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[Epic 4G General] crabjoe:
I don't know where you are but where I am, Verizon is King! My Sprint phone next to a Verizon phone is like a slug on 3G and I'm always roaming on Verizon. Even in my house, I can have 4 or 5 bars on Sprint, the out of no where, my Sprint signal drops to nothing and I'm roaming on Verizon with 3 bars. It seems, a 3 bar signal on Verizon is like having 5 bars on a Sprint phone... At least around here.

BTW, not all bars are equal, when comparing them on different phones. The reason is how the signal level is programmed to display. I'm thinking Samsung might like to show more bars then HTC, Motorola, or even a Blackberry at a given signal level. Maybe Sammy does this because their antennas suck!
[Epic 4G General] boominz28:
then if verizon offers better coverage why not switch ?

I mean sometimes the way people choose their network is weird, i choose which has best coverage in the area im in. and as for phones , I choose which has the features I want.
[Epic 4G General] snowmanwithahat:
luckily Samsung said they were keeping their Samoled screens exclusive to Samsung for ~18 months or so.... By the time I'm looking for a new phone it'll be available to other manufacturers
[Epic 4G General] cbpagent72:
Verizon has an exclusive deal to provide BB serices to the govt.? That is news to me because my agency and other federal agencies are using Sprint.
[Epic 4G General] ghostrid3r:
DOJ civil division uses BB.
[Epic 4G General] pipskicks:
OK he's biased, but this is the Sprint/Epic forums and you really don't have to be a jerk about anything this trivial.
[Epic 4G General] heathmcabee:
"Sprint vs verizons service and 3g speeds= Sprint one"

Sprint ONE!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mac4Wii:
I updated to froyo 2.2 (leaked version) on my samsung captivate, and I was wondering if there was a possible way to downgrade back to 2.1.

*The only reason im not liking froyo 2.2 at the moment i cant seem to learn our find out how to root it...

Wanted to root to rom a custom rom?

"noobie question"--> if i was to downgrade to 2.2 back to stock 2.1 and root it to have super user, i could then be able to install a custom rom? OR what would other people suggest doing?

Could someone point me in the right way with a link or two maybe, or some suggestions?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mac4Wii:
bummmpppp! this is all so new to me!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DiGi760:
Here's a link to the SuperOneClick to root and enable non-market apps.

And here's a thread for new captivate users.

You might have an easier time finding answers in the Captivate forum.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mac4Wii:
Thanks so much for these thinks, I can use this SuperOneClick user on my Captivate with froyo 2.2 correct?

I like the froyo 2.2 just couldnt figure out how to get superuser, im trying to install a custom rom on it, never done it before just wanted to try one out and see! New to all this so probably have more questions haha !
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mac4Wii:
Also another noobie question(s).

What does "flashing" mean?

lol
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] metlmangreg:
You have to be rooted to have superuser privileges.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] misfitpierce:
Flashing a phone rom is like installing a new OS on a PC. Be careful on doing so and watch some videos and read up on it if you get brave to try flashing custom roms onto your device. Usually ppl use a windows app called Odin to do so. Make sure phone always charged 100% before flashing any new rom also. It could mess up battery stats otherwise and could risk brick if its almost dead then dies LOL. Assuming that's the context of flashing you meant.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kapitanken:
try bookmark this page 1st if anything wrong u can recover to original rom.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=10056254&postcount=36
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sujesharukil:
Go to this link

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=884364

It has everything you need to know about installing a custom ROM. Started like you all, found this post and now I have flashed like a 100 times :) Enjoy!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sujesharukil:
Flashing in simple terms means to install a new OS version/Updates/Themes etc on the phone. The most common method found here in XDA is to use something called as Clockwork Recovery Mod.

Seriously, go to this link http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=884364 you will know what you need to do to flash a custom ROM. And may I suggest Firefly 2.1 found here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=914284 as your first ROM. It is a good ROM. You will enjoy it. There are some other ROMs, if you ask which is the best, clearly there is none, it is purely on preference. Once you have flashed one ROM, and then a few, you will know which one you like.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mengbo:
1. installing a custom rom does not require a rooted phone, you can copy the update.zip to your sdcard and get into recovery, select the custom rom zip file and flash from there.

2. have you flashed a bios on a computer? flash a phone's rom is very similar to that.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nece228:
Hey everyone,

My first post here :) .

