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[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] il Duce:
Pretty sure you forgot to read the op. He's talking about a kb, not a dialer. Thanks for the laugh.

sent from my hero, which no longer sucks ass
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] laie1472:
No prob dude good to have one every now and then. Don't ya think its good for the soul. I had one when I read your post. " smile "

Something.About.Me.You.Dont

Like.Its.Cool.I.Understand.AWAH
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] runngwlf:
There are several applications on the market like Evenbetter (paid app) or Better Keyboard 7 (free) that have the input you are looking for, which is in and off itself called "T9" text input. Just do a search in the market for "T9" to see your options.
[General Questions and Answers] daesdaemar:
I would appreciate suggestions for an android client to access Filezilla ftp on my home server. Also, any that work with both 3G and WiFi?
[General Questions and Answers] hacktock:
I'm looking for a good FTP client too with which I can transfer files reliably so that I can start a download and leave it running overnight but so far none are able to do it. By "reliable", I mean it should atleast reconnect on timeout or if switched to a different network, and resume if the file exists.

I tried a few and they all have problems. I've not spent a lot of time with each one but these are the issues I noticed so far.

AndFTP - free and no ads

- Transfers get stuck at 100% (http://www.lysesoft.com/support/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=354).

- While there's an option to make the fonts bigger, you can't make it smaller so it's an issue on phones with small screens

- Doesn't support background transfers but it shows up in the notification bar and you can go back and check up on your transfers

- Doesn't reconnect on failure

- Resume is supported but if the file is already completed and you download a whole directory, it starts overwriting those files instead of skipping them.

FtpCafe - free with ads and a paid version without ads

- Doesn't do background transfers and neither does it show up in the notification bar so your transfer details gets lost if you hit the home button - http://www.ftpcafe.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=791, If you try to run FtpCafe again from your Applications, it goes back to the main window instead of your existing session.

WM FTP Client - Free and no ads

- Fonts are huge so you don't know what's what if you have simiarly named files, and there's no "Details" or "Properties" option with which you can see the full name of the file. Even the transfer window shows nothing.

- Supports background transfers but you can't bring it back to the foreground. The progress shown in the notification drawer is all wrong and it doesn't say anywhere which file is being transferred.

- No SSL/TLS support

Mobile FTP - Paid app. The free version is a 30 day trial

- Fonts are so huge that it was unusuable on my phone

- No background transfer

The best among these would be AndFTP if they fix the bug with the transfer getting stuck.
[General Questions and Answers] rogier666:
Already tried the built-in ftp client of ES File Explorer? That's my ftp client now. It does LAN too, and its Dropbox support is way better than the official Dropbox app.

ES File Explorer only works as an ftp client, not as a server. That's why I also run an app with the exotic name "FTPServer" on my phone until ES adds a server too. And then I'm gonna ask the dev to add an http server and Skydrive support and and and...
[General Questions and Answers] hacktock:
ES File Manager - Free, no ads.

- Doesn't reconnect on failure/timeout.

- Doesn't support resume.

- Doesn't show the speed or ETA of the active transfers.

It does have a good interface though.

Updated to add: I emailed them and got a reply in less than 5 minutes saying these features will be added in a future version, so that sounds good.
[General Questions and Answers] hacktock:
File Expert - Free, no ads.

- Doesn't support SSL

- [FIXED] Connected to the FTP but did not display any files or directories.

- Only a single line is used for listing files and directories. Can't distinguish between similarly named files.
[General Questions and Answers] hacktock:
Fsync - Free, no ads.

- Crashed the first three times

- Doesn't support servers with self signed certificates

- Doesn't reconnect if you get disconnected

- Progress window shows only filename and progress bar. No speed, no ETA, no percent complete or data transferred.
[General Questions and Answers] Waninkoko:
AndFTP works like a charm here, maybe a bit slow, but that could be my network setup.
[General Questions and Answers] hacktock:
FX File Explorer Beta (Free for a limited time and time is extended with updates)

- Doesn't support SSL but they said it will be supported soon

- Does not reconnect on timeout

- Does not resume transfers

- It can do multiple transfers simultaneously but theres's no queue and no way to set the maximum number of parallel transfers.

