yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[EVO 4G General] kenvan19:
I just thought that I'd add how happy I am not being on sprint anymore. However I should note that sprint did maintain the level of service I was used to while canceling my contract. On top of the rep visibly holding her indignance she gave me this line as to why I could not pay my etf then and there:

Thank you sprint for reminding me yet again why I was so happy to get out of your contract!

Sent from my Nexus S
[EVO 4G General] chaoticallysweet:
Spoke with sprint today.. the changes are going to happen in April as reported. I spoke with the Account service supervisor to have my upgrade upheld. No dice. :mad:

I advised that I changed my damn plan, my $40.00 unlimited everything plan because I was told could upgrade each year.....Just wrote a letter to the VP. ****E
[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
Hard to get anything done based on a policy that hasn't taken effect yet. You have to wait until the policy changes
[EVO 4G General] chaoticallysweet:
meh, I realize that. But I am impatient and very proactive. Funny, just received a card in the mail today.... 6th month star treatment anniversary.. booooo...
[EVO 4G General] aimbdd:
I think the trick here will be talking to retentions, which we cant do yet.. because it hasn't happened yet haha.
[EVO 4G General] gpz1100:
Looks like its semi official now..

http://premier.sprint.com/premierupdate/index.php?id12=MA:LP:20100110:SPL:statuslp2
[EVO 4G General] daveeckert:
Well, at least I applaud Sprint for their honesty:

Q: Why is Sprint updating the Sprint Premier program to have two tiers of benefits?

A:There are several reasons why we are updating our Premier program:

Premier has grown significantly in the two years since we launched it. It's now large enough that having two levels of benefits makes sense.

It makes sense for Premier Customers who have told us on the Premier Community that it's only fair that we recognize those Premier customers who spend more or those Premier customers who have shown us their loyalty by being with us longer.

It makes sense for Sprint because – like everyone in this economy -- we have to make our dollars stretch further so that we can recognize more customers yet still afford meaningful Premier benefits.

They fess up that they need the money.

And here is a clear answer to this question:

Q:What if I want to change plans so I can be eligible for the annual upgrade benefit?

A:You can change your plan to an individual plan of $89.99 or above, or a shared plan of $169.99 or above. Once you maintain that average for three months, you will automatically become S|P Gold and receive one annual upgrade per qualifying plan on your account.

They tell you to just switch for 3 months! So, instead of a free annual upgrade, it's going to cost you $60 and a little foresight. Still a pretty decent deal.
[EVO 4G General] gpz1100:
Dave, I think it's reading between the lines about upgrading for 3 months, then downgrading back down to the lower rate plan.

I have a feeling this point will be better clarified in the coming days/weeks as sprint gets bombarded with this question. They are likely to add additional clauses to the upgrade terms.
[EVO 4G General] daveeckert:
They're just stating that once you have 3 months at the higher price, you become gold, and earn your upgrade. Sprint's policy of being able to change your plan (up or down) without extending your contact is already in place - so it's not reading between the lines. They explicitly tell you it takes 3 months to get gold; you can just downgrade after you get your new phone.
[EVO 4G General] Dan_:
So do discounted plans qualify? I have the $169.99 plan with 25% and $-20 a month off, total bill comes out to like $100.
[EVO 4G General] daveeckert:
Yes. I'm on a 69.99 plan now with a 23% discount, but I'm still a Premier member. Also, that's a good point: I'll only pay about $46 to upgrade instead of $60, as would others with a discount.
[EVO 4G General] fixxxer2008:
alot of people i know are leaving sprint now because of some of these changes. that $10 fee for any new phone for just 3g data is a bull**** move on their part. sprint must be hurting and that's why this happened. wouldn't shock me if the employee discounts dissapear next.
[EVO 4G General] swaze:
These changes are no different from what the other companies are doing, except for the fact that those other companines are still higher when it comes to fees and plans. So enjoy getting the shaft from someone else as opposed to sprint. Same ish just different carrier.
[EVO 4G General] Blitzpwnage:
This plus I have an upgrade on another line coming up in march sering as how my family could care 2 ****s about phones illl use that lol then sell my evo
[EVO 4G General] fixxxer2008:
soon sprint will be on par with verizons cut throat prices.
[EVO 4G General] swaze:
ummm actually they wont. If you think this is bad, wait till vrz drops their LTE data plan prices LMAO!!!! But enjoy whereever you go, i have a feeling you will find something to complain about once you get there too.
[EVO 4G General] aimbdd:
Current sprint bill: 147.51 (no taxes or fees) (1600 mins unlimited m2m)

