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[General Topics] DisturbedAle:
Hello XDA members,

Let me first start by introducing myself. I am poor college student currently on T-Mobile USA using the iPhone 3GS with a $10 unlimited data plan.

I am looking to switch to a T-Mobile phone so I can finally get 3G+ speeds... This iPhone gets horrid speeds due to the difference between AT&T & T-Mo's celluar bands.

I am torn between which phones to get, Google Nexus One, G2, MyTouch4G or the Samsung Vibrant. I want to root my phone and have "super access" and I would like to try and take advantage of the $10 plan if possible.

If not, I am aware of the $20 Preferred Android Plan, but as previous stated, it's hard for a poor college student to cough up the monthly plans when I have WiFi access.

I would appreciate any advice, comparisons or tips. :) Please be gentle.
[General Topics] Essenar:
First:

1) If you get a phone subsidized (meaning you pay upgrade price and add it to contract) you will absolutely have to get either the $10/250mb plan or the $30/Unlimited plan. There's no avoiding this.

2) If you buy the phone unlocked, you can keep your $10 unlimited plan, but they will auto-switch you to the Android $30 plan. You have to CALL CLD (Customer Loyalty Department), tell them to give you your $10 feature back and to block you from the premium so it won't auto switch you. Success here is hit or miss.

Now, for further questions:

Every Android device has its pluses and its minuses.

Do you want QWERTY physical keyboard? If so, go with the G2.

Do you want the most raw processing power with an HTC branded device? Go with the MyTouch 4G.

Do you want over-the-air updates to the latest Android and a powerful GPU? Go with the Nexus S.

Do you want TERRIBLE quality control, terrible reliability, terrible device, terrible everything? Go with the Vibrant.

The cons of the G2 are the keyboard hangs loose if it's upside down, the processor isn't as fast as the Nexus S/MyTouch 4G and it has less ram.

The cons of the MyTouch 4G are that it has a really bloated stock operating system and having permanent root isn't "guaranteed". You also have to make sure it has the good screen.

The cons of the Nexus S are that it's made by Samsung so GPS issues are highly possible and it has no MicroSD slot so you're stuck with 16GB.

Check out the HD2 and HD7 as well.
[General Topics] DisturbedAle:
First off, thank you for your reply! :)

I will be buying the phone unlocked, probably on eBay or Craigslist, but I fear fake phones. I haven't heard of them auto switching people to the $30 plan, what premium would I need to request to be blocked?

HD2 / HD7 was a huge turn off due to the Windows OS, but if dual boot is an easy, viable option without emulation (thus running at 100% speed), then I may have to consider these phones as well... They do look quite pricey...

The Vibrant seems to be a love it/hate it phone. Clearly Samsung has bailed on the phone, but with such a great community, 2.2 seems to run great with a little tweaking.
[General Topics] Essenar:
The HD2, when modified, runs Android at full 100% hardware. It doesn't "emulate". The HD7 is a bad choice if you want to install your own operating systems so stay away from it.

The Vibrant is love it for people who are stuck with it and found ways around the problems. But most of those people, if given a "do over" would go HTC in a heartbeat.

G2's can be had for cheap coin here on our own marketplace. Just make sure you buy from a reputable seller. And your 3GS would sell easily for the price of what you can get a G2 for. (Roughly $275-350).

There's no premium to avoid the $30 plan, just have to tell them you had a $10 data plan on your account and you don't want it changed. If they tell you Android phones need it, tell them "No they don't. I didn't get my device from you so the contract doesn't apply to me. Give me my $10 feature back."
[General Topics] chaos50006:
from personal experience i would say buy nexus one from amazon
[General Topics] DisturbedAle:
Thanks for your input, I will hope to keep the $10 plan. Do you have experience with using the $10 plan on Smartphones?
[General Topics] Essenar:
To be honest, I've never had experience with it on 3G.

I had an unlocked iPhone 2G for probably two months on T-Mobile with the $10 data and then it fell out of my pocket, fell 8 inches to the ground and shattered the screen.