It does have a nice interface, though I wish they made a separate app with just the FTP functionality.

I've mailed the developer with these issues and get replies pretty quickly so maybe there's hope after all for a better FTP client.
[General Questions and Answers] RookieRooter:
FTP App Search

I am also looking for a good FTP App. I have a website setup for my business that is constantly updated with .jpg files and would like to be able to "Easily" view them via my android smart phone.
[General Questions and Answers] paskalion:
Well I'm a bit surprised that no one mentions about FTPDroid.. I'm using it for years and it works perfectly for me :)
[General Questions and Answers] shaglord:
This might sound crazy but it seems the solution to my problem was to install an SFTP server android app and put a good ftp client on the windows server which has infinite retries and so on.

I'm using the phone for 24/7 ftp transfers. I need it to be reliable during the night and so on.

EDIT: This solution has worked reliably for a week now. I have one issue with files sometimes becoming corrupt if they are resumed. I've only been using SFTP and tried to disable secure copy scp on the server and see if it improves.

Another nice thing is that it's nicer to queue up files and work with the queue on a windows machine rather than the phone. Neither the server app or the windows client have hanged or interrupted the transfers during this week. So far so good. Now I'm just worried about the memory card failing with so many writes. Luckily my internet connection is slow 384kbps so it won't be wearing out the card too fast.

/s
[General Questions and Answers] arbitraryowl:
Thanks paskalion FTPDroid is working great for me.
[General Questions and Answers] rudra7:
AndFTP : Throws error Upload failed : java.net.socketimeoutexception
[Droid 2 General] Dr.Kevorkian:
wanted to update my phone to 2.3 but i rooted and flashed the liberty 1.0 and was looking for a way to go back since Rom Manager did not save my back up so i went to this thread TBH & MyDroidWorld Present: Droid 2 (2.3.20) Triple Threat and followed these steps without uploading anything on to the sd card dumb move i know !

To install the above files you need to follow these directions:

1) boot phone into recovery

2) go to mounts and storage

3) format system

4) mount system

5) install zip from sdcard

6) choose zip from sdcard

there was obviously nothing in there to load so i went back to reboot system and now my phone will not make it pass the first boot screen if anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated !

It keeps on looping in boot animation i got it to a screen displayed like this once dont know how though ..

Bootloader

D2.37

Battery OK

OK to Program

Transfer Mode:

USB

and i know how to get here ....

Android system recovery <3e>

reboot system now

apply sdcard:update.zip

wipe data/factory reset

wipe cache partition

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

caution triangle with the ! and the droid symbol in it !

E:Can't open /cache/recovery/command

But i don't know what to do after i've tried wipe data/factory reset = nothing

Ive tried reboot system now = nothing

Ive tried apply sdcard:update.zip = failed to verify whole-file signature

I am clueless ... even if you can't help maybe spread my post to see if anyone out there can Thanks !
[Droid 2 General] Dr.Kevorkian:
for a noob i figured this out rather quick.. I was stuck in boot animation and i held the center of the volume keys before holding the power button which brings u to...

Bootloader

D2.37

Battery OK

OK to Program

Transfer Mode:

USB

uploaded the SBF but it was the android 2.2 which when i last checked thats what my phone was running on but it after the upload failed i tried the 2.3 Download RSD Lite, the bootloader SBF, and the 2.3.20 SBF from MDW. and next thing you know i'm up and running like 3 legged crack baby ! !! thanks for the help or to myself thanks for reading :D
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leo5111:
i love the rom except for i like the stock battery level indicator icon anyway to get that on this rom? thanks:p
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mcord11758:
It its a jpy rom. Look for a jpy theme that has what you are looking for
[G Tablet General] nelySLB:
Does anyone have Zpad T2 CE certification documents.

My pad is at customs and they are asking me for the documents to clear it
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
I'm no expert, but my understanding is that you need to show proof that the device is cleared by the FCC (because of the Wifi). I think your best bet is to contact your vendor (and I hope it was a vendor and not a person) to get the paperwork.

