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[G2 and Desire Z General] OoTLink:
Take it, the ETF is $200 but they still fetch almost $400 on ebay (since the free G2 deal is harder to get now than it was in November).

I'm kinda holding off on selling mine yet, I might just do it and go get a Virgin Optimus if/when those come around. Trading down sounds like a yucky idea but I wouldn't mind a considerably cheaper bill <3
[G2 and Desire Z General] PoisonWolf:
Oh, I wasn't going to cancel on my contract, since I'm perfectly happy with my HD2. Lawl.
[G2 and Desire Z General] dhkr123:
The history of phones with proper keyboards is that this is only the SECOND decent one (after the DREAM). All the other phones with keyboards have some stupid crap that makes the keyboard useless (like improperly aligned buttons -- see anything motorola for example). The wait was 2 years. If history repeats, it could be another 2 years before another good phone becomes available.

Note that there will ALWAYS be something newer and better waiting to come in the future. This will NEVER change. At some point, you need to say to yourself... ok, that's enough waiting!
[G2 and Desire Z General] PoisonWolf:
Hmm, thank you, you make a good point. How "fast" is the G2 under stock speeds? I am aware of the crazy 1.8 GHZ overclock going on with this processor (I'm still amazed that the processor doesn't melt). Do all of you guys run it at 1.8 GHZ all the time? Or do you just keep it at 1.4 or 1.5?

Also, any input about the Vibrant? Any users who moved to the G2 from the Vibrant?
[G2 and Desire Z General] KiNG OMaR:
Only a complete idiot would go to a Samsung device :p Go to the store and hold it in your hand, then you'll know what I mean ;)
[G2 and Desire Z General] mckayrytting:
I generally keep mine at the stock 800 MHz, sometimes I run it at about 1 GHz, and I only crank it up to 1.5 GHz for benchmarking. It runs really smooth with very little or no lag at 800 MHz even with live wallpapers and widgets, and at 1 GHz, it's perfect in my opinion.

I think this is the best phone you will see on T-Mobile for quite a while. To me, it's significantly better than the Vibrant, Nexus S, or the new MyTouch, and I think it will be solid for a few years as it is an excellent phone with a strong dev community.
[G2 and Desire Z General] PoisonWolf:
Hmm, thanks for that input, I appreciate it. I guess I'm going to finally make the move from WinMo (I'm one of the few nutjobs who actually like Windows Mobile:D) to Android soon from my HD2. With the whole MAGDLR going on, I'm going to let that settle over the next few months before I permanently put Android on that.

I'm not sure about this, but does the G2 have a separate GPU chip (Like the Vibrant), or is the SNapdragon in the G2 an "does-everything" kinda of chip?
[G2 and Desire Z General] redpoint73:
Android is light years ahead of WinMo. Android is so much smoother, more stable, and more usable. You will not be disappointed if you get the G2.

The GPU is integrated into the Snapdragon chip.
[G2 and Desire Z General] redpoint73:
I had a pretty poor impression of the plastic housing of the Galaxy S devices based on comments like this one. But when I went to the store and actually played with one, I was pleasantly surprised. Yes, its plastic and light. But didn't feel as cheap or poorly made as I had imagined. The build quality seems fairly solid, but that's just a personal opinion. And not nearly impressive (or sturdy feeling) as a brushed aluminum housing.

Physical design aside, negative comments I've read here and elsewhere regarding various issues with the Samsung devices (CPU lag, GPS issues) as well as poor customer support have been enough to turn me away from that manufacturer. Plus, I've read posts by a couple users on here that have owned both a Galaxy S device and the Vision, and say that the Vision is a better phone hands-down.
[G2 and Desire Z General] PoisonWolf:
Thanks redpoint. Your opinion on the matter alongside others here pretty much have me set that I didn't make the bad choice by getting the G2. (The rep initially flat out denied and didn't want to give it to me and tried to sell me on the Vibrant :D).
[G2 and Desire Z General] redpoint73:
Your welcome! I think the only thing you are really gaining with the Vibrant is the bigger screen, which is also slightly more vivid due to it being AMOLED. But direct comparisons in reviews I've read (haven't had a chance to compare side-by-side personally) say the display on the Vibrant/Galaxy S is only slightly better than the display on the G2. The display on the G2 is still really darned good!
[G2 and Desire Z General] setspeed:
The Galaxy S phones have a much better speaker as well as the nicer screen and bigger internal storage. The negative points of the Galaxy have been debated again and again, but it does handle multimedia better, as well as shooting better video and pictures, in my opinion.

