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[Venue Pro General] patrickk:
Well that was fairly easy. I decided to just return my DVP after all the issues and them taking forever to get a replacement out to me.

I ordered my phone on the 1st and received it on the 17th. Asked for a replacement device on the 18th and as of about 30 minutes ago it was still showing in production. Originally I wanted a replacement phone because mine arrived with a scratch, but in the time I've spent with it, I've experienced daily crashes (comeplete lock ups), crappy cell reception (dropping signal when it switched between edge and 3g), unusable hiss with headphones, and finally the straw that broke the camel's back, a bunch of dust getting trapped under the glass.

When I called today, I just said I wanted to return the phone. The agent went through the return process and found out I had an open exchange. She just cancelled the exchange and just sent me a UPS label. Total time on the phone was less than 8 minutes. Really no questions asked except why I was returning it. I did go through the Dell Mobility number and not regular Dell, if that helps.

Just ordered a Samsung Focus to replace it. I'll try that and AT&T's network for a little while to see if it works out for me. Best of luck to all of you who decide to stick it out.
[Venue Pro General] vince2398:
What phone number did you guys used to cancel the exchange order? I like to do that as well. Thanks.
[Venue Pro General] patrickk:
The regular Dell Mobility number:

800-308-3355
[Venue Pro General] Silvergun:
After giving Dell a chance, and being patient for 14 LONG days, I had to finally throw in the towel...I was able to cancel my replacement after speaking with a very kind Supervisor, and they will be issuing me a full refund. Thus ends my Dell Venue Pro saga (for now at least).

Wish all of you who are waiting for answers (or replacements) the very best!

Time to go back to the HD7. Even with the slightly blurry screen, the phone was solid! Should have never returned it...

Who knows...Maybe in a few weeks (if not months) we might finally get that perfect Dell phone we were all craving.
[Venue Pro General] vince2398:
Thanks for the number. Has anyone ordered a new one with a new order? Was wondering it it was really shipping in 2 days..
[Venue Pro General] Silvergun:
I have heard that they are shipping out new orders almost immediately, it's the exchanges that seem to be stuck in Limbo. The whole "get their money first and deal with the repercussions later" kinda thing...

Dell will try tooth and nail to prevent anyone from getting a refund after an exchange has been processed, so my advice is to just return the phone flat out if there are any issues with it.
[Venue Pro General] efjay:
If anyone ordered with a credit card, go through them if Dell wont refund after an exchange. Amex in particular are very good with dealing with dodgy vendors.
[Venue Pro General] bernaserra:
Thats not bad advice but credit card disputes can sometimes take a mighty long time.
[Venue Pro General] jessej:
I guess I am lucky in regards to getting the replacement devices. I received my original phone the week of Christmas and have already received 2 replacement devices. They are in new packaging, with all accessories and equipment. They have no indication of being refurbished but they unfortunately have the exact same issue (wifi lockups). They have came in 8 gig boxes with a 16 gig phone inside. They both indicated a build date of Dec. 15 on the packaging. My original one had a build date of Dec. 17. New device still has the same issue but a little more accurate color than the previous devices. I don't know how anyone would tell if it is a refurbished device unless they are shipping as phone only devices. Would the 8 gig box indicate anything?
[Venue Pro General] efjay:
They can but your CC company does all the work and in the end you get your money back. Better than keeping a device that is obviously faulty with no fix provided.
[Venue Pro General] rsacipher:
I'm not sure but I think if a phone is refurbished they have to put a sticker on the inside near the IMEI but maybe someone confirm or deny that.
[Venue Pro General] VenerableGnat:
peace offering?

So i just called to return my phone, but before we finalized anything, she offered me $25 to just keep the phone. Weird! After I declined, she hit me with a $25 restocking fee. Did everyone else have to pay a restocking fee?
[Venue Pro General] orochidp:
Dell sent me a damn refurbished model on my INITIAL PURCHASE. I paid $500 for a used, broken phone.

There was no setup. I turned it on and it had other people's games on it.