I believe some vendors purposely reduce the price in customs, to avoid issues like these.
[G Tablet General] muqali:
One thing I've wondered is how Viewsonic got away with having the Gtab support channels 1-14? Not that I'd ever use "illegal channels" of course.
[G Tablet General] will CERSIUS:
So i just recieved my zpad and i have all the paperwork for it. but its all in chinese if this will help you your welcome to watever i have. just describe whats on the paperwork so its easier for me to translate.
[Adam General] bharadwajh:
Can some help me out with how the PixelQi screen compares to E Ink? So far, the reviews I have read have stated that the screen is pretty bad for indoor reading without specifying how bad. Apart from PixelQi, I guess the Xoom is a far better tablet than Adam though obviously more expensive (rumored). If the PixelQi screen is as bad as the reviews state it to be, I guess the wait for the best PDF e-reader continues.

Secondly, I wonder why none of the big companies have taken a liking so far to PixelQi. Hopefully, the Lattice Innoversal will come out soon and provide a second glimpse of PixelQi in action on a tablet.
[Adam General] Sirchuk:
Someone posted a video of it in action and it looked good to me. It requires light on the screen to reflect back the picture, so it may need more than an ereader.
[Adam General] Eujin:
As I have a pixelQi enabled adam in my lap right now, I can state that while the pixelQi in the adam is /not/ a perfect replacement to e-ink

(The extra glossy glass layer added to the top of the pixelQi display removes some of it's benefit, sadly, as light has to travel further to hit the actual pixelqi display, so it doesn't diffuse right, if I'm thinking of the right word)

It is, however, pretty awesome if you've got the right lighting. I work in a very well lit office, and actually prefer reading off the kindle app with the pixelQi mode enabled (backlight off) and it works ok. However, under normal lamp light, it's not as good as the kindle is.
[Adam General] Sirchuk:
I wonder how out would work under airplane light. Also, is it only greyscale our is there color with just the pixel qi screen on?
[Adam General] bharadwajh:
I am guessing that is one of the reasons why it has not been adopted by any major player...most of them seem more interested in Mirasol. My question was rather related to flights - I wonder how easy it is to read on flights with Adam.

If this is the case, I wonder why there is so much enthusiasm over Adam. It has terrible support if not for XDA folks and the hardware is similar to Xoom. I guess that's what happens when a bunch of engineers try and run a company. I guess I will have a bunch of Solomon Adamites running wild on me for my comments but most of my words come from experience with startups. Adam for the present is just acting as a stop gap solution to the non iPad tablet market. It has potential but they better hire a business guy.
[Adam General] Eujin:
Again, the PixelQi screen is still pretty great, it just seems the glass layer ontop of it from the adam is a bit too thick to use it to its full potential.

Unfortunately, I cannot say as far as airplane light, as my next flight won't be until march. If you mean as in light from the windows, yes, that will be more than bright enough to light it up for great visibility. If you mean the dinky little overhead lamp you push in to turn on when the rest of the plane is dark, I'm not sure.

As far as enthusiasm over the adam, I agree, so far there has been a bunch of missteps from the company, with them having blog posts about finding matte glass, then it ending up as a matte screen protector, a bunch of shipping debacles and misinformation about dates, and other issues. However, I can say the hardware itself is quite solid. If you ignore the eden UI (which, when working is pretty great), the pure android experience is great.

If you consider that the adam has the identical hardware to the xoom (with possibly a different/unique/betterdependingonopinion screen), and the fact the Xoom is currently looking to be launched at $800 after contract, the adam is a /waaay/ better deal for the cash.

I of course can only speak from my experience, but so far I'm really enjoying the adam. Only real complaint I've had is that the GPS is either not working or somehow calibrated wrong, as it thinks I'm in China.