I still wouldn't swap my DZ for one though, even if you paid me - I NEED my keyboard, plus compared to my friend's Galaxy S, the battery life is WAY better :-)
[G2 and Desire Z General] johnny13oi:
You just have to try both out and see what you like. I personally have both the Vibrant and the G2 and I have to say I like the Vibrant much better. Not only is it significantly lighter and won't weigh my pants down, the screen on the Vibrant just appears so much nicer than on the G2. While the G2 screen is nice, it appears no different than the one on the Touch Pro 2 that I had.
[G2 and Desire Z General] TheBiles:
I keep my max frequency in SetCPU at 1.5GHz, but I use the on demand governor so it's only that fast when it needs to be.
[G2 and Desire Z General] dhkr123:
I haven't touched the clock speed -- running it at 800 MHz. The thing is just wickedly fast. Most of this has to do with having a very decent GPU, and out-of-this-world I/O performance thanks to the eMMC. Changing the clock speed really won't yield a major overall performance improvement -- it will just benefit functions that are computationally intense...
[G2 and Desire Z General] PoisonWolf:
Thanks guys for all the feedback.

I've actually seen the Vibrant in person, while I only played with it for like a minute, I remember noticing how "artificial" the screen looked. The colors just "popped" too much, like it was on max saturation settings.

But yeah, I guess I'm excited to have a look at a stock android phone for the first time (I hate any skin over it).

Cheers!
[G2 and Desire Z General] DrBarrell:
Sold my galaxy s, too many damn problems. Fixable, yes, but the list is almost endless :) G2 is the first phone I've ever had that is 'complete' from my perspective. Other phones advertise a lot, but don't do what they say on the tin. The galaxy s screen was very nice and bright, but as soon as you hold it at a slight angle it goes blue tinted.
[G2 and Desire Z General] redpoint73:
You sir, are smoking crack. The screen on the TP2 is not even close.
[G2 and Desire Z General] pileot:
as an owner of both, i personally prefer the vibrant, when its not out for repairs. In the last 60 days i have had the vibrant fewer days than the repair shop.

Vibrant has a much larger screen, more basic layout, and is a LOT lighter. Desire Z has a slower processor but sense runs faster, and the more i use it the more i realize that sense is... nicer. just a better, more thought out layout for everything.

Personally given the choice i like my vibrant better, but its not very relyable and the canadian version anyways has a high tendancy to crash and burn, so given this information thats why i currently use my Desire Z.

In short: Vibrant has a much nicer screen, i like it better

Desire Z is more reliable, very nice phone well worth keeping considering vibrants issues
[G2 and Desire Z General] PoisonWolf:
Just opened the box...and I'm in love with the form factor already. Oddly enough, it's heaver than the HD2, but I don't feel it.

My hinge is lose, but I love how it feels, it's easy, no tension, and very easy to open. The front also separates from the bottom when you hold it upside down. I'm guessing that this is normal?

2 stuck pixels though, here's to hoping that pixel fixer will work?
[G2 and Desire Z General] timsterzzz:
There is a post with details on fixing the hinge issue. It really is a pain if you want to use the keyboard while laying down. I use the touch keyboard, but im going to fix the hinge issue, it gets worse, even if u dont use the keyboard. I have two vibrants also and I'm very happy with this phone. Battery life vs the slightly bigger and brighter screen. Just a solid phone and I just run CM6 with no overclock. Never any lag.
[G2 and Desire Z General] PoisonWolf:
Yeah, I think I'm going to get it replaced. I just realized this morning that the phone actually automatically flips open when it's on its side...I think that's a little too loose (since I can slide out the keyboard and close the keyboard just by tilting the phone).

From the 20 minutes I played with it so far, I was amazed at how smooth it felt. Can't wait to try Wifi calling!
[G2 and Desire Z General] dhkr123:
I don't get this.... a few times in this thread I've seen mention of the WEIGHT, as if being heavier is a NEGATIVE characteristic.

IT IS NOT!!!!