There's liquid damage to the screen, the screws are loose, and the thing freezes up just like everyone else's.

How the hell can they get away with selling me a used, obviously damaged phone for the full new price? They couldn't even do me the courtesy of doing a hard reset before sending it to me?
[Venue Pro General] patrickk:
No restocking fee for me. We'll see what actually gets returned to my credit card though...
[Venue Pro General] gshocker:
I was not told of a restocking fee. I have to sum this whole Dell Venue Pro purchasing experience as an Epic Fail. Honestly of the three units I have had the first Engineering sample worked the best (not perfect still).

I wish everyone the best of luck and I certainly hope Dell gets their act together on this phone as it has the potential to be great.
[Venue Pro General] vagabond1:
Aside from the capacitive hard buttons, I have been in love with my Venue Pro. Its amazing how many people here have had issues...
[Venue Pro General] alabij:
Do you have the 8gb or 16gb as it seems most of us with 16gb are experiencing crashes.
[Venue Pro General] eyan15:
We are not complaining because we expect a dSLR quality but at least something usable.

The images from the DVP is unusable. Not even for some emergency or to remember something.

For the cam in DVP, I would prefer they just remove and save some space and weight.
[Venue Pro General] canadariot2312:
Maybe a firmware update might do the trick. I find that outdoor pictures are actually passable, although low light pictures really suck and something about the camera flash. A faster shutter speed would be nice (aka this better be fixed) seeing that I can't hold the camera button steadily for a long time.
[Venue Pro General] lemonspeakers:
I am going to state a problem with every DVP’s camera; whether you like it or not.

The back battery cover flash is ridiculously designed. When you turn the flash on, it will produce streaks due to the white striations design which protects the flash.

That is not to say I shoot ONLY night pictures, but if I were to shoot low-light pictures, I’d be out of luck. Anyone agree? I could take the battery cover out and take a picture but who does that just for a inevitable noisy night-club picture?

Not a deal breaker, but it could be for someone who thinks 5MP (advertising) will give them good quality pictures.

Dell could have said this was 13MP, and still everyone would jump on a ****ty camera flash not knowing =D
[Venue Pro General] canadariot2312:
Getting this picture was a complete *****, but if you really try, you can get really good pictures without the use of flash.

I heard that an update is going to be provided by Dell to address the camera concern. I just want a faster shutter time.
[Venue Pro General] Lionstone:
I'm happy with the outdoor pictures. I think with the indoor pictures the problem is with the flash. It seems like the flash fires first, then the picture is taken with no flash at all. I got better results turning the flash off in the settings and boosting the ISO (not that "better" meant much!).
[Venue Pro General] robstunner:
anyone not wanting their DVP anymore feel like selling it?
[Venue Pro General] qubeuk:
I ordered this vapor phone on the 23 of March, and it been pushed back 4 times!!. The current date is June the 12th, really dell?. Their support line just bats me btw the UK , India, and US , where I assume the phones are coming from and I remember when it used to take 10 days to get a PC. I came on here looking for an explanation and all I see are people complaining about software/hardware bugs. I think I'll be cancelling the order to dodge this bullet.

Tried to do it just now but of course they are not available after 5pm?!

how am i supposed to convince people to move away from iphones .?

….I also ordered a streak 5, which hasn’t turned up either, I assume due to fact it was in same order. No confidence in DELL.

Is anyone else seeing this problem ?
[Venue Pro General] notebookgrail:
Are you ordering from US or UK?. In US, it ships the next day or max in a week. If u ordered in the US, then there must be something wrong with the order.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mus:
Taking delivery of my phone soon.

What's the latest on microSD cards?

Are 32GB worth it? Do they work?

Any particular minimum Class I should get, even if I have to get 16GB?

Thanks

M
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] netvpn7:
am using class 6 works fine.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] A.Calamita:
I use an 8Gb, class 4 without any issues. Resco is installed on the card.

Although if your going to flash a ROM from a micro SD card use one < 8Gb.