Verizon plan: 215 (with discount 187) (no taxes or fees) (2000 mins plus 10 free) (this is the plan we had to be on when we were with them)

The verizon plan the one phone is limited data the other two unlimited. Saving $480 a year.
[EVO 4G General] Minjin:
We both know that's an extremely poor analogy. When I fill up my tank, I bought X gallons at Y price. I don't drive 100 miles and then someone charges me more for the gas that is already in my tank because the price has gone up. That's the problem I have with this change. I bought into Sprint last year because of the cheap 1 year upgrades. Now that are changing the terms for the people who already bought into it. If they want to change it for new customers, that makes perfect sense. Instead, they are changing what I already have for the worse.

If it was part of the contract, they wouldn't be able to do this. However, Sprint cleverly and deviously kept Premier details out of the contract just so they could retroactively change it and screw current customers later on.
[EVO 4G General] tinybfk:
I've had Sprint since 2002. At this point I'm gonna have to start comparing price points with Verizon since I get a 25 percent discount at both. My main staying point lately was the yearly upgrade for my line. Now that will be gone. Then on top of that 3 of my 5 lines are 3g smart phones and the other 2 are evos so there's 30 more bucks a month for 3 smartphone that barely use any data. I use to tell my friends how great Sprint was and suggest they switch carriers. No more. They're prices arent so great now and if I have to wait two years to upgrade I might as well wait at Verizon where they actually release several good phpnes, not just 1.
[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
Nobody charged you more for the gas in your tank, the next gas station is more expensive. Again, this is a PERK and Sprint is the only one with. People are never happy with anything wow lol
[EVO 4G General] touchemupent:
If you have a 4g phone already you won't be affected by the rate change. If you have any other smart phone good luck if you upgrade or need a replacement. I wouldn't worry for my fello EVO and Epic users. Premium data is already charged for us.
[EVO 4G General] Minjin:
Try reading again. I don't think you understood it.
[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
I understood, your analogy is just flawed. All that happened was that price went up.
[EVO 4G General] craigbailey1986:
Just wondering is there anyone like me who don't care about the change? Usually I just purchase the phone outright because I don't like adding on to my contract... let's be real companies prices always go up, if you're like me then you know that sprint has the best bang for your buck. If not then leave.

Again prices go up as business cost go up. As most know sprint 3g service is about to get a upgrade and thus price will upgrade also! Live with it or move on.....
[EVO 4G General] twiz0r:
We understand that. The problem is with how they have told everyone that they can get an upgrade after a year, and now they just take it away. No grandfather clause for current subscribers. Kinda lame if you ask me.

And maybe not everyone has as much money as you to buy their phones off contract?

Swyped from my cyanogenized and gingerbreaded EVO
[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
The main issue is that this is a PERK and can be changed at anytime. If you read the terms and conditions it says this... You bought a phone and service, not yearly upgrades, that's just something they threw in. You still get it, it just costs "extra".
[EVO 4G General] Mediocrates:
Yep, the non-grandfathering is what has me pissed off also. If you offer someone something, especially in your own local branch, you should stand by it. Which means grandfathering. You risk alienating what would have been VERY loyal subscribers.
[EVO 4G General] twiz0r:
Omg...we've heard you the first ten thousand times