Heavy is something that a phone SHOULD be. Sure beats the all plastic nothing there garbage. Pay more than $5 for a samsung plasticphone and you've been ripped off.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dodolom:
I have the 200mb plan because I rarely need internet when I am in my car or out somewhere (I am just forced to sign up for a data plan obviously).

I was wondering what uses the most data from my apps? Is it the GPS(if I use it for getting directions) Is it e-mail?

I've just looked up my data usage and I have 7mb taken out of my 200mb on 12/31. I remember I was out with my wife and checked my e-mail and refreshed tweetdeck. I can't imagine that would suck 7MBs of data, would it?
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MonkySlap:
Google maps would use alot of data since its downloading the map data and directions. 7 megs a day is easy to get to considering when you are syncing up to email, maps, and market.

When it checks for email, even if there is no new email, data is still used. The phone sends out a request to the email server asking if there is any new email. If nothing new is there, nothing else is downloaded. But there was still data sent over the internet to find out. Going into the market, it has to download icons, app descriptions, review info. Go onto a web page, all the content of that web page is downloaded like html, css, images, javascript, just to name some.
[HD7 General] gropich:
hi guys,

i buy my HD7 yesterday but, big problem..when i try to make a call (or receive a call) i cant see any dialer cause my screen become black.. i can juste power of the hd7..

is it a software problem ? or a hardaware problem (sensor? ) for you?
[HD7 General] thesecondsfade:
I'm not sure I understand your problem. The proximity sensor makes the screen go black during a phone call and should turn back on if you pull it away from your ear... but it sounds like your screen is black before a call is connected, correct? Or is it that it won't come back on during a call?

I would try a hard reset. Turn the phone off. When you turn the phone back on, hold down the volume up and volume down buttons. Follow the instructions. See if that fixes your problem.
[HD7 General] bofett:
See this...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=864311
[HD7 General] rivera0828:
i had the same problem. I found out it was a bug. the only thing u had to do is formated and it work like new
[Nook Color General] forsaken82:
Im unable to return my nook due to it being a gift, and being outside of return period. My nook color is rooted and has all the goodies done, is there a fix for the standby sound issue? Its kinda annoying that i lose sound everytime it goes to standby
[Nook Color General] bugeyed1:
Just so you know, B&N is accepting returns untill Jan 31. Probably those purchased in December I would suppose.

Cheers,

kev

BTW I exchanged mine for that issue just in case there was not a forthcoming F/W fix. I noticed that after B&N did a factory reset on mine the problem was gone, until I rebooted it, so don't fall for that "fix".
[Nook Color General] forsaken82:
Unfort t was bought at best buy in november
[Nook Color General] thereddog:
I had the same audio issue as you and mine was also a gift. I went into Barnes and noble, even without a reciept and they gave me a new one. Didn't even usevthr credit card to look up the purchase, it was great.

Too bad mang
[Nook Color General] vap0rxt:
Is this steaming music or music on the device?
[Nook Color General] suzook:
There is an app that wont let the book go to sleep. You can still turn off the screen,but it wont go to sleep. Im sorry,i don't remember the name. It works well though.i used while i had a defective one like yours.
[Nook Color General] bugeyed1:
So far there has been no feedback from B&N on this issue. I have heard nothing about any investigation into what the root cause is, so there is no knowing if a F/W fix is indicated. There may have been a running hdwr change or a different F/W build that is the cause on a certain batch of units. Those here have not noted the SN of the failing units, so no way to know which to stay away from. I was hoping, that by now, B&N would have addressed this. That may indicate that it is not fixable with F/W. It certainly qualifies for a warranty replacement though. The longer you wait to return it, the better chance you will get a refurb in exchange. That's not necessarily bad, just mentioning it.

Cheers,

kv
[Nook Color General] forsaken82:
i called tech support, and this is one fo the reasons i love barnes and noble.... they are going to exchange it in store for me. pretty amazing considering it was bought at a best buy! i will never own a kindle for this reason. they impressed me alot with being willing to do this to keep a customer happy!
[Nook Color General] lopezpm:
Is the sound issue just on rooted nooks? Mine is doing the same but thought it was a price for having it rooted. Btw, don't forget to unroot before taking it in.
[Nook Color General] antoniouslj:
The app is called Softlocker and it doesn't really effect battery too much... it also gives instant wake.
[Nook Color General] mrmark93:
Isn't really that big of surprise... Best Buy is a re-SELLER, and in this case, Barnes & Noble is the MANUFACTURER with a one year warranty. They cannot deny warranty claims at this point because all Nook Colors are less than one year old. It is good to hear that B & N seem to want to have a good reputation for honoring their warranty!
[Nook Color General] bugeyed1:
I have read several questions about this problem in this thread. This is pretty well discussed previously here & on other forums. If you need to research it, search should show some results.