Thanks,

Al
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Archer:
From my experience, it's not the class or size that matters. It's the make. (Obviously a smaller card with a higher class will have faster r/w speeds, but that's not usually a noticeable issue.)

I never buy any SD cards now that are not SanDisk, and I can't remember the last time I had one that didn't work.

Some brands seem to get a lot of complaints.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] A.Calamita:
The class wouldn't really matter if you're just using it to store data/apps.

I use a Nokia N900 and run Android off the SD card. A higher class gives a better speed when running an O/S off of one. But using one to store data/apps wouldn't give a noticable advantage of one class than another.

Obviously the size does matter but depends on what you'll use it for.

Plus for flashing use < 8Gb.

Thanks,

Al

PS. I agree with the brands. I don't buy cheap non-branded ones. Although I've never had an issue with any of the 'cheap' ones.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lude219:
The size of the card depends on your needs. If you cram a lot of stuff in there or apps, then aim for 16gb or 32gb.

You can find 32gb on amazon from $70 up (sandisk, kingston, dane elec -- those are deem legit 32gb cards) and most of them should give real class 4 performance (even when they're listed as class 2 like sandisk).
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atomical007:
For me I like San Disk,but I want to test Toshiba 16GB Class4.The seller told me that Toshiba quality is good also and I decided to buy it.

Never had any problem with file transfer and running android on SD card.

I've used it 4 months now.So far so good.:)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Darkslay3r:
I use a kingston 8gb class 4.. Never had any issues with performance
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mus:
Thanks for all the replies guys.

I'll probably run Android off the card initially with the standard WM 6.5 tweaked. Maybe put some SatNav on there too.

As for Apps depends what I come across. For WM I have an old large build of offline Wikipedia and some dictionaries etc.

Ta
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Oo Alias oO:
I had my 8GB SanDisk in my G1 for 2 years, then my HD2 for about 8 months, then randomly one day it stopped working.

If I plugged it in, all of my content appeared on the phone such as pictures. Then after about 30 seconds it would freeze, and then the phone would say no SD card is inserted. I managed to copy all of my pictures across on the PC luckily before it froze.

Granted it was old - but they do fail after a while.
[Legend Themes and Apps] Torkiliuz:
View attachment 479755

This is just a simple boot splash (more or less a proof of concept really…).

View attachment 479762

-Torkiliuz

(Click image to preview, or click header to download)
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AllGamer:
Back in Froyo 2.2 there was a build in screen capture by holding the Back+Home buttons

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=830315

it doesn't seem to work on GB 2.3

does anyone know the new key combo?, ...or perhaps the service is not even there
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] distortedloop:
Nope, it's gone. I read that it was actually a security hole in 2.2, and not a feature added by Google; I don't know how accurate that was. Sad to see it go. Screen captures are one reason I root my phone. Shouldn't need to root for something basic like a screen capture.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nxt:
Also that was only for the real Galaxy S phones. Not Nexus S or any other Android phone
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Eppidemic:
that feature needs to be pushed to the forfront. very useful on my girls iphone. I get google doesn't want to just copy the iphone, but I hate it when something basic like this isn't implemented by Google. I hate hearing "whay? Your phone doesn't do that?" from my girl... Even though she has to hear it much more often from me :D
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] distortedloop:
People have been requesting it from Google for quite a while. There's an issue/feature request at http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=6547 that it wouldn't hurt to go star, but it's been starred 385 times, and is almost a year old with no response from Google. Wouldn't hurt to star it anyways, but I'm not holding my breath...
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] onthecouchagain:
Has Google given any reason why they don't allow screen captures?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tominater12:
They most likely don't allow it so 3rd party apps can't take pictures of you while you are using the phone or it is just an oversight.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Blue Acid:
drocap2 works if you have root. I've always used that.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephiK:
The iPhone/iPod Touch has ability to take screenshots of the phone.

inb4 macfan

And the screen shot capture is the ability for your ANDROID screen.. not using the actual cameras (front / back)
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AllGamer:
anyone tried installing the screencaptureservice.apk from SGS onto our SNS ?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] distortedloop:
Yes, but the security argument is that an app could take secret snapshots of your screen and send them back to the developer. Maybe pics of your banking web page, whatever.