Swyped from my cyanogenized and gingerbreaded EVO
[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
Doesn't seem like it
[EVO 4G General] schergerr1:
If anyone wants out of there cell phone contract do it this month almost every carrier jacked up there price this month just google your carrier see were yours was jacked up at then call and they will not fight at all thats if your unhappy with your carrier it will only work up untell end of the month

phonenews.com/sprint-to-increase-per-line-regulatory-fee-to-0.40-changes-to-tcs-on-january-10th-2010-9712/

sorry said i couldnt post links yet so i had to modify it
[EVO 4G General] dwertz:
I dont know if I will jump ship or not. There are things that I like about Sprint like my bill is always the same, I dont have to worry about going over on data, text, or minutes and my bill is about $10-$20 cheaper than Verizon. I also get the Airave for free. The positives about Verizon is that they already have LTE in my area and the Thunderbolt is pretty much the Evo. Verizon also has a larger network, I know a bunch of people on Verizon so the mobile to mobile will be free. I am not sure whether I would need something like the Airave if I had Verizon. I have until 10/2011 before my contract expires so we will see.
[EVO 4G General] craigbailey1986:
I am not saying I have a lot of money but if I want something I SAVE to get it. It's as if ppl thought this would last forever... I can understand your frustration but I am a business owner and work in the music industry, when times were good we could offer discount to well known ppl but now we have to price things accordingly to ensure our employees still have a job and family is taken care of.

The problem I have with the complaints is ppl never look at what the business has to go thru to keep customers happy...

its hard out here and only at&t gets to offer bad ass service with no perks for super high prices.... lol, enjoy our prices while we still have them...
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BertMor:
I'm new here, and I have been trying to re-root my phone to the Serendipity 3.5.2 and something weird happened

When in the recovery menu I get the unsigned message. I know there is a solutin but I haven't been able to find it.

More importantly, my computer lists my internal and external SD's as , F

& G but it thinks they are CD drives and keep asking for me to insert a CD.

No wonder Recovery can't find the file, it can't find the E drive!!!

I already got lucky recovering from phone -!- PC, my adb commands are sporadic because it can't find the device.

Anyone make any sense of this????
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mcord11758:
Go to settings, about phone

What is your

Baseband

Kernel

Build

Look under your battery, what build is your phone? Mine is 1008

This may help

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=909213
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BertMor:
My build is 1009

I flashed back to stock but:

Build #: JI6 (Froyo?!)

Firmware 2.2

kernal 2.6.32.9 jetaek.lee@sep-11#1

This is after I tried to flash back to stock....
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mcord11758:
Looks like you used the wrong odin
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BertMor:
Thank you, but to be truly helpful, mind telling me which Odin would be the right one???
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BertMor:
I d/l'd that file but where does it go??? which /system/bin/?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mcord11758:
Do you have root explorer
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BertMor:
No I don't
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mcord11758:
Correct odin

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=SBSMALFJ

You can use android mate which is free to drop three file where you need.

If you are active and looking for help pm me
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BertMor:
Thanks

After many hours and fiddling, it turns out I needed to re-install the USB drivers.

Even then still some small glitches but I finally have installed Serendipity 4.0.1 Just wish that the email apk would have taken. for some reason it didn't make the flash

Thanks again
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] argoneus:
Hey, I'm very new to android, all this rooting, custom roms etc. Anyways. I installed this ROM. (FROYO_2.2.1_Final_Android_Stock). And, I thought that Froyo 2.2.1 has Flash 10.1 by default, but it didn't, so I thought, hmm, I'll get it from market. But, it's not in the market. Could anyone of you help? I found an .apk, but when I installed it, it kept crashing my browser. Also, a question: Is the ROM I have the best one? In terms of speed, compatibility and app support? Or are there better ones?

EDIT: I pretty much need the Flash player only for watching streams - Livestream, UStream, JustinTV, Own3d.tv, ESL TV.
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Andyt95:
you can't get a stock froyo ROM with 10.1 as far as I know, however, ther chocolatefroyo ROM does have 10.1 running, but it has a camera bug which stops that from working. For now, you will have to choose between camera and flash.

There is no 'best' ROM, but it definitely isnt the stock one... I am running FroydVillain and I love it :)
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] L0cke:
The full Flash 10.1 is not possible on the Hero, the nearest you can get is Flash Lite which is only part of Sense ROMs. I'm not sure what its limitations are but you're best to just take a stable Sense ROM and find out, then see if it suits your needs.
[Defy Android Development] ellendel:
Thanks for this useful guide.

