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[Nexus S General] Zorachus:
The longer I have this Nexus-S, the happier I am with it. It is just T-Mobile that concerns me, need a little more time with it. I have an office in the basement, and down here get crap reception. ATT on the iPhone rarely worked down here, or maybe 25% at best, Sprint was 90% reception, very good, and T-Mobile so far seems to be 75%, not too bad, I do get most texts down here right away, but not near perfect like Sprint either.

The EVO battery life was my #1 reason for looking for a different phone, it was horrible, and every smartphone review, always listed it dead last place for battery life, and the iPhone4 at the top. When reading reviews of the N-S, what sold me was that it is supposed to be closer to iPhone 4 battery life, and much better than EVO. So far after 3 days that seems to be true.

With this Nexus-S, I need to wear my sons bib around this screen, I am drooling all over it :D And I do like the lightweight and compact size, fits into a shirt pocket easily without weighing it down. The EVO in comparison was a brick, and would never fit in a shirt pocket, without weigh down and falling out almost. Even in Summer when wearing shorts, the EVO felt like a brick in the pocket, almost making your shorts droop. But I did like the large flat 4.3" screen on the EVO, that size is sweet, and easy to text, with the on screen keyboard. Just the colors blew on that phone, very washed out and way too much white light bleed.

I would LOVE the EVO, if it had a Super AMOLED screen, or something close to it, and if they could reduce the thickness and weight. And of course design it to use the less battery power, and last a whole day like the iPhone4 or N-S. Other than that, the EVO is a great phone. But T-Mobile pricing helped sweeten the deal. I need the full unlimited packages, I run my own business, and on phone most of the day sometimes, so minutes is a must, plus texting and data. The T-Mobile plan is a good $35 cheaper per month than Sprint, on exact same plan, and I have no contract to be stuck on, with T-Mobile :) So if there is a Nexus-M this summer/fall by Motorola, or they might call it the Nexus-3.0 for Honeycomb Android 3.0 OS, I might get that.
[Nexus S General] unremarked:
Hopefully within the next few days custom kernels will start cranking out and someone will port the WiFi calling app from the G2 or the MT4G which should help resolve your issue with your office. Assuming you have a wifi connection, that is.
[Nexus S General] Zorachus:
Yes I have WiFi in my basement Office, and real work Office, I am a computer gamer junky, build my own Eyefinity systems :)

But not familiar with WiFi calling ? How does that work ?
[Nexus S General] unremarked:
instead of using the signal from the cell towers to make phone calls, it will use your wifi connection. It still uses your voice plan and thus costs minutes but its useful for situations like yours.
[Nexus S General] Zorachus:
That's a brilliant idea. Will that be a market app, or must be rooted first I would assume to download and use that ? Then that would solve my biggest problem I had with T-Mobile, sometimes getting bad reception inside home or office.
[Nexus S General] unremarked:
It will require root because the WiFi app I speak of doesn't work on the Nexus S right now. It will require a custom kernel in order to port it over so it should happen within the next few days or so I'd imagine.

In the interest of fairness, there is one downside to it. The app won't switch dynamically, which means if you start a call on wifi and walk out of range, the call will drop period. Even if you walk into an area with absolutely perfect coverage.
[Nexus S General] Zorachus:
Thanks for the info, but that kind of sucks then, if it drops the call cold turkey once you walk out of the WiFi range ? Phone hardware can't handle the smooth transition from WiFi to cellular at the same time I guess ?
[Nexus S General] TheBiles:
What do you mean by this? The Nexus S is running raw 2.3. No theme or bloat. This is the purest experience straight from Google. No more waiting on HTC/Sprint to get their act together or relying on Cyanogen and crew to make sure everything is working on thier build. Personally, I can't go back to my EVO after experiencing the screen and weight of the Nexus. The EVO just feels like a rock now, and I'm very satisfied with T-Mobile's data speeds over Sprint.
[Nexus S General] Zorachus:
Today after 3 days with the Nexus-S, I agree with you. My EVO feels heavy like a brick now, and the screen color is so washed out and bland compared to Super AMOLED< no comparison. Plus the battery life on the N-S does seem to be much better than the EVO's so far. And the icing on the cake, T-Mobile is cheaper per month, for me a good $30 cheaper.

