yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gietl:
No, I paid tax on $199, and no I wont pay $529 for a new one. If I lose or totally render it useless I have my old G1 and eBay :). Best buys plan will replace the phone (which is nice), other plans will only cover the amount paid for the phone (from what I understand). Don't forget the phone is only going to go down in value.

I did look at the square trade one, but even that is not really worth it...to me.

If taking a bath on a $500 phone is too much to handle then you shouldn't be buying a $500 phone (IMHO). Most insurance plans on mobile devices are a waste of money. Put $10 a month into a savings account and earn interest on it. If your phone never breaks you have money saved up for the next one. If it does break, hopefully it's down the road and you have money to go towards the newest baddest phone out there. :D
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gotgadget:
ATTENTION:

I LOST MY NS :( PLEASE DONT ASK HOW LOL I CALLED T MOBILE AMD TOLD THEM THEY THEN SENT ME TO ASURION AND MADE ME PRINT OUT A FORM AND FAX IT BACK... ALSO PAID 130 DEDUCTIBLE AND BAM THEY SAID MY NEW NS WILL BE HERE BY THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY.... ALSO IF YOUR WONDERING I BOUGHT IT FULL PRICE FROM BEST BUY ON LAUCH AND YES MY INSURANCE FROM MY OLD PHONE DID TRANSFER TO MY NS. IM ON TMOBILE PLAN ALSO
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bcl0328:
if you lost it how are you posting from it? lol
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gotgadget:
Lol my signature just says that
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MotorcycleKopp:
I got the best buy insurance just to have something when I walked out of the store. I'm probably going to switch to Square Trade.

I don't know how true it is, but one of the guys I met when I was getting my Nexus S told me that I could add the phone to my home owners or renters insurance -and that it would be the cheapest route to go with for insurance on this phone.

You guys ever done this before?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gietl:
It should be covered by your renters or homeowners policy. Keep in mind your deductible is probably as high if not higher than the value of the phone. So making a claim would be worthless. I suppose if you have a $250 deductible you could, but do you really want to claim it? I tend to reserve that type of claim for a big ticket loss or total robbery or something like that. Most people have a $500 or higher deductible.

Of course, read your policy and/or call your agent to double check.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Orite:
Did it come yet?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gotgadget:
Says it will be here on the 28

Sent using XDA App
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zorak950:
I sort of skimmed the thread up to this point, so forgive me if I'm repeating someone, but I think there's a lack of clarity among a lot of posters here regarding the distinction between T-Mobile's insurance and Asurion insurance, which you can buy through T-Mobile when you get your phone, but isn't actually a T-Mobile service.

T-Mobile insurance is- I think- automatic as long as you have a phone from T-Mobile and a T-Mobile plan for that phone. It's simply part of being a customer. I'm not clear on claims limits and other specifics, but from my own limited experience it seems to cover manufacturing defects and software failures 100% (minus shipping costs), and accidental damage with a fat deductible.

Asurion insurance is the thing you get a choice about when you buy the phone, which you pay a monthly fee for. That I know even less about than I do the T-Mobile insurance, but I believe (do not take my word on this) it covers accidental damage and loss/theft in addition to hardware and software defects with a relatively small deductable. If I had to guess, I would think this is the insurance plan that would automatically transfer to a new phone, if there is such a thing.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tekkitan:
My sister was playing with my phone on Christmas and dropped it onto her kitchen table (almost dropped to the floor but she saved it). I went right home and ordered SquareTrade insurance for my phone haha
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rayman0625:
Did you get your new phone?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Michigan Jason:
This is totally not true. I have asurion, and they replaced my nexus one 2 times in a year. They do not stock the nexs one there, HOWEVER what they did was have me purchase a new one outright, then fax them the receipt and the order confirmation from google and they got a check out in the mail to me and I had it in 7 business days. DO NOT LISTEN TO THESE JACKWAGONS TELLING YOU IT IS NOT COVERED, they will have you buy a new one, proove it, and they will give you a check.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jthornton71707:
I got my NS for $450 on eBay. I was shocked and had to double check with seller it was the S version. He had listed it However so I got lucky. Otherwise I would havepurchased from best buy. $9.99 a month and no deductable. Plus you can hack the sh#t out of your phone and as long as you bring something back with the serial so they know it was the right phone they'll replace it.done this twice once with my 3gs and the other time when I personalty tried to convert my ip4 to white... not a good idea
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Michigan Jason:
I can confirm this, this is the same thing that happened to me. They make you buy a new one, fax proof and bam your all set. Keep TMOBILE ASURION, its the best, they will do 2 claims a year. Sounds like a profit to me :) :D:D:D
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] donniestarko:
Agreed. I've made 2 claims on my n1 earlier this year. Paid 130 over the phone and I saw a new one in 2 days. These people whining about different models is because there are no more left. Phones don't last forever.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Marmle:
Filed a claim yesterday and they said they do not offer the nexus s. They offered me the Vibrant and i said i did not want it. I asked if i could go purchase the phone and if they would reimburse me they said no and then they offered me the G2.

