booooo, hisssssss)

i'm looking forward to getting away from MS in my next phone.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ced 8525:
Yesterday with my nexus one in my pocket (GPS ON- Location -ON) I went to a Ford dealership. I was there for 30 min. Later that day I get an email from Ford..UNSOLICITED. Today I go to Jiffy Lube and only ask how much they charge for oil change. I GET ANOTHER UNSOLICITED EMAIL from all places Jiffy Lube. Is this a co-incidence or is GOOGLE being BIG BROTHER....I will drop android and all its worth if i am being spied on....PLEASE LET ME KNOW YOUR THOUGHTS
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tehgeekguy:
I'm calling coincidence. I've gotten those emails pretty recently too. It's the holiday season and they want to get business.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wdfowty:
Why are people thanking that post? Lol.

Honestly, if it is GPS-based advertising, you more than likely consented to allow Google's location service to randomly collect data (in initial setup). It's nothing even close to "spying", and if you didn't want it, all you had to do was uncheck the box. But saying that you are leaving a phone, OS, and community over a little thing (that was meant to help anyways...), then I don't know what to tell you.

If you really think about it, would you be any better off with the competition? Apple (let's face it, the only REAL competition) really doesn't have the greatest track record when it comes to phones ;)
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Clarkster:
Total coincidence.

If Goggle was tracking your location to advertise better to you, you would see ads on webpage and such through their web ads.

There is no way Google sold your email to the local business, and they had time to put you into their own mailing list to send you their newsletter. Google doesn't work that way.

You would have gotten the emails even if you had not gone to those places.

I think they call this Confirmation Bias. You don't notice all the emails you get when you haven't gone anywhere, or notice the fact you didn't get any emails from all the other places you've been, but your brain makes a connection between the two emails and the two places you were at.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] codesplice:
I think it's a totally legitimate theory.

This is why I keep my Nexus wrapped up with a cute little tin foil hat, just like mine!
[Epic 4G General] warlar12:
I'm not quite sure what the .1 means at the end of it, on our devices if we flashed a leaked versions it shows it. When the official froyo comes out will it be 2.2 or 2.2.1?
[Epic 4G General] crawrj:
It is the latest version. If they release froyo it will be 2.2.1. Not sure what the differences in 2.2 and 2.2.1 are though. Haven't taken the time to look.
[Epic 4G General] warlar12:
Ahh wasnt sure I got curious because i was trying to root my friends evo, and his software is 2.2 lol
[Epic 4G General] kenvan19:
This is because the Evo has not gotten 2.2.1 yet =)
[Epic 4G General] warlar12:
lol that would make sense then, thanks much
[Optimus One, P500, V General] fifedogg:
I just picked up an Optimus S to check out what all the fuss was about. This phone hauls balls! I oc'd it to 806 and installed thunderom 1.4 and it runs great.

I'm coming from a Hero which has tons of development etc...We should have a place for the Optimus S/T as it has been selling very well especially at only $50. Only development going on is over at Android Central...
[Optimus One, P500, V General] timf76:
Optimus S

I agree I would like to see an Optimus S subthread
[Optimus One, P500, V General] LuvStry:
Optimus S is subset Optimus One

S = Sprint

T = T mobile
[Optimus One, P500, V General] fifedogg:
Does that mean all the roms on here will work with the Optimus S? I know the Kernels are device specific.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] jerdog:
+1 - My wife just got one
[Optimus One, P500, V General] chuunarusamurai:
I was also curious about that.. I tried flashing the Megatron rom but was unresponsive to it so I just flashed the Thunder rom v1.5 instead.. Is each rom specific as well?
[Optimus One, P500, V General] olmos.lalo:
Megatron resulted with stuck at LG bootlogo, I suppose minor modifications to current ROMS for Optimus One are needed in order to flash them on our S.

+1 for the subforum, would love to have megatron/void!
[Optimus One, P500, V General] scifan:
S & T are not the same device...

I'm saddened and surprised by the lack of support for this on XDA...
[Optimus One, P500, V General] nickel911:
+ for sub thread
[Optimus One, P500, V General] olmos.lalo:
Just flashed Prime, no go :(
[Optimus One, P500, V General] DaemonAshra:
there would have to be sub-forums for the s, t, vortex, m, and any other optimus one that comes out. i think just leaving it as we have it now will be best.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] jerdog:
Can we get the moderator(s) to put a sticky in about this, as well as a guide for marking posts so we know looking at the post title which Optimus it is for?

Like:

[ROM][OPTIMUS-S]

[GUIDE][OPTIMUS-T]

etc.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] srthimsen:
Agreed - just came from a Hero myself... it's like night and day... and I would really like to NOT leave XDA and support whatever development I could here and get void/other ROMs working on the S.
[Off-topic] jackpearce:
my cousin bought a zukbuk pro 7 tablet. i have never heard of zukbuk plus i cannot find very much information about it. i was wondering if anyone here has ever rooted one. i am going to give z4root a shot later on tonight and i will report back the consequences. lol.
[Off-topic] jackpearce:
As you can tell by my lack of non post, z4root did not work.
[Off-topic] RinZo:
Hahahaha. Thanks for the update 8 months later..
[Off-topic] jackpearce:
Lol. I wanted to be absolutely sure.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] -deuces-:
Finally, the update is here.