Plus T-Mobile seems to be the best Android carrier, they seem to get the best and latest phones pretty quick. They were first ever Android carrier with the G1, and then the first with the Nexus-One, and now the Nexus-S. And I prefer the "Nexus" idea, getting the untainted OS, sort of like Apple with the iPhone. Just buy a new Nexus every Christmas to have the latest and most pure Android phone.

Sure there will be new dual core faster phones early next year. I rather wait for the Nexus-3, by then dual core will be done beta testing on other phones, and the Android OS will be really optimized for it by next Winter. I wait for the dual core Nexus, not the any ol dual core coming out right away next year, no thank on the bugs and issues that may pop up. For now I am a happy Nexus owner. Will just plan to buy a new Nexus every year for now.
[Nexus S General] thefoss:
I'm in the EXACT same boat. I left TMO in june to get the EVO, and now I just switched back to get the NS. I'm trying to decide whether or not to keep it. On the one hand, I love the weight and size of the EVO. It's the number one reason I got it. Th3 4.3" screen is awesome for texting and videos. However, the LCD blows. 4g is alright, but I never use it because the battery on the EVO sucks so bad already.

On The other hand, the NS is pure google, which with the rate custom ROMs get ported over these days, isn't that big of a deal anymore. I'm sure 2.3 will get ported to all the other major phones within 2 weeks. The AMOLED screen is AMAZING. But the overall size and feel of the phone and screen are a bit prohibitive at the moment. Coming from such a big phone, the downgrade is def noticeable. Also, the phone feels...delicate. I'm scared to set it down.

The 1ghz Hummingbird processor FLYS. In side by sibe comparison with my EVO running CM 6.1, the NS always manages to open each app faster and scroll smoother.

So what's a guy to do? Keep the NS and compromise size and 4g to be on the bleeding edge of software development and better battery life? Or keep the EVO and stay with superior build quality while having a couple chargers on hand?
[Nexus S General] TheBiles:
Personally, I find the Nexus to be the perfect size after using the EVO for so long. Often times I found myself having to stretch my hand to reach the notification bar, and the phone just seems too wide now. As far as the "build quality," my EVO's had unattractive light leakage from day one while the Nexus is perfect in every way. I think a lot of people have gotten stuck in the "heavier = better quality" rut. Just because the Nexus is light doesn't mean it isn't solid.
[Nexus S General] Zorachus:
I will make final decision by Monday, after a full weekend with the Nexus-S, but leaning on keeping her :)

Nexus-S;

- T-Mobile is cheaper, almost $30 per month.

- Super AMOLED screen is amazing

- Lightweight and compact size easy to keep in shirt pocket, but still good size 4" screen

- Hummingbird processor is smoother at pulling apps and scrolling, not choppy

- Pure Android OS, no need for major custom roms, will get Honeycomb right away

EVO;

- Large 4.3" screen is easier to text on, and read

- Sprint service might be slightly better than T-Mobile

- 4G ( but never used but a few times, major battery )
[Nexus S General] mingkee:
Be aware that AMOLED can be a serious battery killer. Try to play Angry Birds and you'll know what I am saying.

480*800*3(color per pixel) light together can draw power like crazy.
[Nexus S General] RogerPodacter:
Samsung amoled screens don't have 3 sub pixels for every full pixel like a normal lcd screen does;-). It uses pentile sub pixel layout which only has approximately 2.3 pixels to every main pixel. That's why many people hate amoled and claim text is not sharp, or "fuzzy".
[Nexus S General] unremarked:
I'm not sure what the deal is, tbh. It's a new feature that's just come out on the latest T-Mobile Android phones. Blackberrys, I'm told, have had this function for quite some time and I wonder if they encountered the same issue. Could just be an issue with transitioning the signal itself or the connection to the character's network and thus non-phone specific.