Not a concern I have, just playing devil's advocate. I think the ability to capture all or part of your screen should be a user option.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mokurex:
So you're saying that iOS developers have the ability to do just that? If not, how'd it be dangerous then?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bmerz:
I was disappointed that ShootMe didn't work on my NS (non-rooted), as it DID work on my Epic - which was not rooted. Must have been a lucky glitch in the Epic or something. Seems to me, that an app could be created to capture screens on phones that are not rooted. Oh well, it is what it is...
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tomsan84:
Does anyone of you know how I can set my location on worldwide in the y youtube app ?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dinan:
Have you guys noticed any issues with push notifications like new email (Gmail)? For some reason I've noticed the phone reporting new emails and whatsapp messages that are old... often 10+ minutes old. And it seems like it decides to check for messages right after I turn the screen on to check the time or something, then they all come in at once. I have syncing enabled on everything and my N1/Vibrant/MT4G didn't have delays and I had the exact same setups...
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qwerp_:
I have open another post that I believe is similar to your problem. can you take a look?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=904006
[Droid 2 General] jutny:
Hey everyone, I'm a D2G user but posting this here because i'm sure it applies to both devices and this forum sees way more traffic.

I've noticed that the speakerphone as well as line-out outputs of my d2g are less than stellar. I have to hold the speakerphone to my ear to hear it, and I have to use so much preamp when listening to music from the line out that it adds so much noise.

I've searched and searched, and I found an app that will do this, but apparently it does not work on this device.

any comments tips or suggestions?
[Wildfire General] chrishampe:
I'm having problems with how the wildfire handles overnight appointments when syncing my google calender. If for example I have an appointment that runs overnight from 22:00 on Monday to 06:00 on Tuesday the phone will show that I have appointments for 22:00 - 06:00 on both Monday and Tuesday.

Do I have something wrong with my settings or is there an alternative calender app that I can install.

Many thanks

Chris
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Android Touch:
When you hold your back cover up to the light you can see a bunch off little cuts. What are these!?!? They're driving me crazy even though I can't see them in sunlight or anything else except indoor lights. Like really close. I haven't dropped it yet or even set it on a table.

Does anyone else have these and what are they?!!
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ap3604:
I came into your house while your sleeping and messed with your phone a little bit... sorry about that ;)
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Android Touch:
Your funny.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] distortedloop:
I'm not even sure what you mean by little cuts. Any chance of posting a pic that shows them?

My phone's been treated fairly gently, but not with kid gloves. If I look really hard in the right kind of lighting I can see a few micro-scratches on the shiny plastic back. I see the same thing on my shiny black iPhone 3gs and my Galaxy S i9000.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Android Touch:
That's what I'm talking about. How can they be scratches though because I haven't dropped my phone yet. Or even set it on the table.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] knytphal:
I suppose they could be scratches from rough cloth....from putting the phone in your pocket and taking it out.

I haven't really noticed them on my phone, though I can't say they'd bother me all that much if I had to hold the thing in the light just right.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] distortedloop:
Are they in any kind of swirling pattern?

I suspect they're just remnants of the manufacturing/packaging process. Either that or just a (bad) side effect of using shiny black plastic backs. Like I said, even my iPhone(s) with it's ceramic/plastic back have the same thing, especially the black one.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Android Touch:
Thanks for the replies guys.

Yeah I can barely notice them, it just bothers me that I've babied this phone and it somehow got little scratches.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] distortedloop:
I know how you feel. If you're really worried about scratches, you could put an "invisible shield" or other protector on the back only (I don't use them on the front ever). I put one on my Galaxy S i9000 after about 6 weeks because it really started getting scuffed up. The plastic on the NS looks similar, so this may be a concern down the road if you want to keep it looking pristine.