After that, no more iPhone, no more $10 data. After all the data plan price changes, I regret my decision tremendously because almost everyone grandfather's the old T-Zone and $10 data plan. Data is data. As long as you're using the same APN, you'll connect to the towers and use 3G. Assuming you have a 3G antenna of course. :)

That's why Sprint charges an extra $10 for 4G whether you like it or not, because they can't control whether or not your 4G phone will pick up 4G service. If you have the hardware, the towers are there and the APN allows your device, you get the data.
[General Topics] DisturbedAle:
Bump, I'd like more input on the phones... :)
[Folio 100 General] endariel:
since both folio and xoom are based on tegra 2 chipset (even if screen res and amount of ram - and this last issue shouldn't really be a problem - are not the same), is ever gonna be possible to port xoom firmware to toshiba folio?

This just because i've seen xoom's pricing and since i can have a folio for like half of the price maybe it could really represent a good cheaper alternative!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] youngtx00:
I recently updated my Vibrant to Froyo using Samsung KIES and was wondering which lagfix would be the best to use. I rooted used super one click root and got the superuser icon. Downloaded oclf via market, but was unable to use either lagfix (errror - read only file; not enough space on /data). Is oclf not able to work on the updated froyo? Is there a Voodoo lagfix that would work? Also downloaded ROM Manager but was unable to reboot into Clockwork Recovery. Thanks.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spiz516:
A) Download the latest BusyBox from the market. Assuming you rooted correctly, you should now be able to flash CWM Recovery from ROM Manager and reboot into recovery.

B) Download the latest work from Team Whiskey... Bionix-v 2.2 and it comes with the Voodoo lag fix. Plus it's 100x better than the official 2.2 release.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Intratech:
Video editor: http://www.mediafire.com/?orukifek42r3lmy

Photo editor: http://www.mediafire.com/?uraa1dyn4vv01r0
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] pcboyy:
OMG the video editor is so coooolll ... i never thought there will be editing app on android but finally we have it! thanks!!
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Leegalaxy:
I tried it out and it seems pretty good. I did get some weird force close stuff when I tried to export a few projects but they were really big files... Still, I have been waiting for video editing software for a long while. More testing to come.

Actually, I had to uninstall. I was not able to export (stopped at %90) and it kept wanting to force close. I also uninstalled the Photo Editor just to be safe because it was wanting o force close too.

However, it is a great Find and gives me hope that at some point, these Apps will be stable.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] spyrale:
video editor has a lot of potential and is easy to use...but i have a lot of force closes, hope for an update soon.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] gaffa55:
Yes the Export dosent Work....:(((Stops at 90%

I tried differnet resolutions....everywhere the same error....

I hope they fix it soon!

System Froyo 2.2....

Martin:rolleyes:
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] NightSky256:
Very good the video editor (i didn't tried to export)

It's very similar (hope better) to another preinstalled on a phone with a fruit on his back :D

It's a great idea by samsung, i've never found a good android video editor
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] gaffa55:
You sayed very good editor...But what do you do with it when you dont export your work?:confused:
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Fr4gg0r:
hd export didn't work, but 720*480 worked.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] jj03:
Forclosed quite a few times but good to see the galaxy get a video editor. I think this is the one off the i8910 (was supposed to be included on the i8910 but samsung dropped it)
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] gaffa55:
NO...Stops at 90% in all resolutions....:(
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] kindaichi24:
how come my samsung apps do not have all these application? after i updated to JS3 my app became lesser!!
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] gaffa55:
What are your sourche resolutions?

Thanks:)
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] spyrale:
it depends on your CSC...i have 49 apps with italian CSC :) speaking about...i just noticed that the video editor has been removed!
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] BronzedDroid:
Still here with me. JS3 with Norwegian CSC.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] gaffa55:
No its not removed!Ist still available for download....

When you installed it than it is not in the samsung apps list....de install it and it is there for download!....:)))
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] everlethal:
Video editor is nice.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] spyrale:
i would think the same if i had not other apps installed that shows on the list :) (sorry for my english).
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] djharsha:
thanks for the info

Its great try out both apps . . .cooooool
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Intratech:
If I restore an app using Titanium from the samsung app repo it's still listed in their list for install but if I install it directly from their repo it's removed from the available list.