Chat and push notifications....check it out guys:D

http://pocketnow.com/android/facebook-for-android-15-in-market-now-with-chat
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] TheiPhoneKiller:
hey Everyone,New facebook is avalible from Market and now featuring chat :D

namby pamby toffee nose iPhone users can go bugger off now :D :D

http://www.facebook.com/apps/applic...#!/apps/application.php?id=74769995908&v=wall
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] -deuces-:
already been posted....i beat u to it...lol. no offense, its all good :cool:
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] TheiPhoneKiller:
Damb.lol.oh well :D
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] -deuces-:
guess we are both pretty excited
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] TheiPhoneKiller:
yeah :D means we dont have to use Go chat app anymore :D
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Mik0:
If you're chatting and you minimize facebook (hit the home key), or turn the phone off..is chat still logged in?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] TheiPhoneKiller:
yes chat is logged in when you minamize,if you turn the phone off it wont log back in untill youve fully rebooted,notifications from chat come up in the notification bar if someones replied on chat,also status and wall notifications come up aswell in the notifications bar,its pretty cool :D :D
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] chrisizzle492:
how do u set up push notifications. does it just do it alnone??

im using froyo hd

edit: nvm it does it by itself

but do u guys think it is gonna waste battery faster???
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Major_Sarcasm:
Of course it will. Your data connection will be more active.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] -deuces-:
Go offline

i found out that when on the chat screen you can hit menu, then "go offline"
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] dung8604:
Haha they sacrificed friend requests in lieu of the chat. I might go back, unless someone knows how to view friend requests
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] conantroutman:
Go to the friends bit then you should see requests in the top right corner.... :D

Sent From 1998 Via 56K Dial Up
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] jester350:
FB update

Anyone else having problems with this update?

Downloads fine but then get an installation error

Running mdee jay eVo Sence rEVOlution
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] al11588:
Uninstall the old facebook by titanium backup reboot and redownload and install facebook on the marketplace.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] jester350:
If I go into Manage Applications I have two facebook apps listed, Facebook version 1.3.2 and Facebook for HTC Sence version 1. Neither will allow me to uninstall?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] pack21:
It's a bug?

In fc chat, if we select go offline, my friends in their fc PC, see me like being online, it's annoying because some times I want not being seeing online.

I think is a bug app.

Can someone confirm this.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] al11588:
Hmm, that is interesting. I am guessing it is the rom you have since I am using Hyperdroid and am able to uninstall the old one to put the new one.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] BigBonkers:
Hey Guys im done with Android, i found it very disapointing. The applications and devs just arent there. And if they are some games etc apps are meant for a specific resolution...ie: gameloft games!

Im on verizon and left ATT because of to many dropped calls. But I loved the Iphone...do i wait for iphone on verizon or go windows mobile phone 7.

Android was awesome for what it was... but there was nothing of value in the market. Atleast for me.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] blazingwolf:
If there was no apps in the Android market for you then you will be really disappointed in the WP7 market. It sounds to me like you need to wait for the Verizon iPhone.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] BigBonkers:
I was thinking the same thing blazingwolf.... but i wanted something different. But i guess different isnt always best for some people.

PLus I know wp7 is coming in january for verizon, but if i wait for iphone God knows when its coming to verizon.

I guess im stuck in a waiting game. Thanks!!!!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] chaoscreater:
go with the iPhone, it'll satisfy you more than anything else.

I currently have an N900 running Android, Maemo and Meego. I also have an iPod Touch 4th Gen, and to be honest I use my iPod Touch more than anything else. All the apps/games i play on the go are all on my iPod Touch, i barely use my N900 other than txt or make phone calls.

I had a HTC Touch PRO and wasted so much time with installing custom ROMS and all these other stuff (I was using Energy ROM and always up to date until a few months ago where I sold my Touch Pro) and to be honest, it's just not as fun as owning an iDevice. That's my personal opinion and preference anyway.

I'm not an Apple fanboy either, I will never go for the iPhone coz it's way to expensive and I only go for phones with a qwerty keyboard. But my point is, judging from what you're looking for I say the iPhone is definitely the best choice.

Windows Phone 7 seems promising and I've been following and keep up to date with it since it was announced, I know all about the latest phones running Windows Phone 7. But I don't think it'll do well. Ur better off with the iPhone since u can just get everything straight from the go, not to mention you can jailbreak it (which is ridiculously easy btw) and install even more tweaks and stuff on it, and "FREE" apps and games (if you know what i'm talking about *wink*).

For Android, it's the same *wink* *wink* but the contents aren't as fresh and popular as what the AppStore and the jailbreaking scene or Cydia offers. Trust me, u'll have TONS of fun with so many apps/games for the iPhone. I have like 30GB+ worth lol.

But at least u have an Android phone. I'm sick of my N900 already and wanna get a Desire Z....
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] BigBonkers:
Yeah guys thanks for the input, im gonna wait for the iphone. Its my best bet. Thanks again for the opinions!!!

What i learned is a OS is only as good as the applications!!