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[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] darksupernova:
Hello,

This doesn't always happen, but i have had my phone in one hand and i have been calling it with my home phone in the other hand and it goes straight to voice-mail even though i have full/plenty of signal! It seems to happen more consistently when the phone is asleep, but does occasionally happen with the screen on. This appears random, but happens A LOT! My girlfriend has given up calling me because she is fed up of hearing my voicemail!

This problem DOES NOT EXIST when im just booted in WinMo, only happens after i boot into android. I have checked this lots to rule out a lot of problems. However, in case it helps i am on O2 UK.

I have followed all the FAQ's and other info for clean installs and how to keep everything working, but just cant seem to shake this one problem!

This problem has happened consistently using different builds from different chefs. I am using the 2.15.50.14 radio ROM and the latest NRG WinMo ROM (have tried a couple but doesnt seem to affect my android!)

I have tried searching, but cant find anything specific to Android booting on Winmo to do with this problem.

Can you help me?!

Thanks,

Max
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] darksupernova:
Please somebody help me, this is a serious problem, after all, a phones first and foremost feature should be a phone!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] broknindarkagain:
Try flashing a new radio onto the phone
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] darksupernova:
Go back to an older radio? I'll give it a shot ;)

Thanks :)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] darksupernova:
Flashing a new radio has made no difference :( Someone must have an answer! As odd as this sounds, i think the phone doesnt show the calls when the screen is on... havnt tested this theory much though...
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] mmduluth:
I've had the same problem no matter if it's an SD build or a NAND rom. It's like when the phone goes in standby it just loses service or something. It NEVER happens when I have it set only on Edge though. It's weird! I guess it's a good think I don't answer the phone most the time anyways.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] darksupernova:
This is still happening on different radios and roms. I have also noticed that occasionally i have full signal but when i try to do anything online i get a connection error message, also i am unable to send any messages, handcent sms goes crazy thinking that i have signal but being unable to send the message giving me about 5 notifications per unsent text, imagine what happens when i send out a group text....!

This is not a huge issue on the net, which must mean theres a fix or everybody would be having this?

Whats different about my circumstances?!

Again, to reiterate, i have absolutely no problems on WinMo.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] samsamuel:
i used to get this a fair bit with certain radios on wm roms, stock and cooked, still do occasionally, , i have a very weak reception spot in my house, and if i sit there for too long it does it. I can walk back upstairs (great signal) but it continues to show 1 bar, and calls go to vm.

The only thing that ever worked for me was changing the radio. i have it down to two that very rarely do it, 2.07.50 and 2.11.50.

I also started using a toggle to keep 3g off unless i was using it, i think it is possibly triggered by auto switching gsm/3g/gsm/3g/gsm/3g.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] WarlockW:
I had one today .. missed call .. Didn't show up on the phone.

I had one today .. missed call .. Didn't show up on the phone.

Only way I knew someone had called .. was they left a VM.

However 99% of my callers never leave a VM.

( Mostly Cause I Tell them Not to! lol )

Because I always see the missed calls and call them back!

Really would like to find a fix ..

I use my phone for Biz and if I miss a call that could me $$$ out of my pocket!

Maybe the Devs Can Figure it out :confused:
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] zarathustrax:
I have also had this problem with both sd and nand android. Not sure if it happened with winmo, never known of it happening with winmo. But I too have called from house phone to my cell and the call doesn't show up on my cell, and when I check the cell, I have a signal. It's always been in standby when it happens afaik. The only reason I know it happens often is because my girlfriend will tell me that she's called a couple times and my phone wouldn't show it. I figured it must be a problem with T-mobile or something, but hearing that other people have this problem with android, it makes me wonder what the real issue is. I'm gonna be playing around with wp7 now in addition to android, so I'll try to see if I have this problem with wp7. I actually usually have people call my google voice number now, which transfers the calls to my cell and my house, and then google voice lets me know if i miss a call, so this way I know for sure if I miss a call.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] joshk1025:
Similar issue... possibly a build problem?