Video editor works ok here on custom JS3 ROM with XEU CSC and JPY Modem.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] faroscin:
they already pulled the video editor from samsung apps...
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] spyrale:
that explains everything, thanks :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] markdj57:
Has anyone got the video editor to successfully export a video? Mine crashes at 90%...

Thanx
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Peacemanibk:
I have tried a video recorded on my SGS with 720x480 - trimmed and exported again as 720x480 - worked nicely. Stock 2.2 with hardcore kernel 13c
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] pack:
First off this is not my app. I went back to the vibrant for a bit and found this. It works perfect on the MT4G so I figured I'd show it to you guys.

It was made by avdaga and his original thread is: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=918945

Pretty much it's what the 3D gallery should do. Not just sway the pictures when you move the phone but actually scroll through them.

*If you have the aosp 3D gallery installed already you'll need to uninstall it before installing this one.

Heres the original post:
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] el-jodio:
Good find, thanks.
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] TrueBlue_Drew:
Back to the Vibrant?? That is blasphemy!! :p j/k So what do you think of the Vibrant after running the Glacier?
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] gaww:
I am only able to do the scrolling from the list below?

Current Functionality added

VolDown: en/disable motion (disabled by default)

Gallery:

● Scroll by tilting

● Reset to first by shaking

Image view:

● Next/Prev by tilting L/R

● Zoom in/out by tilting U/D

● Reset zoom by shaking
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] pack:
lmao i figured they desired some battery mods real quick ;)

but for real the only thing i hate is having both of em cus of that damn screen.... the mt4g wouldnt be so bad if i had gotten rid of the vibrant but seeing them side by side makes the mt4g look like **** (which i hate to say about my baby) but its true besides that i hate the thing I would honestly never buy another samsung phone (hence why NS isnt on my sig list) I stepped away from htc once and it was the worst experience ive ever had lol

oh and on a side note I never saw you post those icons i sent you... i couldnt remember if you asked me to just send you links straight to the flashables though lol sometimes I just lost in piles of msgs :(
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] Lakeshow423:
Thanks for the gallery bro! Now get on AIM fker!:D
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] pack:
Wtf I was about to say that to you ... logged in 9 days 17hrs... so now what **** talker lmao!
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] TrueBlue_Drew:
:confused: I dont remember ever getting the icons, I was just thinking about that yesterday. Maybe I missed the PM or something. I will have to go back and look. I was just playing with my buddies Vibrant. He just put the Froyo update on and was wondering if the lag fix would work. it is so laggy compared to the Glacier. :D I couldn't believe it. I didnt think his screen seemed much better than mine (good screen) and his seemed kinda color tinted. I dont watch movies or anything like that, I am sure there is a big difference there. I probably couldnt watch a movie on it anyways, that would require me not messing with it for like 2 hours and that aint happening. lol

Hey I saw you were making a zip for that guy in the other thread with the batt icons...YOU ROCK PACK!!! Thanks for everything!!!

Ha...when I posted this you had posted 420 times....I guess I know what I have to do!!
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] pack:
ill resend em to ya... no big deal... I always lose stuff in the ridicules number of messages i have lol

side note: lol after I saw your post I tried not to make another for a while because of that (and i dont even smoke anymore lol) just though it was funny as hell... I didn't notice until you posted that...
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] kaufmanj67:
Thanks pack works great!!

sent with iced out mt4g built to the hilt wit the xda app
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] ^iCemaN:
not working with CM7
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] pack:
if it says cannot install... you need to uninstall the original one like I said in the OP

in root explorer goto /system/app

goto gallery.apk or gallery3D.apk (cant remember what its called)

and delete it

then install this one
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] ^iCemaN:
i installed it again in root explorer then appmonster backed it up then deleted from appmonster. then moved this apk and installed. works perfect! Thanks for the tip!:D
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] pack:
The reason for that is because it is made from the original gallery app. So when you try to install it your device thinks your installing a duplicate application and denies it.
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] lisap006:
Works great with my cm7

Sent from my HTC Glacier
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] djlucklu:
Sure does

Ya boy Lu
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] m00nshake:
Wheres this battery icon pack everyone is talking about? PM me with the link, I'd really appreciate it.
[HTC Aria General] Perseids:
I rooted my Aria using Unrevoked's one-click method, and flashed ATTN's FR008 ROM. I currently have only the factory 2GB sd card. I dl'd APPS2SD from the market and have moved the apps that are eligible to the SD card. There are still many apps that are still on the internal storage. My internal storage usually hovers around 100MB free; for right now anyway.