Does the flash camera work "properly" following this method?
[Defy Android Development] pomah:
A question, is this guide for US or European users? Does 3G and stuff like that work in Europe?
[Defy Android Development] shamo42:
Yes it works properly for both camera and camcorder.

For European. I'm not sure about US and 3G.
[Defy Android Development] ellendel:
Great i'll follow your guide. Thx again ;)
[Defy Android Development] koto2:
one question

First, thanks for all the work doing this guide.

i have a problem when trying to apply update.zip from Tenfar's recovery, i get this error:

installing update...

assert failed: getprop("ro.product.model") == "ME525" && getprop("ro.build.version.sdk") == "8" E:Error in /sdcard/update.zip

(Status 7)

Installation aborted

i check twice the update.zip file, but always do the same, i downloaded twice and checked twice without errors...

what i'm doing wrong?:confused:

thanks in advance
[Defy Android Development] shamo42:
I updated the guide (Point 6). Try point 6 before rooting. It should work.
[Defy Android Development] tensan:
And what do you do to fix the flash? The only difference between this and when I flash is the deodexed files... And my flash don't work.

Thanks!
[Defy Android Development] shamo42:
Camera flash works with or without deodexed files. No fixes needed.

Did you flash this unrooted ROM from here? Other roms might not work properly.

Did you also wipe everything after flashing? This is important.
[Defy Android Development] tensan:
Yes, both. I wipe and my flash works sometimes only. Have you tested the flash for many times?

Thanks!!
[Defy Android Development] shamo42:
I just tested it 10 times in a row. No problems.

edit:

Here is a video that shows flash working without problems:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viyxqVLtZE4
[Defy Android Development] Kovyrshin:
quadrant score?
[Defy Android Development] shamo42:
~1250 @800Mhz

~1600 @1200Mhz:
[Defy Android Development] tensan:
Maybe my problem was that I install google apps after I root the.phone. I will try to do before.

Thanks a lot
[Defy Android Development] Kovyrshin:
nice stats... gonna give it a try this weekend, if i wont drive away snowboarding.
[Defy Android Development] Pq2son2:
Hi!

I follow all the great guide and works really fine, but I found a little bug. When I turn on the Wifi connection after 5mins of inactivity (or 10m) my motorola Defy doesn't reconnect by itself. I must disconnect, forget the password and re-type the password.

Anyone can test it, so I don't know if it's my problem or a real bug of this image.

Thanks!
[Defy Android Development] Muznyu:
I followed the guide, everything works well, except the camera. There's still the camera flash bug, works only for the first time. :(
[Defy Android Development] ellendel:
After i unzip the deodexed system folder in the sdcard root, then i try to follow the adb commands posted in the guide, but when i type in the shell

"cp /sdcard/system/app/* /system/app/" it says "no such file or directory.

Any suggestion?
[Defy Android Development] Pq2son2:
Sure, and it's easy I had the same issue! :p

Swift the notification bar, Press the Option "USB Connection" and select "None".

Tell me what about. ;)
[Defy Android Development] Pq2son2:
Yes, I have the same problem! :S maybe we can fix it with the patch of other thread? :S Shamo, did you apply this patch? :S
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] stffresh95:
Can someone tell me how can I get free apps on my HTC HD² running on android? Thanks
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] nonpaq:
Really?? Have you tried the Android market? There is a tab that says "Top Free".
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Electzik:
Unlike Windows Mobile, most of Android apps or not "HD2 only" ! You should better search on general Android forum, but like said before there's plenty of nice things on the Android Market ;)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] stffresh95:
I wanna get paid apps for Free I know about the makert free apps who's going to be so dum not to know that come on guys
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] dharvey4651:
If anyone gives this guy a method of obtaining paid apps without paying for them, you are volunteering yourself for a 3 day vacation.

stffresh95 - Just buy them. If you can't because your country doesn't support them then I'm sure you can find some way of getting them. DO NOT ASK FOR WAREZ HERE AGAIN or you too will be taking a vacation.
[EVO 4G General] DevilStrider:
I think I scraped mine off putting the battery back on and did not notice. The phone has never been near water but my sticker is gone.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] martonikaj:
Hey guys;

I just bought a used G2 from someone 4 days ago to start an Even More+ plan on T-mobile USA. I started the plan the next day and everything is going well. I should say that at purchase everything on the phone seemed mechanically immaculate. The screen was perfect, etc.