I haven't tried it myself, but I believe you can go from cellular to WiFi without dropping the call but, like I mentioned, not the other way around.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] justlovejoy:
did i miss something here? can you re elaborate?`
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xtone:
next time pls post in the right section, thing belongs to Q&A section.

now on topic.. this has been asked so many times and to be honest you will not get a straight answer because it all comes down to preference. some roms are built for speed & power while some are build for long battery life.

so my advise to you is read through the comments of the roms posted try as many as you can til you find what is best to meet your needs. and when you get more experience flashing, you might want to try to mix and match ROMs, Kernels, and Modems to get exactly what your looking for.

peace~
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ultraman666:
I would have to say Axura 2.2 is by far the best that I have tried, very smooth and fast. At this point I have had no issues!!!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crypticlama:
Sry I'm new to posting, I read only most the time.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] justlovejoy:
what in froyo b.s. is going on here?

if you are looking for a fast rom to get straight to the point then download a stock rom and flash with odin but if the quest. is about fast rom then you have some choices. I personally feel that nero is speedy without a lag fix but so is axura. have fun testing. not enough new stuff for me to flash binge this weekend. lol
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wes33:
I like ginger clone
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qroche85:
stock JL4!!! Everything just... works :)
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] survivor_evil:
ginger clone works really good for me. I dont even feel a lag fix is necessary for this one
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SykesAT:
Not cool. Post reported.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nranson:
I'm currently running the Ginger Clone. It's an easy install (assuming you're familiar with Clockwork). All you do is put the zip file on your internal sd card, boot to recovery, and install the zip. Easy as can be.

However, if you've never flashed a rom before, boot up Odin and get familiar with it. Some people make Odin seem like it's this programmer-only type of toy, but it's super easy and user-friendly as well. You just need to follow directions on what file to put where (.pit files go in the PIT slot and .tar files go under the PDA area). Odin is sort of a "holy ****, I can't do anything with this phone anymore" option. It will get you back to BONE stock, how your phone shipped.

I've been thinking about writing a guide to flashing and recovery if anyone thinks that would help? I'm kind of a novice myself, but I've familiarized myself enough with flashing and Odin that I think I could write a guide if there was a demand for it.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amwilliams9:
Man this is why new folks get discouraged with posting. Aside from the fact that a new guy posted in the wrong section (easy mistake) telling him to load a ROM not intended for his phone potentially bricking it is jacked up. Why would anyone do that? Even if you were successful loading it to your phone.

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[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beren28:
Well that's me scared then.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crypticlama:
I am sry for that. But I do thank you guys for being so nice about it. I have seen in other forum where they have been rly rude about things like this. Also thank you for all the responses. You are a big help
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mmelo76:
he best ROM will be one that will adapt to user needs.

So, just testing to see many different ROMs.

This type of thread does not help and may cause flames.

Although the idea is not bad, it is best you find out more about each ROM and draw your own conclusion!

Understands and expects to continue working with the XDA.

Moved and Closed thread.

Moved of: Samsung Vibrant > Vibrant Android Development

To: Samsung Vibrant > Vibrant Q&A

Please put your questions to: Vibrant Q&A
[General Topics] cellwarrior6:
The galaxy tab has replaced my tmo G2. With the hacked version of skype I get unlimited phonecalls (in U.S.)-call and recieve for $40 mo at tmo and 2.99 mo for skype. The g2 cost me $90 mo. I lowered my tmo bill by $47 to 39.99mo for unlimited data and text. The skype calls are crystal clear on speaker, headphones, or bluetooth on 3G. Cost of ownership per year: G2: $1,080, the Galaxy Tab: $546 including skype with internet number.
[General Topics] sk8erdude525:
hey

is this over wifi only?

or if it is over 3g how did you get 3g data AND calling with your galaxy tab?

i heard you could only have one or the other.

unless you make all your phone calls over 3g....

but then when they call your actual number how would that work?..

lol

details about your plan would be nice:)
[General Topics] cellwarrior6:
Calls work on wifi and 3g. Instructions here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=838895
[EVO 4G General] metalfan78:
I just got my evo, and i got an update earlier. In settings, i can see swype settings, but no way to choose swype as the keyboard...wtf? Anyone else have this issue
[EVO 4G General] princessakiki:
What you have to do is when in a text box hold out down a box will pop up that says input method push it and it will give you your options. Hope I helped.