How low can the internal storage get before performance begins to degrade? Would it benefit me to dl ROM Manager? I am not too familiar with the pros/cons and/or procedures for partitioning the sd card.

Any help or advice is greatly appreciated! This is a great place for support and information and THANKS to all the dev's for all their hard work!!!
[HTC Aria General] CallMeAria:
The internal storage you're seeing is strictly for apps and doesn't affect the operating system in any way. So no performance will ever be lost due to filling this up with as apps. To see "system"memory go menu> applications> running services. That's the one that affects performance.
[HTC Aria General] Perseids:
What is the deal with EXT/2 and etc...?

I haven't figured out what the deal with the EXT partition is yet. I got a new 8GB card and was gonna put it in but was gonna wait til I understood all that first.

Should I Do a nandroid backup..

copy all contents of current SD card to pc...

Insert new card...

Format/Partition new card...

Copy previous backup of SD card to new card...

I'm just a little lost as to the advantage of the partition.

Any info. is greatly appreciated!
[HTC Aria General] vicmora5:
Noob question sorry, Is there a point where the memory in the device affects its performance? Like if too much of the internal memory is used will the phone run slower? Or what is the point of this apps to SD.
[HTC Aria General] jeebuz:
Using DT's A2SD method involving an ext2, 3, or 4 partition on the SD card moves every downloaded and installed app (minus system apps) onto the SD card. The A2SD provided with Froyo only allows apps that have been updated to work with A2SD would be able to move.

Moving all of your apps to the SD card is essentially the same as Cyanogen's setting to move all apps to the SD card. However, with the partition and DT's A2SD, it mounts the SD card's partition during the boot process which allows widgets and Facebook sync to be run off the SD card directly. (ie. Facebook sync will always stay synced no matter how many times you reboot, widgets will not have a "Problem Loading Widget" bar on your homescreen after you reboot)

With the normal A2SD, the apps on the SD card will load last after your phone has already booted up ("Preparing SD Card" in the notification bar).

Plus, you would be able to move your dalvik-cache (and app data --> experimental) to the SD card's partition also freeing up more internal memory.
[HTC Aria General] CallMeAria:
The above steps are correct. If you want an ext partition you can do that through rom manager (will wipe sd card so back up to pc).

Unless you plan to run the DT a2sd you don't need an extension partition. Froyo a2sd moves the apps to the fat32 partition, the main partition of your sd card, not an ext partition.

I personally recommend using DT a2sd.
[HTC Aria General] CallMeAria:
you could fill your internal memory up to the point where there was no more room for apps to cache I suppose. But that's really it.
[HTC Aria General] Perseids:
Success, but need more help

Okay, I got my sd card partioned (512MB EXT, 64MB swap). I dl'd and installed DT's A2SD and the best I can tell upon reboot A2SD moved apps to SD card. The only way I can tell is using DriveWatch.

I am using GOLauncher EX and now the flipping in the tray appears to be greatly affected by the app being on the SD card. Is there a way to move selected apps back to the phone?
[HTC Aria General] jeebuz:
No there isn't.

BTW you can check if your apps are on your SD card by typing

su

a2sd check

a2sd diskspace

In the terminal emulator
[HTC Aria General] CallMeAria:
What you can do is delete go launcher then unzip the rom you flashed and put the go launcher apk into the /system/app folder and rezip it. boot into recovery, wipe cache and dalvic (don't wipe data), and then reflash your rom. DT a2sd doesn't move apps on the /system partition. This is what I do with launcherpro.