I've had this occur on some builds of Android too. I didn't use WinMo long enough to make a comparison. Does it occur more when you are in a weak signal area? Most of the times it has happened to me, I have been sitting with the phone in my pocket, and I think the reception might not be the best.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] darksupernova:
switching to a NAND ROM seems to have fixed my problem for now! Shame that didnt work for you.

Yeah please let us know if it exists in WP7. No idea how to use google voice, maybe i should check it out!
[G Tablet General] dknyc:
Will they ship to a different store? I have been religiously checking the site but have not found any units within a 2 hour drive for me. Also, will a regular sears have returns if I just show up or call? Has anyone been that lucky? How much are the returned/ open box units at a regular sears? Thanks.
[G Tablet General] jdejose:
Regular Sears stores that get returns are what shows up on the outlet website, there isn't a special set of stores that are considered 'outlets'. The outlets are just regular stores that happen to have returned items.
[G Tablet General] dknyc:
There are actual sears outlet stores in addition to the regular store. Im located in southern california and they have a physical outlet store 10 minutes from me but they never have the gtablet in stock. There are about 2 other regular sears stores in the area too. That would be awesome if they were all the same.
[G Tablet General] Robert Duncan:
I purchased online from the Sears Outlet web site and called the store directly, asked for package pickup, and requested shipping. They shipped from Texas to Ann Arbor, Mi 3 day service for $11.

The only problem was the shipping had to be paid with a Sears charge card. I did not have one, had to borrow a friends.
[G Tablet General] dknyc:
Wow. That is awesome. Did you actually buy it online and then call the store? Why did they need a sears card for the shipping? Even with the shipping that is still a pretty sweet deal.
[G Tablet General] sfiorito:
I managed to find a great dept manager that shipped to me for free! I recommend you go through with the order then call the store once you get your pickup confirmation. The first store I tried told me they couldn't do it, out of laziness I guess.
[G Tablet General] dknyc:
That's pretty sweet. What did you do when the first place wouldn't ship? Was it a hassel to get your money back?
[G Tablet General] sfiorito:
With the first store I called them up before I placed the order. So when they told me they wouldn't ship, I tried to just order and schedule a UPS pick up, but in the meantime someone else must have ordered it. Lucky for me though as I found the second store!

It's definitely a challenge and takes patience, but I'm glad I stuck with it. I think this is a good device for $280, but $399 is too much.
[G Tablet General] dknyc:
I absolutely agree. Thank you for the advice. I'll have to give it a shot. I am hoping that viewsonic will start selling all the units that were returned to them too. That would be awesome.
[G Tablet General] nicholas621:
There's one unit available in the NYC area right now and one new one in NJ . You can use mrrebate to get 4% back on the purchase :D .
[G Tablet General] slayher:
The NJ one is gone, only NY and NC left, and I can get the NC one to take my order, and the NY store wont answer the phone.

I have $200 in gift cards I want to use, but cant use Gift cards on sears outlet :\
[G Tablet General] tyy10002:
I have tried to buy one in the sears at oak terrance IL and had them shipped it to me. It was a painful process and i had spent at least 3 hours to call 3-4 numbers. No one really knew the process. Anyways, it was not much cheaper for me since 279 +taxes + shipping =325. I purchased mine for 349 with no tax for a new one locally. It was a very painful and you will need luck and a lot of patience. Good luck.
[G Tablet General] rothnic:
No tax, new, locally? That sounds kinda shady. I do know there are some internet retailers that sell them around that price shipped.
[G Tablet General] tyy10002:
There is no sale tax in NH.
[G Tablet General] garymeter48:
I purchased one online from Electronics Express. Free 2 Day shipping with coupon code and no tax. $365 delivered.
[G Tablet General] rneff50:
I got mine at Electronics Express also for $365 shipped. Great price.
[General Topics] Kakiller93:
Hi Guys!