So im planning to buy HTC Desire HD, but i heard that it has some issues with proximity sensor. But there was update which should have fixed that issue, and as i readed for most people that update fixed issue, but for some it didnt. So im asking is this really fixed for everyone? Also how about screen? I contacted HTC and they said it has 16million colors and its S-lcd, but i saw some video clips in which people complained that screen look kinda washed out. also it has same resolution as the desire or desire z, so perhaps on Desire hd screen is pixelated (bigger screen) or when you view web page in very small font, instead of clear symbols i would see just black dots (because the resolution is not that big?). Also i heard complaints about poor battery life, but some people say that its because you use network intense apps like skype in background. Well i dont use any social stuff (facebook, twitter) or skype (i use it only on my pc), so the battery life should be good right? I would be happy if it would last at least 1 day. About the build quality i heard that battery cover and sim card cover doesnt get perfectly fitted in its positions, is this true? So far ive been thinking at first to buy htc desire, but now when desire hd price lowered, and since i heard that desire hd has less problems than original desire im thinking on buying one. I also thinked perhaps nexus s? but its price is bigger and it has less RAM, also it has super amoled (amoled is a minus, really). So far for now Desire hd looks like the best choice to me, currently im owning Samsung s5230 star.

Cheers
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nece228:
Its suprising that nobody did answer :eek:

By the way i have few other questions to add. How well does the phone sits on a hand? i mean can you touch all edges of the screen without using another hand? Also, i heard that HTC desire had lots of problems with random rebooting and overheating, but how about desire hd? does it still have those problems?

thanks again for answers
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroHero:
ive never had a problem with the sensor, screen acts well during calls :) the screen is big, but just about fully useable with one hand, the pvt1 & 2 desires had faulty mainboards, thats where the random reboot problem came from, the DHD dosent have this problem :)
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ErOR22:
If you would of done some research you could find all the answers already.

I have no issue with the proximity sensor but if you can test it out before buying and make sure it works properly then you have nothing to worry about.

Screen is really really good. When you view the phone on about a 45degree angle it does become a little washed out but why would you view it on a angle. I much prefer a S-LCD then AMOLED or those other newer screens since I feel they don't look very natural at all, they provide better black for sure but everything else looks very saturated with a weird tint. For me the phone fits great in my hand and I can use it with just one hand.

Battery is good for a smartphone with such a huge screen, you can easily get 2 days with little use. I also don't use facebook and that other crap so I find battery life just great. Playing games non stop the battery lasts about 6 - 8 hours, depending on the game.

I find build quality excellent. I too heard complaints like you've mentioned but I find everything fits perfectly and very easy to remove and put back on.

I would very much recommend this phone, you simply can't go wrong. I came from a older phone so the upgrade was huge for me and I really like Android now, bye bye WinMo.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dr.m0x:
The phone is junk. I'd recommend a Nokia N91 over this crap. I've heard that phone even has a hard drive.

Obviously I'm lying. Best phone ever. Mostly you will find that the unsatisfied buyers are more vocal than the happy ones.

It's not too big unless you have tiny hands, screen is beautiful, chances of getting a faulty one are small.

I charge every night but I could get 48 hours if I am conservative with usage.

Someone swyped my idea.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nece228:
(y)

thanks for info. what do you mean pvt1 and 2 have that rebooting problem? so if i buy now htc desire i will not get this overheating and random rebooting issue?

@ErOr22 Thanks. ive already done lots of research and as i said for some people update fixes issue for some not. in fact all those posts where like posted in october, perhaps the newest line of desire hd does no longer have that problem. Well i also heard that htc desire hd has not as good viewing angles as original desire with s-lcd. But when you look at different angles to the screen does the washout effect is big or almost unsignificant? I currently own samsung s5230 a cheap touchscreen phone, but its screen is good imo, viewing angles are brilliant, so i wouldnt like to buy expensive phone with worse screen that the cheap phone.

@dr.m0x Thanks. i do also see that many people complain about this phone and many others. thats why i want to hear opinions from a little more optimistic people
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroHero:
they are diffrent hardware revisions, but that was on the desire, the desire hd has never had this problem :)
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spaghetti-XRY:
i'm really satisfied with DHD, colors look brillant, screen size is the one i wanted and battery capacity is still on try,, but i use wifi 24h and social stuff. I've not encountered any problem on cover slot, it was the first thing i've checked and it fits well.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ErOR22:
On a 45 degree angle the washout effect is pretty small, its noticeable but nothing to really cry about, I would say my i900 Omnia had a better viewing angle but not by much. I wouldn't really concern too much about it, just go to some shop and have a play and see for yourself.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XartzMAX:
Hi everyone, I m also a potential Android owner and was rocking back and forth between the Desire and the DHD. (since I dont like a iPhone copy like Galaxy S)

I've been doing my research in the background since a while and seeing this thread i thought of doing this post.