EDIT: you can try just pulling the go launcher apk via ADB and then removing it from the /data/app folder and then pushing the pulled app to the /system/app folder. This would be easier but I've had apps that FC after using this method. Some work, some don't.
[HTC Aria General] Perseids:
Great advice!. Seems there is always more than one way to skin a cat. I will give one of those methods a try.
[General Questions and Answers] baronsamedi:
i deleting soundrecorder.apk by accident and now my nexus one wont update to 2.2.2... whats the easiest way to reinstall it???
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] blackmist:
Hi there

I flashed my phone to one of the MDJ Nand android. I have found a different one I would like instead. However everytime I run the DAF.exe it comes up with the following message:

Error Description: USB init failed

Info: .\RSPL\RSPL.cpp (723)

Windows can see the phone as I can browse the SD card, but I cant use HTC Sync.

When I boot to the MGR and select USB Flasher it waits for the usb and won't do anything.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Archer:
There is a stickied thread about that in this forum. Please look for things before posting in future.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] bergs333:
I had problems similar to this when I flashed using DAF.exe and then I flashed using clockworkmod. Something in the process corrupted my sd card and I could flash anything after that. It was funny beacuse I could still access the files on my card from my computer without any problem but it just wasnt working to flash a new rom. So I backed up my data and formated my sd drive and tried it again and all was well.

Back up your info and format your SD and see if that works. It's an easy and cheap fix.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] TheATHEiST:
This is the exact reason why I get so irritated with people. They simply pollute this forum by jumping staright to the "New Thread" button instead of the "Search" button or even taking 3 seconds to look at stickies.
[Captivate General] iakovl:
i'm an anime lover (if you have a problem with anime... drop dead :D )

i finally moved to the CAP as my main cellphone and i do enjoy having an anime or two on in and not only on my AINOL pmp.

the main and only problem is that the samsung app can't read sub file inside mkv

so far what i did is:

1. extract sub file from MKV with MKVExtract

2. change sub file from .ass to .srt with subtitle workshop

3. push MKV and .SRT file to CAP

is there an easy way to do step 1+2? doing it on one file this way is simple but several files... not as much
[Captivate General] emmfan:
You can try mvideoplayer (http://www.appbrain.com/app/mvideoplayer/afzkl.development.mVideoPlayer) which I've successfully played some anime with embedded subtitles. But I have run into some files that won't play properly. Hope that helps.
[Captivate General] iakovl:
found this from your link

http://www.appbrain.com/app/mkv-subextractor/afzkl.development.mkvSubExtractor
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] firewater2003:
I cant open this app....It sez "WAITING FOR LOCATION" error... any fix?

Thanks
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] debh945:
You have to have a gps connected for your tab to know where you are. Check the gps threads for options.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] firewater2003:
I did that already, check the GPS connection in the option, still got problem.

I let the "WAITING FOR LOCATION" for 5 minutes, and still no luck.

Since I bought my Gtab, this Navigation App is not working...

Any thought?..Thanks
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] Rumbleweed:
Go to settings applications development and check allow mock locations
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] firewater2003:
i did that, but still no luck...thanks
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] debh945:
What kind of gps are you using? Do you have BlueGPS installed and running on the gtab when you connect your bluetooth gps? I have a Bluetooth Tomtom gps and connect it to my gpad using BlueGPS. When I go to navigation it instantly locks my location. I've also used the same method to connect my LG Optimus gps via bluetooth with perfect results.

You also must be connected to wi-fi for Google maps to work unless you have an app that allows you to download the maps to the sd card (ie: CoPilot).
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] 999ping:
'Locus' also allows you to download maps from various sources and supports GPS. I've had it working with my TomTom bluetooth GPS receiver.

:)
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] firewater2003:
Do you mean, I have to install GPS apps before the NAVIGATION apps to work?
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] Nospin:
You're aware that the GTab doesn't have a GPS in it? You need to physically buy a bluetooth gps and pair it for navigation to work. You can spoof your location using several apps, but for an actual location you need to buy one.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] firewater2003:
Thanks for the info.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] HungLu:
I cannot make Locus to work with the Tomtom Bluetooth GPS MKII.

Click on GPS ON and it come back unalble to connect to device !

How do you do that? Help.

Thank you.