I bought an HTC HD Mini for a couple months ago, the first 2 weeks it worked great and when i one day made a system restore i couldnt use my swedish sim card called Comviq anymore, i couldn't either use another card to call or message people. But I once could send a message with a 3 sim card. I dont know if the police or something has blocked the IMEI or something like that. I bought the phone from a guy with cardboard and everything that comes with the phone. I dont know if he have steal it????

I thought maybe its my fault for making a system restore? When i put a 3 sim card i get a connection with the net but i cannot call, but with the comviq (my swedish sim card) i dont even get a connection to the net? It says no net available, but for the 3 card its one available but i still cant call? Is it locked to the operator 3? Have the police blocked it?

Thanks in advance!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UCOME2:
HI Mate

Bought it hate the telstra branding any one know how to debrand teh HTC toouch HD please help regards
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Diamond_dawg:
like you want to remove the start up logo? or you want to remove the software and stuff? or the telstra logo on the phone?
[Nook Color General] MkFly:
Hi,

I got a Nook Color for Christmas and instantly fell in love with it once I realize it was running Android and could be rooted.

The problem is that it had a few dead pixels, so I returned in and got another one. This one had 1 stuck pixel and 1 dead pixel. So I returned it again. This latest one still has 1 dead pixel. I've returned that one as well. I bought the last 2 NCs from a different store than the first.

I'm thinking I might just buy TWO of them at this point, and hopefully one of them will be pixel-perfect, then I can just return the other one.

Kinda frustrating, is anybody else having problems like this? Are there any Nook Colors out there without any dead pixels?
[Nook Color General] xmas_spirit:
u have to be very unlucky lol

3 bad nooks in row lol :D

just trolling... i have no problems with mine
[Nook Color General] Bobb_o:
The one I opened Christmas morning had one dead pixel. I returned it and got one that didn't have any problems.
[Nook Color General] RChadwick:
Mine has a dead pixel, right in the middle of the screen. I'm going to exchange it when I manage to dig myself out of the snow. Did you have any problems returning/exchanging? My wife got mine from BN.com, and I'm hoping I can exchange locally...
[Nook Color General] 05GT:
I have one stuck pixel, but doesn't really bother me.
[Nook Color General] Bobb_o:
Mine was bought at a store but I had no problem exchanging. The manager even knew what a dead pixel was to my surprise. She didn't even take more than two seconds looking at the screen before exchanging it.

I'd call a store and see if they'll do that for you.
[Nook Color General] MkFly:
Mine was purchased locally from B&N and returned at the same store without a problem. The second/third NCs were from Walmart, and I also didn't have any problems returning those.
[Nook Color General] Lord_of_Tech:
Been there, done that

I am on my 3rd nookColor now.

First had 6 stuck pixels and the second had a bad touch screen.

It suffered lots of random presses that prevented me from completing the setup process.

Third one seems ok, but I must say I am not impressed with the build quality so far.

I bought mine from the local BN and did not have a problem returning the first one.

However they were not keen on the second exchange, kept telling me I needed to type slow on the screen and it happened to them at first too.

So I said if they could complete the sign in process I would keep it. They could not make it work either and had to take it back, but still claimed I was not typing correctly.

YMMV however.
[Nook Color General] mmarsman:
Sam thing happened to me. Had to return it, but the next one is perfect. :)
[Nook Color General] PinkGator:
No problems here, but I hear it can be hit or miss when it comes to dead pixels. Sounds like you were pretty unlucky OP, don't be discouraged until you get a good unit.
[Nook Color General] Bobb_o:
Well. I've noticed a flicker on about 15-45ish percent. I'm not sire if the other one had the fluked but im just going to keep this one and either use low brightness ir 50%.
[Nook Color General] MkFly:
Whew, well!

So, today I bought another NC from Walmart. Had some dead pixels, but off to the side so not as bad. Kept that one for the moment and bought ANOTHER one from B&N, that one had dead pixels near the center of the screen, so I returned it promptly.