Cheers,

kev
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dinglehoofis:
I'm purchasing a Desire Z on Friday and for some reason I started thinking about whether I need a SIM card in the phone or not to root + SIM unlock it. My carrier is Rogers and the phone will be from Bell, for which I have no active SIM card.

I'll be fine for doing everything necessary to get it to work with my Rogers SIM without one actually in it, right?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] greengiant:
Lol

You cannot use that phone on rogers without sim unlock
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dinglehoofis:
That's what I'm saying, I'm going to unlock the phone. I just wanted to make sure I can do it without a SIM card IN the phone because the only active one I have is the one I need to unlock the phone to use.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] greengiant:
To unlock it put in your rogers sim it'll ask you for the unlock code. If entered correctly you can use it with your rogers sim :)
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] steviewevie:
Pretty sure you can unlock it without a SIM in. There is another recent thread from a guy using a G2 in the UK on O2, and it wouldn't pick up a signal until he ran gfree on it to unlock it properly.
[HD2 General] :
Anyway to manually get the drivers for it? I can't find them and I can't sync my device to my computer. Windows Mobile Device Center won't work at all, it doesn't recognize my HD2 and it says the driver installation fails.

Can someone help me out please? Thanks :)
[HD2 General] AinsCrowbar:
Windows Mobile Device Centre was all I never needed on my win7 x64. I installed the program before inserting the HD2 though. Obviously make sure you have the program up and running before plugging in the HD2 and selecting activesync on it; It should load up. You could uninstall the driver (from device manager) and start again if all else fails.
[HD2 General] thekillingroad:
What if it does not?

Started doing that "cant recognize" issue while installing NAND (at the radio installation process -r: 2.15., compatible)

Figured to go to stock WinMo with SDCard, but it still cant..

Faster data sync disabled, after that it tried to install the drivers again, but says it fails...
[HD2 General] samsamuel:
Gotta go to ms and install the updated win mob dev c. The one that ships needs updating.

Also, once you are into the android side of things you should open wmdc, connection settings, and turn off allow usb connections, and install the android usb drivers.
[HD2 General] thekillingroad:
Thanks mate, but done everything, I mean everything. Now I'm totally stock, original SPL and original WWE ROM, everythings working like a charm, besides connecting to a PC. Also tried with another computer (XP) and another cable. I can say I've done everything I found on the net, but nothing helps. Uninstalling driver, uninstalling HTC Sync etc etc etc... It just cant recognize the USB..
[HD2 General] waqarhussain22:
Replace your USB Cable and Thats ALL !
[HD2 General] aks777:
i had the same problem....i am for now using windowx xp
[HD2 General] silverwind:
I have been using it win 7 64 bit since the beginning. and I never have a problem with the driver.

Try redownload and reinstall Windows Mobile Device Center from Microsoft website.

Only connect your device after the driver has been properly installed.
[HD2 General] RAMBO29:
in device manager delete usb controller after software installation.
[HD2 General] thekillingroad:
Thanks to ALL, but changing the USB cable, so sure that's ALL? =)

I'm not gonna mention that I've written that I've tried it with many computers and many cables. =)

The phone is sent to HTC and they told me that they ordered a new mainboard.

Hope doesn't take too much time. My Service Provider gave me a Galaxy 7500.. Cupcake, no market.. arrrgh!

Thinking of buying an iPhone and selling it after two weeks but that's gonna cost me $200 loss in two weeks. too much =)

As doing some thinking.. the device cannot "introduce" itself to the computer. I couldn't find a more sense making answer.

If you've tried hard-resetting, cable and PC changing, if it's still not working, then there should be a problem about the phone, mostly about the mainboard.