Today when I got to class and turned off the screen on my phone, I noticed that in the bottom left corner of the phone there are a few dozen grey/white dots/specs on the screen of the phone. The best way to describe it without a picture is it looks like very fine grains of sand are under the screen, and they're really only noticeable when the screen is off or a black background is used. The screen for sure wasn't like this last night or even this morning from what I remember, and I haven't dropped or been rough on it at all. I baby my phones.

So what causes this? are there easy fixes?

If I were to pay for the $5.99/mo. insurance, would it pick up the screen repair? I called T-mobile support really quick (which was made aware that the phone is used) and they said even the lesser part of the insurance, $1.99, would cover manufacturer defects in the screen for free, I just need to contact HTC about it.

I have up to 14 days (10 days from now) from the start of the plan to add insurance. Should I do it and send it in?

When I get home from class in a few hours I'll see if I can take a picture and post it up.

Thanks for any help or words of wisdom. I just got done dealing with crap with phone replacements from Sprint, so I hope this is better!

Okay I'm home here's a picture:
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonoball88:
i have the same problem, my desire z is only 3 months old and in the bottom left corner of the screen there is tiny bits of dust that is now underneath my screen :(
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] martonikaj:
Have you contacted HTC or the carrier about it? I might call HTC tonight as well
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] martonikaj:
Alright well I called into T-mobile and added the $5.99 insurance. Talked to the same guy that started my coverage. He said that the manufacturer's warranty $1.99 portion will cover issues with bad buttons, radios, screens, etc.

Gonna call t-mobile support in a couple days to see if I can get a warranty exchange figured out.

I should also note that the customer support people have been A+ so far in my dealings with T-mobile.
[Android Apps and Games] spy1983:
Well done! Great...

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] gcorda79:
Hello Guys,

I am a newbie for android OS. You stated that you can do this SD partition stuff with MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition" (free). Sahll I have to use a lunix based pc? or Win Xp is enough?

Besides, ext2 partition will be used for the apps. And SD card also has another partition with FAT 16 format. So, what will be ratio for these partitions? Let's say I owned a 8 gb SD card. What will be proper partition sizes?

As a last question, We will first install the apps to phone memory. And then link it to SD card. Am i right?

thank you for your support.

Regards,
[Android Apps and Games] bakpinar:
Hello,

You can use windows machine for partition stuff with "MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition". It is a windows application, supports Windows 2000/XP/Vista/windows 7 (32 bit & 64 bit) operating system.

There is no such a restricted ratio but 10% is recommended. So if you have a 8GB card ~7.2GB for FAT32 and ~800MB for ext2 would be ok.

Yes, first install the application and then link it to SD card with Link2SD.
[Android Apps and Games] stewi:
Thanks, this works great and is more reliable than that apps2sd for Eclair.
[Android Apps and Games] gcorda79:
thanks for your explanations. I have another concern. ext2 is the partition used for applcation storage. (This is what i understand, may be I'm wrong.) So for a 8GB SD card, I may opnly use 800 MB storage for the applcations. Is this correct? I mean the remaining 7GB is for only data storage? will it be sufficient for all of the applciations installed in the device? I am a bit confused. Why dont we use more storage for ext2 partition?

Thanks,
[Android Apps and Games] bakpinar:
Yes, ext2 partition is used for application apk files, 800MB will be sufficient.

You can go larger like 1024 MB if you want but 800MB gives you plenty of room .
[Android Apps and Games] squiddy20:
I have a rooted Samsung Moment with 2.1 on it, but thankfully the devs at SDX have gotten apps2sd working and I've gotten it installed.

1. Could this app still work even though I have 2.1?

2. I have an ext3 partition instead of ext2. Will it still work on that?