So guess im getting a G2. which i hope i can sell and get another nexus s.
[General Questions and Answers] manicyaz:
Hi there,

Sorry if this is a silly question. But could someone tell me how to remove my EX3 partition and restore my SD card to it's full capacity. I am using a 16GB Transcend class 4 card. I have tried using Paragon Partition Manager and partition magic but both of them do not see the EX3 partition.

Also, does I am stuck on the HTC white screen every time I try and install a new ROM. I have formatted and tried a few different ROM loads of times but nothing seems to work :-( except for reverting back to a backup from a few months ago which does not have A2SD/A2SD+.

Could the EX3 partition be corrupt or have anything to do with this?

I am using an unbranded HTC Desire

Thank you!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smackdownn:
i heard at many places that if you download an app from market named "galaxy s unlock" it will unlock any galaxy s model.so here's what i wana ask. My brother recently bought an AT&T captivate from US..he is bringing it here to india..i was thinking will this "galaxy s unlock" work in my device to unlock it..it is on android 2.1, if the app works then can i download it without a simcard and in offline mode with WIFI?? coz i dont have an AT&T sim card!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gormander:
I honestly do not know if you need the SIM card or not to access the market which will allow you to get the "Galaxy S Unlock" app. I have tried the "Galaxy S Unlock" app before but I could never get it working (with stock FW and Stock FW + Root). Im pretty sure that you cannot use that app once you update from Stock FW to Stock FW + JH7 (the original "GPS fix" back in Sept). However, the way I got my unlock code was the following steps:

1) Go back to complete stock FW using the following link:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=731989

2) Root the device using the following link:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=739304&highlight=click+root

3) Get your unlock code using the following link:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=761751

This may be the long method but this is the only way I have ever gotten my unlock code. But then again, once I got my unlock code, I never tried to get it again. The above steps that I took did not require a AT&T sim card at all.

I hope that helps.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] venky.balaji:
Hey! Even i got this phone from United States to India and now even i m in a fix that how do i unlock. please tell me did u manage to unlock the phone?
[HD7 General] panco:
Hello everybody,

unfortunately my brand new HTC HD7 fell into water. Now Is still perfectly working but the background of the screen looks like wet.

I wonder if there is any possible solution (display replacement would work or might be something else damaged).

Since the phone is working, even you don't notice with dark background, i wonder if it might be useful for to test rom or try new software, if someone interested please contact me.

Marco :mad:
[HD7 General] sayonical:
You shouldnt use it until its completely dry, that is, put it in a sealed contianiner with dry rice for at least overnight.
[HD7 General] panco:
Hi,

unfortunately when it fell it was on and after that i didn't swithc off anymore. I already tried the overnight in rice.

I wonder if changing the screen would be enough. On this site (http://www.repairsuniverse.com/htc-hd7-touch-screen-digitizer-replacement.html) it cost 79US$ but i wonder if it can be changed smoothly.
[Nexus S General] Ronaldo_9:
Hi guys i asked my friend in carphoneware house if the NS came he said not yet so i cannot get mine.

personal views please. how good is the handset compared to your N1/Desire DesireHD/SGS?

any regrets to the 1st few owners?
[Nexus S General] JupiterDroid:
Its only just been released in the US, and has not come into stock in the uk yet, it will go officially on sale on monday.