The main reason I was considering Desire over DHD was the battery life problem, in fact I was about to order my desire a while back but changed my mind and thought of doing more research. All I really need to know is how the battery perform in DHD COMPARED to the original Desire. (because every other aspect about the Desire perfectly suits my needs.) Like the @nece228 i really dont care fb twitter etc syncing all the time, even I am happy with the manually pressing the refresh button on the widget whenever i feel like checking for an update. :D

What I do plan to do with it is mostly try apps, rooting, hacking, play games (show off the capabilities of Adreno 205 to my friends) watch videos, take a snap and some HD footage, and of course the basic functions of a phone, texting, calling and some browsing. :D

I really want it to last solid 24 hrs with moderate usage because I dont have anywhere to charge it up during the day. :(

Would someone having experience from both worlds give an opinion about the DHD battery life COMPARED to Desire? It will make my decision about DHD or original Desire.

PS: I ve seen the huge support and userbase behind the Desire (6000+threads vs 1000+ in DHD forum) will there be that kind of community building around DHD too? (given the same time of existence) And this phone will be my first Android experience too. Looking forward to make a good choice of a phone in the first attempt) :D
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nece228:
@AndroHero, so you mean that those two revisions of motherboards had that problem? So as of now if ill buy the latest revision of motherboard i wont get those problems with overheating and random rebooting right? If so, then perhaps i should reconsider, and buy original desire, because that was the biggest problem why i didnt want to buy that phone. Also the problem is multitouch, i would usually ignore that because i dont play games (only they require proper multitouch), but since new google earth came with those cool multitouch gestures i saw a video in youtube in which those gestures doesnt work that smoothly, because of those multitouch issues. But this isnt that big problem, the only serious problem is overheating and random rebooting, which i really dont want to see.

@Spaghetti-XRY, thanks for informing me.

@ErOR22, well in the video which shows desire and desire screen comparisons (both s-lcd) desire screen has better angles and no washout effect. but i guess ill go to shop and compare those two devices by myself.

@XartzMAX, i think i can help you. well actually if you count mathematically how much different is 1230 miliamper and 1400 miliamper battery math shows that you gain only about ten minutes of usage, so thats definitely not a problem. as i know all android devices has more or less same battery life. Actually in all what you want both devices will perform well except on gaming. The original desire's gpu is twice times slower than desire hd, so in original desire you wont be able to play newest games smoothly. So i would recommend you desire hd, it has much faster gpu, even latest games are smooth, also this will affect movie playback performance and since bigger screen is better for movies and games i would recommend you desire hd.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scorror:
I think desire HD is far better as I'm having both phones. DHD battery last longer than desire atm
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shpatar:
What everyone said.

As for battery life, you have to give it a few recharges before you can really see how much it can hold, also there's some info on some sort of battery calibration that is supposed to double your battery life but I haven't tried that.

I keep Gmail chat, SKYPE and a bunch of other online stuff on ALL DAY because of work, plus have it turned on (the screen) a lot of the time, for work, playing intensive 3D games / or not and showing off to iPhone users :-). It has no problem to get me through a full day until I get home and plug it in.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JonnyAlpha:
I have owned an HTC before but switched to an iPhone 3G which I had for 3 years, did loads of research before buying this phone and when I got it all I can say is AMAZING this is the best phone I have ever owned.

Cons: Big phone means one handed operation s difficult but that's something of a trade off for having a big screen.

Pros: camera and video is brilliant, internet is faster than my old 3G and I kept the same SIM card, phone is super fast, never seen a phone boot up so quick. Web browsing made acceptable due to big screen.

I've had this phone since Christmas and I still have only scratched the surface of what it is capable of doing.

AWESOME
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krakout:
Hello!

I got my DHD on Xmas, and the day I got it, the SOB went and updated OTA. This means I only got to see what .75 is like.

I saw in another thread that you can flash an Asian .32 ROM and it will do it, however I was wondering: I really like my phone as it is, so:

-Is there a custom ROM incorporating .75 and Sense?

-or sticking with .32 is not such a big deal after all?

Thanks for any feedback...

T
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seattlepete:
Hey Guys,

This summer I bought an unlocked Rogers X10a. Last month the charger stopped working so i shipped it in to Sony Ericsson to get fixed. They ended up sending me a replacement phone but of course its locked to Rogers. I tried buying the unlock code from Unlocking.com and a couple of other sites but they arent able to find it. I also contacted Sony Ericsson and they say I have to contact Rogers... I then spoke to Rogers but they can't help me since i dont have a rogers acct.