Sent from my GirLie Evo
[EVO 4G General] metalfan78:
Ill try that
[EVO 4G General] metalfan78:
Nice it worked! Youre the best. I just switched from atmobile vibrant and I hour so used to swype that texting with something else is tough. Thank you
[EVO 4G General] princessakiki:
No problem glad I could help

Sent from my GirLie Evo
[G Tablet General] bobtran:
Earlier today everything was great. Then about Noon I started getting process.android.corea force closes. Finally had to do a factory data reset. Finally back to somewhat stable but I can't download anything from any market. Full market shows everything but when I try to download I get "com.android.vending" stopped unexpectedly force close and If I try to download from Handango I get "com.android.browser" stopped unexpectedly Force close.

My environment is:

Viewsonic stock ROM + Gmarket update + Video update.

Followed the Super thread to root, market, ADB, LauncherPRO

Side loaded flash.

I'm still a relative NOOB and could really use some help with this.

EDIT: Went ahead and flashed to TnT Lite 2.2, Fingers crossed, hopefully problem solved. yup...FIXED
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kingonrock:
hi i am new here i an new to andriod and i am using

samsung galaxy s i 9000

2.1

from asia india

i am from india

i am totaly confused with lot of tout old and new for rooting flashing and roms

cany one pls sugesst me

the latest updated tout for rotting flashing and custmised roms and custmised firmware(ie) from

abc

pls help it wil be great

hope for some one full fill my request
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SXTN:
Rom Flashing and Rooting

To answer your question I do not know if a 'all knowing a powerful tutorial for flashing rooting and about roms' but I can get you started.

TERMS:

CWM = Clockwork MOD (A tool that is flashed to your phone through the "update.zip" method. It allows installing of custom roms and kernels that are not supported by the stock recovery app.

KERNEL = A part of your operating system that handles things like CPU configuration and file system structure / formatting.

ROM = A piece of software that will change the functionality or look of your phone

1. Google "Z4mod XDA" and download that. It will root your phone for you very simply by following the instructions in the APP.

2. Download "Clockwork Recovery" by way of Google. A) Put it on the ROOT of your internal SD card making sure it is named "update.zip". B) Power off your phone. Remove the battery, put it back in then while holding VOLUME UP and MENU press the power button until the screen turns on then let go of all three. Use the volume buttons to navigate to "apply sdcard update.zip" and apply it. Now repeat this process from part B.

3. You now have a rooted phone with CWM.

IN MY OPINION...........

4. The best kernels our there at the moment are by RASDEEP or HARDCORE, these can be found by way of XDA forums. Follow the instructions in their posts on installation instructions.

5. The best roms that are currently available are either by DARKYY or DOCRAMBONE / Kalpik

(Darkyys v5.6 or DocROM)

Follow the instructions in their posts to install their roms.

Hope that this helps,

Alex
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kingonrock:
thanks alex i will do that if i have any douts i will ask you
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SXTN:
No worries mate,

Remember to hit the "Thanks" button if ive helped :)

Good luck,

Alex
[Nook Color General] drksilenc:
well it works fine on my evo but aparently you cant activate it without an imei number so i payed for the full version for nothing
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sanjsrik:
Turns out I had to downgrade to be able to upgrade. I downgraded back to 2.1 and then flashed Myns ROM over that and all is right again. What a pain in the neck.

Help, help help.

I searched, I followed a number of other threads on this issue, installed busybox manually, nothing is helping. Please please please please help.

My old evo got stolen. I got a new one today. I was able to root, but i keep seeing the same error every time I try to flash Myn's ROM, please anyone help. I've downloaded the RLS 4 file from both mirrors, it's fine. I flash it and I get the following error:

E:cant symlink /system/xbin/[

E:failure at line 15:

symlink busybox system:xbin:[

install aborted.

I have:

S-OFF

HBOOT-2.02.0000

Radio 2.15.00.09.01

I am using Amon-RA recovery and all seems to be fine UNTIL I try to flash the RLS4 Myn ROM.

I can't get past the symlink errors. I have followed numerous threads' advice on correcting the error and even have verified that ls -al shows all the correct symlinks. Anyone please help. Is there more than one busybox to install?

I found two and don't know which one is correct:

busybox which is 523k

busybox which is 719 k in the Autoroot zip.

PLEASE, I'm desperate, anyone please help me get this installed.

Thank you in advanced.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cruise350:
Which Aman Ra are you using?? You must have 1.9 if your hboot 2.02, 1.8 won't work. IF you have 1.9, why don't you try a different rom to see if it loads and then put the one on you want after you test it. If you need 1.9 I believe you can find it in the Fly a Kite root method.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sanjsrik:
thank you for the response, I did a search for fly a kite root method and can't find it anywhere, can you point me in the right direction to find this?