I suggest anyone having that problem go make your phone check at a service, of course if you have warranty. =)
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] cmontano510:
Okay im exited about this! I just used a few programs to create live wallapers and the are looking pretty good still running some trial test make sure they dont crash because these are hd live wallpapers im making with true animation so expect my first upload soon:)
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] Mikeg1969:
Looking forward to seeing some nice new stuff.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] mortician10101:
Can't wait either. I do have one question though. What programs do you use to make these HD Live wallpapers. I'm not too handy with programming and my programmers are currently busy with a project, so they have their hands full ^_^ any help would be appreciated!
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] sixvoltsystem:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=720655

http://www.ownskin.com/livewallpaper
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] mortician10101:
i know of ownskin. it's quite... limited, as far as creation goes. I've tried it for myself. I'm looking to have a flash countdown video i've created, play as a live wallpaper. not an easy task. In the meantime, any ETA on those Wallpapers OP?
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] dony71:
i try to search ownskin in the market, but couldn't find it

i have update my market too

is this application pull out from market?
[Optimus One, P500 Android Development] Joeseph Mother:
Since there still hasn't been a rom specifically for the Optimus T yet (even though the optimus one roms work), I figured I'd make one..it wipes data, so backup your apps, and it wipes dalvik-cache, so the first boot will take a while, it'll sit at the LG logo for 40 seconds, then at the flashing android for 3 minutes. Every boot after that should be about 40 seconds.

What's been done so far:

Overclock kernel built from drellisdee's source-you need setcpu or overclock widget to enable it

ext2/3/4 removed, debug removed, optimised for the msm7227

tmobile boot animation removed, noatime & nodiratime added to mounts

Game demos, tmobile apps, drivesmart, gmail, facebook, and twitter removed

Quick Settings added (for easy wifi tether)

Gingerbread theme & keyboard

3d Gallery from cyanogen

Updated Market & Maps

Updated hosts file to block ads

LGHome replaced with Launcher Pro

Deodexed

Built from v10l-wifi calling enabled

Jit & Hardware Acceleration enabled

Dalvik heapsize set to 40

Stagefright disabled (I know it improves quadrant, but it also keeps some videos from playing, and I want everything to work out of the gate)

Probably some other stuff I forget

What is being worked on:

Nothing, I've completely lost interest in this phone.

For screenshots or to download it click here

Thanks to dodgejcr, drellisdee, meatcurtains, inxane, Balian67, vampirefo, nfd77, wwsean08, and rxaaron
[Optimus One, P500 Android Development] bioan:
Could you please port a full gingerbread theme ? I really love it.

I'm using void right know and I only managed to get the notification bar black + gingerbread icons.

As a comment to your ROM:

Try replacing the boot animation with a static image. I think the device will boot faster.
[Optimus One, P500 Android Development] corenting:
A ROM like that for the Optimus One will be great...

Anyway great work !
[Optimus One, P500 Android Development] Joeseph Mother:
I've been going back & forth about the boot animation...I really like the way it looks, but it does seem to add 5-10 seconds to the boot time (maybe a lot more on first boot)
[Optimus One, P500 Android Development] bioan:
It's your ROM, you have to decide, not me/us. I thought that it would be better.

Any news on the gingerbread theme ?
[Optimus One, P500 Android Development] Joeseph Mother:
I'm really not much of a theme guy, but I might give it a shot.
[Optimus One, P500 Android Development] antopt1:
post some screenstot please
[Optimus One, P500 Android Development] Joeseph Mother:
While it's still in beta & unthemed, there's really not much need to, it's the default launcherpro setup with the ugly wet leaves background...I'll be working on the theme today (just saw the gingerbread theme, I kinda like it, I think that's what I'll go with), when it's done, I'll post screenshots.
[Optimus One, P500 Android Development] Joeseph Mother:
Since optimus one roms work on the optimus t, the same thing probably works in reverse...either way, I don't want to release roms I can't test myself first, and I've seen some of Noeljn's work on the optimus one, and I don't think I can match it. But thank you for the compliment though.
[Optimus One, P500 Android Development] Omnichron:
THANK YOU. i WILL GIVE IT A TRY! SORRY KEYBOARD BROKEN:D
[Optimus One, P500 Android Development] bioan:
Any progress on the theme ?
[Optimus One, P500 Android Development] Joeseph Mother:
Yeah, I should be ready to throw my laptop against the wall anytime now...I have the notification text and the icons changed, but the pulldown menu is 2 different colors, and I have no idea how to fix it.
[Optimus One, P500 Android Development] knzo:
Hum, I might give it a try at a gingerbread theme.

P.S. Good job Joe!