JD
[Nexus S General] Ronaldo_9:
cheers buddy, gonna have to get a friend to hold one for me if they get it in stock.
[Nexus S General] JupiterDroid:
Im holding fire on an online order to see if it will be in the shops on Monday, if not i will order it Monday for delivery Tuesday... The stores usually get stock the same day as their online service;)

JD
[Nexus S General] GuestK00431:
Well I preordered on the 6th and Google say the 20th but carphone ain't saying anything other than end of December... :-S
[Nexus S General] JupiterDroid:
Yeah its a pain...

I got my hand burnt before preordering the desire and the desire z so i dont ever preorder anymore. You never get it any faster, actually there are always people that get it before the pre-orderer, its fooked up;(

I spoke to a guy at carphone and he said it may come into stock tomorrow and may even be sent for saturday;)

JD
[Nexus S General] waggermama:
The Google HQ peeps have *just* got theirs today (london based), so reviews should be along soon.
[Nexus S General] GuestK00431:
Hope so mate, I sold my iPhone 4 and now using a phone from 1999 haha it's murder. I really want the NS Monday :)
[Nexus S General] Ronaldo_9:
I need it from a store to get discount ;)
[Nexus S General] JupiterDroid:
Fingers crossed;)

Google have taken the piss out of the UK enough with this crazy price tag, they dont want to couple that with a delay... Any delay and i will buy a HD;P

JD
[Samsung Mesmerize] elijahblake:
I mean we have basically the same phone.. and I think the user base on Cellular South is probably to small to have it's own sub forum.
[Samsung Mesmerize] Agpilot!:
Yeah I was wondering the same thing--Cellular South Galaxy S Showcase user here. Rooted and Clockwork recovery installed.
[Samsung Mesmerize] elijahblake:
have you not installed the voodoo kernel?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=871915

IT'S NICE!!!!
[Samsung Mesmerize] Agpilot!:
I installed the Voodoo kernal last night for the Showcase! Working great. Quadrant score went up to over 1800 from around 900. It is nice. Any custom ROMs available yet I could try? Yeah our own forum would be good.
[Samsung Mesmerize] elijahblake:
No custom roms yet.. I think there's one for the mesmerize, so there probably will be before long
[Samsung Mesmerize] androidman78:
Watch what you try......

I welcome you guys as the more the merry just watch what can be flashed as some roms may def. brick but you may want to try the mods I created "AT YOUR OWN RISK" as they only change the boot animation and notification icons and give you a accurate battery......the software is so close I THINK it should not be much of a streach to do it but to be sure I need your framework to be possitive....Do you have option to go back to a stock phone as backups are good but NOT a fix all......DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK AND HAVE AN OUT BEFORE YOU DO IS THE MORAL HERE...Thanks:p

P.S. It took quite awhile to get things going as we were in the minority as MES. users you may be even worse off so hope your wait wont be as long....Also feeling like this forum may be to you as we were to the Fascinate forum waiting and watching posting here and there looking for ANYTHING we could use.
[Samsung Mesmerize] elijahblake:
I can't help you with he stock files.. JT has a repository, of the showcase. Geekmouse also has MOST of the Showcase files backed up. So one of them would be a good place to see maybe?

I've already changed my boot up sound and image. But having on of your battery mods would be neat
[Samsung Mesmerize] 02busa:
So does anyone have a Cellular South Showcase specific Recovery image?? Odin recovery??? And NO I haven't bricked my phone... just seeing what resources are floating around..
[Samsung Mesmerize] phidelt82:
I thought jt got CWM working for the Showcase. That would give you a recovery image. As for the stock files to flash in Odin, that's another story. Those have to come from someone who has them for "technical" reasons, like an in store technician. Or maybe a curious engineer who happens upon them while he was looking for something else and decided to download them as a just in case.... lol
[Samsung Mesmerize] 02busa:
Haha, yeah they did.. Really would like to get my hands on the Odin files though... as would everyone else i'm sure. BUT NONETHELESS THANKS TO JT AND EVERYONE ELSE FOR ALL YOUR EFFORTS!!!!!
[Samsung Mesmerize] phidelt82:
In need of a volunteer again

I've got a theme I'd like someone to test. It's the Generation X theme port like the one I did for the Mesmerize. Should be stable, but I need a test before I release it. PM me if you are interested and I'll send you a link.