Thanks for the "thanks" button push, btw.
[Epic 4G General] adamw1101:
i wonder if anyone else is expriencing this problem. if im away from my phone and i get a phone call and miss the call when i wake up my phone it will vibrate once then the screen goes black and vibrates twice and then reboots itself or will stay balck and vibrate occasionally. after this happens i have to reboots serveral times to get the phone working again. alot of time once i hit the power button to put it to sleep the phone will get thje black screen of death. any workartounds or solutions to stop this from happening it has happened on all dk28 roms i have tried
[Epic 4G General] thomasskull666:
Try flashing back to stock DK28 through Odin and see if that fixes it. I have encountered this problem before, Odin fixed it for me with no issues.

Sent from Carl Sagan through the Cosmos
[Epic 4G General] knyque:
I had that happen before on stock DI18. It would reboot if I got an email/text/message/missed call/etc, and if I changed the notification sounds to something other than default, it would work fine.

Since I did a hard reset, it hasn't happened.
[Droid Incredible Accessories] localceleb:
http://cgi.ebay.com/OEM-HTC-INCREDI...402698?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item51956e92ca

I'm not sure if i would be happy with this, but in my head it seems cool :D

Has anyone ordered any of these or know if they are quality products?
[Droid Incredible Accessories] localceleb:
Well, curiosity got the best of me and I went ahead and ordered one.
[Droid Incredible Accessories] NeverSummer2010:
Don't know by first hand but it looks pretty good, seems like a recolor of the stock door so it should probably fit the same without issue.
[Droid Incredible Accessories] localceleb:
FINALLYYY came in the mail today....I am shocked at the quality, it's not quite as nice as the stock cover, but for a knockoff I was impressed with the fit and quality. SOrry for the bad pictures, that's the best I can do at work.
[Droid Incredible Accessories] funnce:
At only around $10, I was thinking about getting one. Does it fit okay and how long did it take to get to you from out of the country?
[Droid Incredible Accessories] localceleb:
The fit is perfect, just like stock. I think it took around 8 weeks because the first one never got to me, but after they re-shipped It got here in less than 2 weeks. I like it more and more each day actually. It looks really nice.
[Droid Incredible Accessories] destructionb:
I ordered the white one from them and I can complain :) Looks perfect and costs less then the one from HTC :)
[Droid Incredible Accessories] brillantesdv:
i have a white one also. although the plastic isnt quite as thick as the original, everything fits nicely. for $10 .... no complaints.
[Droid Incredible Accessories] 06stang:
Ordered the red one from eBay. Good initial quality. Silver HTC letters and good fit but no silver ring around the headphone plug. I've had it for about three months and its cracking throughout the case for no reason other than taking off my gelcase (which looks amazing over the red back. Its a see through black case that makes the red back look awesome). I wouldn't buy another one from them. I got a refund right after I ordered it anyway because the paint had a drip between the led lights for the camera. So for free its not bad at all but I just ordered the OEM white and also the red back for 12 each.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] onthecouchagain:
Is there a 2G/3G toggle widget/app so one doesn't have to navigate through the settings to toggle? I can't seem to find any good ones that work.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JmPTaz09:
Cyan

Get on CM7 and toggle away!
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] distortedloop:
It doesn't appear to be something you can toggle with a widget on stock roms.

I use Widgetsoid2, which will let you make a widget that brings you straight to the appropriate menu screen. I'm sure other widget apps will let you do that as well. You could also use AnyCut or BetterCut(?) to make your own shortcut/widget to take you there.
[Vibrant Accessories] gangstagaff:
Anyone have a good experience from a specific ebay seller for batteries? I've been wanting to get a spare but I'm so wary of ending up with a fake and/or defective battery that will damage my phone. That said, I really don't want to dish out $100 for one from my carrier either. Even if someone knows where I can pick up an OEM battery for a decent price (ie not $100) it would be greatly appreciated. I'm with Telus, so don't know if there are any good places for OEM's in Canada. Thanks in advance!

Posted this on the Fascinate forum also.