Edit: Sirchuk, to answer your question, depending on the light, there is still some color to be visible. We're talking /slight/ color, as far as I can tell, but it's there. If you don't have enough light you'll really only see white/grey, as far as I can tell.
[Adam General] Sirchuk:
The original CES video showed that with direct sunlight the screen was full color to the point of almost HD quality. I don't think that is the case anymore.
[Adam General] bharadwajh:
I also think one of the reasons NI can afford to price it so less is because they don't have to worry about Service, Support, Marketing, Legal, etc., :p

The Matte and Glossy goof up is unforgivable. I was seriously hoping that NI would solve my PDF e-reader problem but I guess I will need to wait
[Adam General] joshua.lyon:
The Xoom and the Adam don't have the same hardware -- they just have the same SoC. While it does make the similar, they are not the same. It's the same comparison with the ViewSonic G-Tab... same SoC != Same Hardware. There's a number of other things to consider...

(Storage, Screen, RAM, GPS, Wifi, Bluetooth, 3G/2G, Materials, Build Quality, Support, etc, etc.)
[Adam General] Sirchuk:
True, they aren't the same, but should deliver the same/similar functionality. Sure, the Adam doesn't have as high a resolution LCD (close) but it's also about half the price.

$425 shipped for the base model Adam, vs a rumored $800 shipped for the Xoom? I think Verizon will sell it for $700 after a subsidy, but that's still a steep price difference.

Honestly, I was set on a Xoom, until I compared the two and judged that the differences weren't worth almost twice the price.
[Adam General] bharadwajh:
Yep, I guess even am going in for the Adam mainly for the hardware but the FCC pics did look scary
[Adam General] clockcycle:
Like joshua.lyon said, the viewsonic g tablet has the "same" (similar) hardware. It is available at your local Kmart or Sears, so no waiting and it's about half the price of the xoom at $399. It already has hacker/developer support, etc..

But then again that "same" (similar), isn't similar enough... IMHO Xoom<Adam just because it's 1 or 2 hardware differences, mainly the option of PQi, lack of USB Host (both rather huge differences)..

Shoot, you want really cheap "similar" hardware, eLocity A7...

-CC

Comparables: http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=pdacom...&id5=2577&id6=2747&id7=2290&id8=2291&id9=2609
[Adam General] Sirchuk:
I don't know, I'm hearing mixed reviews of the PQi display. Granted, USB host is pretty nice. The Xoom does have twice the memory though and higher resolution. I still don't see how they think they can price it at $800 though.

My main concern is the longevity of the Adam. I don't even know if it has a warranty. It's open though, and that counts for something.

The thing that sealed the deal for me was watching the video of full HDMI output. Phones don't even do that, and it's a feature I will take advantage of.

Hulu, YouTube, Netflix (soon) and anything else online or offline output to my TV? heck yeah...
[Adam General] clockcycle:
+1 DVDs, self made recordings, Anime, HUGE eReader... endless options, heck yeah!
[Adam General] coenna:
I'm interested in the Adam for reading lots of PDF files during the day in an office environment. Can you give some more details on what type of lighting that works well with the backlight off mode of Adam? Do you with normal lamp light mean for example a 60W bulb in a desktop office lamp with the light source positioned about 1 meter from the Adam screen. Would that not be good enough lighting for a good reading experience on Adam?

A second question to anyone with an Adam, since there's also been some talk about HDMI output here. Is there some HDMI to VGA adapter that works with the Adam? Most projectors at my work are still VGA only and I'm very interested in using Adam for powerpoint-like output.
[Adam General] number01pup:
You must also take into consideration the adams abundance of ports, the XOOM only offers one micro usb, one micro hdmi, and a 3.5mm jack. so you have to either get them from Motorola or get some adapters. that mean no thumb drives or normall usb powered devices.
[Adam General] LeviathanPT:
Tomorrow ill make a full review of it in all conditions ;)
[Adam General] coenna:
Thanks. The best video of the e-reader capacity of Adam that I have so far found is by the goodereader team (google "Notion Ink Adam vs. Apple iPad and Amazon Kindle" to find it; my user account don't allow posting direct links yet)

That video still has a few problems that I hope some other video review will avoid:

1. doesn't say if the have applied the matte screen sheet or not. And if there are any drawbacks to using the matte screen sheet?

2. does not show what types of background light they have and does not compare different background lights

3. moves around the camera and/or Adam to much to quickly for the viewer. To shoot it with a fixed camera for 10+ seconds at a time and then change zoom mode and/or lighting and repeat the 10+ second shot, making sure to let it focus before counting, would be much more useful.