Anything else I can try?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rockjock007:
Mobile in canada tried them? where are you located?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seattlepete:
I tried them yesterday and they also came back with the same response.. no code found. Thanks though.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seattlepete:
Oh.. im location in Los Angeles.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lancez:
Try HTCCode if they can't get u code then PM me. I wanna see what they come up with.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SErooted:
try calling att the the carrier of your phone is by law supposed to give the unlock code for the phone. stay on them till they do. good luck:-)
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SErooted:
im right up the way in sfv. call att for sure. they have to give the unlock code for the phone.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seattlepete:
So At&t will have the code? the only reason i hadn't called them is because the phone is branded/locked to Rogers (canada), so i figured they wouldnt know it because i didn't buy the phone from them. but i'll it a shot.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] batman_112:
If your phone is Rogers then at&t will not have/give you the code. Even if your phone is at&t branded, you have to wait 90 days before they give you the code. That is a big IF of course.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fiscidtox:
Why are you guys telling him to call at&t? that doesn't even make any sense :S Obviously they will just tell him to call rogers... Have some common sense.

Anyhow, I'm truly shocked that mobileincanada couldn't help you. They have unlocked any rogers x10 that I've been aware of. Ever considered maybe the esn is blacklisted, hence why no one can get the code? try htccode as lancez said, I have heard they are pretty good. unlocking.com was a huge scam, they never sent me a code and refused to give me my money back.. Would definitely not recommend them.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SErooted:
for those of you still having problems with unlocking your phone. maybe i should rephrase or pay attention to my own wording.... your "network provider" is by law required to give the unlock code. att phones, call att. rogers phones, call rogers. Whoever the network provider for your phone is, is the person you need to call. they dont give it willingly and will give a ration of trouble to you for even asking for it. but when this occurs, take it to the highest level of customer support that you can. ie, managers, be prepared to spend some time debating this with them and make sure you have a pack of cigs a few beers and lunch while your waiting. do not relent until you get the code. THEY HAVE TO GIVE IT BY LAW!!!!! Good Luck!!
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tomyboombotz:
Start the porting

Sent from the miuified evo start the revo
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deano0714:
Umm are you demanding?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sweepingzero:
he's from new york, it's not his fault
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deano0714:
Do you even have an epic?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oshizzle1991:
lol +1. ok mods please delete now!
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blspyro:
I think he thinks devs get pid to do this...somebody should mention to him that we are using a leaked froyo so what the devs can do is limited.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spiicytuna:
Now that we have a semi functional cm6 MIUI shouldn't be "that" hard as they are both AOSP.

Sent on the go from my HTC EVO
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thizzmaster:
lol...wtf?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ahmgsk:
stay tuned things might click!!
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deano0714:
Ha another teaser... Nice i was wondering if you were still trying to port it
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smoothone:
OMG, wrong section. There is a Q&A section for this. I say the OP gets started porting it over ASAP, LMAO.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gtuansdiamm:
Hey not all ppl from ny are asses u know
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] A_Flying_Fox:
No one is! Non-newyorkers are just soft.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leatherneck6017:
No, but apparently ones from Staten Isalnd are ;)
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] schnowdapowda:
Hey I'm from new york... but I got to texas as soon as I could.

cd's or tapes?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sweepingzero:
Chicago is full of asses. We just don't demand **** like ignorant dickweeds :)
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaeX2:
so i upgraded via kies mini and was just wondering if there is a specific way i have to root official ka6 froyo... its kinda giving me trouble. anything to do with the 3e recovery ?.. :confused:
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] geoffcorey:
SuperOneClick will root, but not fix recovery (i.e clockworkmod and flashing roms)

To get a working clockworkmod, you'll have to use odin to flash on of the voodoo kernels because they have clockworkmod built in.

"if you amplify everything, nothing is heard"
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] richiehd:
this is so dumb, lol. oclf and z4 won't root it. ill try superoneclick. eugh.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] willsnews:
Is there anyway to get to 2.1 without odin? I'm just wondering
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Igor977:
you can use nandroid image http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=734475
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] epakrat75:
Nandroid DOES NOT restore the kernel, modem, etc. If you're on any 2.2 rom and nandroid restore to 2.1 or vice versa you will (soft) BRICK. The only other alternative to ODIN / Heimdall is to use a ClockworkMod flashable zip version of the TAR package. It must include a kernel but most do.

Did you look here?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=771111
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chinam4n:
I'm new to the process or rooting android phones, and I just purchased a T-Mobile G2. I've been searching around for a rooting procedure to follow, I found a lot of ways to do it, but some of them are either too complicated for a noob myself, or it came out couple of months ago. I wanted to know if there was a up to date rooting process, and if it would be some what easy to follow.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KoolKidsKlub:
Check the Wiki, that is the most up to date and safest method to root your phone.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chinam4n:
Alright, I'm trying to download all the files necessary but when I try to download "gfree_temp-root.zip" theres no file to be found, is there somewhere else I can download this file?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmccollough:
I just tried as well and the file is no longer there. Can someone post it to this thread?

Edit: The link in the wiki is back up.