I thought about then keeping the one with the dead pixels near the edge (from Walmart), but I knew that Walmart had ONE Nook Color left on the shelf so I went back and picked that one up. Examined it in the car and .. PERFECT!

Returned the one I bought earlier and I'm a happy camper. :)

So, sixth time was the charm! Took forever but I'm in a good mood today now.
[Nook Color General] eyecrispy:
Geez. It took 6? That's pretty poor quality control on B&N's part.
[Nook Color General] miemens:
The 1st one I bought had a speaker problem and a dead pixel, the 2nd had dead pixels, the 3rd had a stuck pixel, the 4th is solid and flawless. Kind of sucked to have to return something so many times, but BN was really cool about it.
[Nook Color General] eyecrispy:
My first had a speaker problem, too. I'm on my second and hopefully last.
[Nook Color General] Eienkei:
A friend is helping me get one from US, first & second had dead pixels & cracks on screen! Interesting point is that they don't change it at local shops because it was bought online, new ones have to come from B&N HQ which is taking ages now! Quality control is really awful!
[Nook Color General] aschneid:
Mine got a piece of dust under the screen. Took it back and the new one had two stuck pixels right in the middle of the screen. Took it back and opened the new one in the store with the sales person right there. Stuck pixel right in the middle of the screen. I ended up getting the very first one with the dust back...just didn't feel like messing with it anymore. The dust is clear over on the right side of the screen...with luck it may work it's way out.

I have to agree...from all the reports of stuck/dead pixels it seems like QC has been shoddy. Might have to consider the extended warranty on this thing.
[Nook Color General] Eienkei:
OK so there's nothing we can do about it? B&N should calls this batch of faulty devices & replace them all, it's not acceptable for a E-Reader to have broken displays, the main role of this thing is to show material right!
[Nook Color General] cutterjohn:
I can't believe how AWFUL their QA is on a $250 device! I broke down and bought one yesterday morning.

It has no dead pixels, but I'm having a b!tch of time inserting that stupid mini-USB cable, which presumably should insert/remove fairly easily/smoothly. Managed it twice yesterday, but gave up this morning, so this one's going back as soon as B&N opens. (I had this vain hope that it would work it's way smooth, but no go...)

I'll give them one second chance, but if there's ANY problem with #2 it's going back, and I'm returning with cash.
[Nook Color General] spikey911:
My first had dust and a dead pixel.

Second has a stuck pixel on the bottom right.

Bought at Best Buy who now has included tablets on the 14 day return policy.

I rarely see the pixel, but when watching videos etc, the screen usually has a black frame around it and it glows bright white which is a bit distracting.

These things are out of stock at most of the stores near me.

I don't know if I should try to return it again, risking one thats worse, or just keep it, or get a full refund and buy later..

I won't buy again from Best Buy since they were not happy exchanging the first one.

Uggg...
[Nook Color General] lexter12:
Hi

Mine developed a dead pixel about 2-3 days after I got it but it's in the upper right corner so not such a big deal (and not living in the US means I need to learn and live with it...)
[Nook Color General] ThrowingKs:
You can always try this app:

http://www.appbrain.com/app/jscreenfix-fix-stuck-pixels/com.jscreenfix.android
[Nook Color General] Eienkei:
My friend just received the second one & it's ruined too! Waiting for third one...
[Nook Color General] spikey911:
Sorry to hear that.

Well the store i bought from is sold out as is most places around me.

I really want a new one but dont know if its going to be worth all the trouble.

Pixel fixers did not work for me
[Nook Color General] lifeisfun:
Darn, this scares me since I'm not in US and to exchange it would be pain :(
[Nook Color General] spikey911:
Well, you should be scared...If you want a perfect one, you might be in for an upset. Reports of dust and pixel problems are frequent.

The thing is built really nice. Its not cheap plastic, and it has weight to it.

The screen, like all other LCD's are prone to stuck/dead pixels. Unfortunately the manufacturer has a specific tolerance for defects.

We want a perfect screen, but they do not want to throw out panels that only have a bad pixel or two. Obviously it would cost a huge amount of money.