It has accurate battery mod for discharge, modified lock screen, menus, drop down notifications, status bar, settings, Generation X bootanimation and PowerOn.mp3.
[Samsung Mesmerize] elijahblake:
how hard is it to take a theme off?
[Samsung Mesmerize] elijahblake:
man, does PM even work anymore? I've sent several but they never show under my sent messages....
[Samsung Mesmerize] phidelt82:
Just restore from a backup.
[Samsung Mesmerize] elijahblake:
i'll do it, i'm disabling lag fix now, then I'll do a backup and I'll be ready... Is PM working for you?
[Samsung Mesmerize] phidelt82:
Yeah, I'm mobile right now so it takes a minute to get to me.
[Samsung Mesmerize] elijahblake:
looks cool.. I like it.. No issues!
[Samsung Mesmerize] phidelt82:
Good stuff. I'll post it when I get back to the office.
[Samsung Mesmerize] elijahblake:
wow i just noticed that my battery meter and batt stat show the same exact number.. NICE!!! :)
[Samsung Mesmerize] phidelt82:
Accurate battery mod to the rescue!
[Samsung Mesmerize] elijahblake:
ha, sweet... that makes it even more worth it!!!
[Samsung Mesmerize] dcow90:
What they should do is have Device forums then Carrier subcategories each with their own forms.. that seems like a more logical way to organize this all. Then they could have forums for things that are device specifc before you enter the carrier subforums and carrier specific things in the carrier subforums (=
[Samsung Mesmerize] phatboy5015:
I'm trying to get CWM working on my Showcase.. I've done all the steps to a T. But whenever I reboot into recovery and apply "update.zip", it goes green until it says:

E: failed to verify whole-life signature

E: signature verification failed

Installation aborted

Any ideas??

Or do install the attached zip file through the "Install ROM from SD Card" option in Rom Manager?

Also, I've noticed theres a "recovery-update.zip" in /sdcard/clockworkmod and a "recovery-clockwork-2.5.1.0-fascinate.zip" in /sdcard/clockworkmod/download/koush.tandtgaming.com/recoveries..

Do I need to move one of these to the root of the SD and rename it?

BTW, I used z4 method for root.. Could this be the issue??
[Samsung Mesmerize] elijahblake:
Are you using the 3 button method.. if so try using rom manager to reboot into recovery
[Samsung Mesmerize] phatboy5015:
I've tried both methods. Still the same thing.
[Samsung Mesmerize] rrobbins68:
jt has a modified version of clockworkmod included within 0123showcase.zip and an updated voodoo kernel. I have not downloaded ROM Manager, but successfully made a backup with jt's modified version of clockworkmod. Before you flash the voodoo kernel, please make sure that you dump bml7. If you cannot find jt's post regarding the dump, please let me know, and I will help. After the dump, you will have a backup of your kernel in case you need a fairly close to stock phone. For close to stock, you will also need a cwm backup (modified cwm). Be careful with tuxility, its kernel backup was empty. Here is the link to the Updated Voodoo5 Kernel...please read the warnings:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=871915

Since I needed help with the adb commands, I used the following link. If you use jt's 0123showcase.zip files, you can skip the part where it says to download ROM Manager. After you run redbend_ua restore on zImage, run adb reboot recovery, and you should see a new recovery menu. Make your modified cwm backup in the new recovery menu.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=860250

Please read all the warnings and follow the instructions. You will be running these steps and the steps provided on the other links at your own risk. If you brick your phone, it is your responsibility. I am by no means an expert, so please read.

Please PM me if you need help with these steps.

rr
[Samsung Mesmerize] elijahblake:
I have the STOCK showcase kernel if anyone ever needs it....

Good write up, very helpful...
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gnolihp:
Bros, please help

My Desire is running Froyo 2.2 and I rooted it.

There is an OTA today for version 2.29. I already download it. But when it restarted and installed, it failed with error like wrong signature or sth like that.