4. the reviewer hasn't actually done much reading on the device, e.g. tried reading a few book chapters in various use enviroments -- at an office table in sunlit indoors environment, outside, at night with an office table lamp, at night with a bedside lamp. Is it really important to position the lightsource just right to avoid reading-worsening reflection?

5. isn't shot in 720p or 1080p
[Adam General] johnboatcat:
My Adam has not arrived yet (I am a 5.31% factionalist)

but I use a Pixel Qi screen daily and have for the last six months. I can give you some insight into it's use on a laptop.

All screens reflect strong light to some extent. Your laptop does it. What do you do? You turn it to an angle that does not reflect light or reflects as little light as possible. You will do the same thing with the tablet. Many people are showing videos and photos that show how much light the Adam reflects, not how little light you can get it to reflect by just changing the angle a bit like you do now with your laptop. Your laptop screen is probably more reflective than the Adam screen and you wouldn't send it back because of it.

I am sure the contrast of the Adam Pixel Qi screen is not going to be as dramatic as your dedicated e-reader, but it is perfectly acceptable and has the advantage of being more of a full service device. I use mine to read in full sunlight by the pool for hours at a time frequently. The advantage of being able to watch videos, surf the web, read books, RSS, and emails and use thousands of programs (spelled Angry Birds) over weighs a greater degree of contrast on the screen. The only downside is that the black parts get too hot to hold. Don't even think about touching the touch pad! We need a terricloth Adam case please!

E-ink is probably better if all you are going to do is read books and documents. If you are living in the real world and do not want multiple devices, you need a Pixel Qi tablet or laptop. You can buy a laptop from ebay, and buy and install a Pixel Qi screen for less than a top of the line Adam.

The Pixel Qi screen needs different color correction profiles to enhance it's view-ability. I have three different profiles that change brightness, gama and contrast that can be employed with one click depending on the environment I am in. I hope we will have that capability on the Adam. Usually this would not be a big deal in Android, but with the Pixel Qi it is.

To get a nice white/black screen in reflective mode you need to use one profile. For full saturation in a dark room in transmissive you need another. Transflective mode is variable, and so can use a profile of it's own to your taste. This screen is not the old on/off you are used to. It will take some getting used to, but then you will never look back.

Hope this helps!
[Adam General] coenna:
johnboatcat: thanks, very useful feedback.

I plan to read a lot on the device I end the end buy. But mostly PDF files with graphics or text that can't be easily reflowed. I am under the impression that Kindle type devices don't support that very well. I also have need for quickly jumping back and forth between pages while reading the PDF documents and the slowness of Kindle refresh rules it out.

So I am definitely waiting for an Adam-like device with decent e-ink-type screen mode, fast refresh and that also can fits common netbook use cases: emailing, writing shorter texts, browsing and so on.

Adam seems the most promising candidate at present. But the glossy glass above the screen looks worrying to me. From the videos I've seen it looks much more glossy than any laptop I have owned. So I'm awaiting more videos I guess. When you do receive you Adam please post some new feedback on this topic. With your experience with a PQ screen in another device you'll be in a very good position to judge just how much the Adam glass sheet changes the reading experience.

I should also say that I plan to do my reading on it mostly indoors: at an office desk and in bed. So positioning it to avoid distracting light source reflections might be much easier in those situations.
[Adam General] johnboatcat:
I will report back

after Adam arrives.
[Adam General] bharadwajh:
Nah, Adam has enough issues for me to wonder if it's worth it. My friend received an Adam recently and I went over to have a look. He has installed PixelQi on his laptop as well. Somehow, the readability of his laptop and Adam differ to a great extent to the point where I am wondering if the PixelQi on Adam has been screwed up by NI.

Am going to wait for Innoversal Lattice to see how it performs. Adam just has too many issues as of now. It's impossible not to be concerned about its viability as a company over the next year. At the current rate, they are only surviving because there is a dearth of decent tablets in the market. Wait till Moto, RIM, HP, MS all bring out their stuff.