I think most people don't even realize they have a few dead pixels since they are so small..

I specifically look for them which is what gets me in trouble.

First I do solid white screen to see dead pixels, then solid black...

This is not to say that its a bad device. Every other tablet including the Ipad has this problem. Just saying that your chances of getting a screen with a bad pixel is pretty great.
[Nook Color General] aghart:
good to hear that quality of build is fine (probably similar to old nook which i really liked), however hearing so many reports of bad pixels says something about their QA (or cost cutting...). on the other hand what to expect for 250 bucks?

I am also living outside US and my NC is now being shipped. replacing it if needed will be royal pain...
[Nook Color General] RaZacs:
Someone took a picture of dead pixel ?

I have just installed an invisible shield, and I can see some things as dead pixels, but i'm not sur of that. It could be some dirts under the invisible shield. So, if i have something to compare...
[Nook Color General] the_duck:
Questionable Assembly

When I first opened my Nook Color, there were smudges right along the bottom of the screen & it made me wonder if it was really a new unit or not.

Then when I powered it on & there was a ton of light bleeding in from that bottom edge...I think whoever assembled it did a crap job and didn't clean up after themselves.

Then, I noticed a dead pixel, which I tried to convince myself didn't matter since it's only a $250 tablet.

Problem was it was dead smack in the middle of the screen & I tend to read a lot of text on white background...but then it drove me crazy and that's all I could see.

Returned it & the new one was flawless. No smudges, no light bleed, no dead pixels. Just pure Android CM7.0.2.
[Nook Color General] poofyhairguy:
The dead pixels aren't a problem. It is the bright spots that suck. I just replaced my 2010 model because it had bright spots. Luckily the new 2011 one works fine at 1.3GHz- thanks B&N!!!
[Nook Color General] EverythingNook:
i think mine has 3 dead pixels that arnt even noticeable, and i have light bleeding only at certain angles on the top and right side.
[Desire General] arknailed7754:
Hi i just checked out of routine waiting for gingerbread lol sad,but anyway htc have released a system update looks like just simple updates etc. my phone just wont allow it for some reason,when i had my upgrade it was on vodafone,but changed the rom to an unbranded rom.so i could get froyo. I had the first update they let out in november but this one just wont have it.my phone displays the red triangle.ive read briefly on here could be the rom i installed casuing this

my question is until gingerbread arrives is it worth faffing around changing roms etc just for this maninentence update.

also if i decided to use one of these customs roms and root etc,is it easy to revert the phone back to the current state if i wanted stock gingerbread
[Desire General] blud7:
You can get FroYo. There is no 'stock gingerbread'.

Gingerbread is not officially available for Desire, and probably won't be for a few months.

If you root your phone, you can have gingerbread and yes you can go back to stock.
[Desire General] mesaka:
Just got the update as well - is there a changelog somewhere?
[Desire General] /rant/:
What update? I don't get no OTA at this time...
[Desire General] ste1164:
If your talking about the 2.29.405.5 OTA for some reason it can't be applied to debranded phones as it detects the original branding. I had the same problem. with my orange uk desire. The only way to apply it is to run the RUU for this update.
[Desire General] Lothaen:
if it is the 2.29.405.5 update there's another thread discussing what may have changed.

There's some suggestion that its a few camera fixes
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DroidRC1:
can you rename a system file in adb..I know how to do it with root file explorer but them apps are not working for me at the moment so if I can can someone give me the commands to do this..
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danger-rat:
Just type"adb", and it will list all the available commands...
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zuberio:
They're linux commands. You 'move' the file from the old name to the new one. The command you use is

$mv filename.old filename.new

If it's a system file, you'll need superuser permission and you'll have to make the file system read-write.

http://www.tuxfiles.org/linuxhelp/fileman.html
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] houzuoguo:
make sure your phone has enabled USB debugging, connect it to your computer, on your computer type:

adb shell

then you're in your phone's shell, use the command mentioned in 3rd post to rename a file.