Please help me if you got any clue on this.

warmest regards,
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheGhost1233:
Don't apply OTA updates on rooted devices, either use a custom rom which is based on 2.29 or use a 2.29 RUU and root again.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prodygee:
Exactly. I think you have too little knowledge of rooting. Don't even think about the word "official" when you rooted your phone.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lanbase:
Actually I toggled Sig off in Clockwork mod and

was able to install the update, it went well and the phone was working

fine, i did loose my root tho , so I had to root again....

I am a beginner, so don't take this as advice, cause I don't know

the downside off togling Sig off. I just wanted to state that in fact

it is possible to ota a rooted device..

grtz
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gnolihp:
Thx for your advice. :)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EddyOS:
It's generally considered that if you're rooted you should not apply an OTA as you won't truely be back to 'stock' and it can cause issues further down the line. It can be done, though, as highlighted above but if people just used some common sense as opposed to just saying OK to any updates this question wouldn't get asked 30 times a day
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] spbeeking:
Here's the Nexus S system dump. Have at it.

http://www.mediafire.com/?4hb9aqe8u88esra

EDIT: Well, crap. I feel kinda stupid now. Its already been put up in the Nexus S section. Oh well.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] mdeejay:
new complete /system, kernel and initramfs dump

http://www.multiupload.com/PYF3KEWW29

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=875184
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] spbeeking:
Well crap. And here I had a friend who got the Nexus S and brought it over first thing just so I could make a quick dump. Thanks M-deejay :) I feel kinda stupid now.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] -deuces-:
its all good bruh, keep up the work
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] victorbd:
thanks to both u guyz... eagerly waiting for the juices you will make out of it :)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] spbeeking:
Unfortunately, i no longer can do anything, as I no longer have access to my linux machine. And the pc im on right now is old as hell, so virtualization is out of the question.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xtsuname:
I googled and searched,

but...

How do you zoom on the nexus S camera?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] twflys:
Me too... I don't think it does zoom!
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dinan:
Why do you want it? It's just digital zoom... crop the image on your computer later or on the phone, it'll be the same thing.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tks989:
you should be happy it has none. camera is great by the way
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xtsuname:
I don't really care myself, but my parents wants it...

and zooming does actually sound cool... right?

last thing to add is that, I'm just wondering, it was volume button with SGS, a button you need to press on N1, what about NS?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ekerazha:
I really hope you're wrong...
[Android Apps and Games] gi812:
Due to switching roms constantly and data wiping (i always like to start fresh, even without switching roms sometimes) there is always a lot to add back, some things which are tedious

basically i want to know if it would be a hassle to make an app do this:

add all the settings to set up my email

set up passwords for wifi networks i use a lot (home networks)

and a big one, install a certificate and set up the wifi to use on campus

my background:

outside of Matlab and Mathematica i know nothing about programming (if you can even consider those real programming languages?)

ive been interested in learning to program, mainly to accomplish personal tasks like these

would this be too 'difficult' to go after and tackle, where to start?

would the google appcreater be able to do something like this?

thanks =D
[Android Apps and Games] K900:
Titanium. Use it, Luke.
[Android Apps and Games] gi812:
it didnt save my email settings. tried it.

it also cant save a installed certificate. but thanks lol
[Android Apps and Games] K900:
Email settings are saved, you' re doing it wrong. Don't know about the certs tho
[Android Apps and Games] ickyboo:
I agree. It saves emails. Best still to use k-9 as it saves that too. Just buy it as restoring in unpaid version is a pain in the ass
[Android Apps and Games] K900:
K-9 dev trying to sell his app? :)
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cheshireccat:
My internet failed while I was using cognition 2.4 so I downgraded to stock 2.1, then installed 2.3b7. Everything works now, except one minor issue. When I try to use my bluetooth earpiece, all I hear is static. I have tried unpairing it and repairing it, but alas, the issue persists. Any ideas on a resolution?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rajendra82:
The solution is already in the Cognition thread.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] designgears:
read the download page, it clearly startes the problem as a known issue.
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vasili94:
Come cambiare la lingua su x1 da ing in ita ?:confused:

(wm 6.5)

How to change the language on x1, from English to Italian ?:confused:

(wm 6.5)