Thank you in advance.

I did some searching, this thread was updated and I had to use google OUTSIDE of XDA to find it as it was renamed. it's now:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=829045

and says very specifically:

UPDATE: If your radio is 2.15.00.11.19 this will not work. Some people says it does if you run the official ruu (which is in the unroot portion of this guide) So if you want to try it.

So, I'm trying the official ruu. I have root, but nothing else seems to work. IF anyone can offer some more advice, I would be very grateful.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sanjsrik:
PLEASE someone help. When I try to use the official RUU in the post above I get to the part where it says i have less than 30% battery and won't update. I KNOW I don't have less than 30% battery, I looked at the battery in another device and it's fully charged.

I can't get ANYTHING to work on this thing, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE help me flash a ROM, I only get to the white evo screen and recovery is NOT working, what do I do?

PLEASE anyone help.
[Vibrant General] crypticlama:
Anyone get the new market yet on the vibrant?
[Vibrant General] tonie972:
Yes, I did and I like it better than the old one :)
[Vibrant General] crypticlama:
Ota? still have not got mine
[Vibrant General] ZachLL88:
i did very early this morning.
[Vibrant General] tonie972:
I don't even remember updating it myself but I found out two days ago that I got it :::-)
[Vibrant General] crypticlama:
Will you get it if your phone is rooted?
[Vibrant General] SamsungVibrant:
I had it for about 5 mins.

I had the new market for about 5 mins. I installed JL4, upon starting up the market for the fist time, well what do you know, it's the new market! I then did a factory reset (but still running JL4), then upon reboot, suddenly the new market is gone, back to old.

What gives? Very strange!
[Vibrant General] Bronk93:
You can get the 2.2.7 market apk from the nexus s forum. I installed it just fine.
[Vibrant General] crypticlama:
Ill try that. Ty
[Vibrant General] shoerhino:
I got the new market and I run fusion 1.1!
[Vibrant General] crypticlama:
Bronk do you have a link to it$
[Vibrant General] funeralthirst:
the new market apk is in the first post of this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=869245
[Vibrant General] crypticlama:
I keep getting the error " parsing the package"
[Vibrant General] funeralthirst:
how are you trying to install it?
[Vibrant General] crypticlama:
Direct from the link on my phone
[Vibrant General] Bronk93:
Here is the link for the 2.2.7 market apk:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=877328

You can install it using any app that can install apk's, I used the stock "Files" app.

I didn't get any FC's or anything but I believe there are alternate install instructions in that link.
[Vibrant General] crypticlama:
Well mine updated last night. Rt guys for your help
[Vibrant General] xriderx66:
If u want the new market...

Download sgstools from market and click update stock apps and click market
[Vibrant General] ntellegence:
Woke up and it was there like 2-3 days ago.
[Vibrant General] Bsands:
got the ota on my way home from work
[Epic 4G General] zeravla531:
My Epic runs the Nebula ROM.

I've noticed (not sure if it's every since i used Froyo, or just this ROM), that when i am texting, and i leave the keyboard open and handcent is open, the keyboard will flash every 10 seconds or so for no reason.

This occurs when there are no notifications.

Anyone else experience this? Any fix?

Thanks
[Epic 4G General] kenvan19:
Known issue with DK28 and other versions of froyo should search and check other posts about known issues with stuff you're using =P
[Epic 4G General] zeravla531:
I conducted a search and i couldn't find anything, but thanks on informing me. This was my first time on a message board and the internet.
[Epic 4G General] quik99:
Does it work well other than that ? I love handcent but I stopped using it in 2.1 as it was kept randomly force crashing
[Epic 4G General] zeravla531:
Yes, never really had a problem with Handcent, force closing or anything else.
[Epic 4G General] kenvan19:
But you didn't look at the "Known DK28 issues" thread, where this issue is stated =(
[Epic 4G General] zeravla531:
I did a search for "handcent keyboard flashing" and nothing came up. Gosh, sorry my search and thread viewing wasn't thorough enough to live up to your expectations and i posted a thread about the issue. The world is obviously ending.