yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dave the Knave:
A good rule of thumb for restoring things with Titanium Backup: If the name of the app is

RED

don't restore it. Only restore things that are

GREEN

or

WHITE
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jjtitus098:
Is your music only on your external sd card? If so, take your external out and master clear. Will only wipe your internal. If it is on your internal as well then ignore this lol.

Sent from my Captivate running Cezar's Continuum v.2.1 with SuckerPunch kernel.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jep56:
I had this same problem. Phone would ring, and all I had was caller ID, but could not answer the phone. Turns out my Answering Mode was disabled. I don't know if the first flash to the ROM reset this or what, but once I reset to enable, I had no problems. I have since re-flashed ROMS and using Titanium Backup has restored my settings and have had no problems.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rcontreras1989:
I have the same problem in mi Captivate. The phone.apk application hang up when I do OUTGOING calls.

For test, I unninstall the phone.apk and the SO always show an hangup for phone.apk and for messaging.apk applications. I have a Backup after that, and I restore it, but occurrs the same problema in outgoing calls. I didn't restore this application, but I didn't do a Master Clear. I try and post my result.

Otherwise, I have to rollover to Stock ROM. :(
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] G-Man.:
Newer members are not paying attention

This should have been posted in Cognition Q&A.......
[HTC Inspire 4G] milleirish:
So to make the story short. I got the Captivate back in July at release.. and have been disappointed with the lack of support and updates. My wife who had an old Iphone 3g,(which has become horribly laggy due to having to be updated to the 4.0 crapware), loved my Captivate.

So I told her when the Inspire comes out, I will use her eligible upgrade and get that phone. Once I get the phone, I will trade her phones. Which we did.

Does AT&T disapprove of this? We are on the SAME family plans, have been from years with AT&T. Since AT&T uses sim cards it makes it really easy to do this. Do they consider this a breach of contract? The reason why I ask is when I was on the phone with the Service Rep they made a comment that my lines phone number shows the Captivate not the Inspire. And they wanted what was called the IPC number on the phone. Its my phone, I bought it. But with my wifes upgrade. They said They could just change the IPC numbers on my line and her line to show this but.. I dont want them to get the number then come back and say. That I did something wrong and try to make me pay from something.

What do you guys think? And have anyone you experienced this problem?
[HTC Inspire 4G] waltah!:
They don't care as long as you sign a new 2yr. My store does this about 5 times a day. Just make sure that the proper data plans are on each phone, especially the hspa+ data plan for the Inspire.

Enjoy your new phone.
[HTC Inspire 4G] simulatordos:
My experience is that they don't care. They just want the right phone listed for each line. once you buy it, they don't care if you use it for another line on a family plan.
[HTC Inspire 4G] SmittyRN:
Yup, I've done this more than once... did it today, even. My son gets my hand me down phones, so I upgrade once a year. If he wants the latest phone, he can go get his own contract.
[HTC Inspire 4G] calin75:
Did that today as well. They don't care. Just pay the bill.
[HTC Inspire 4G] milleirish:
Thanks guys, so I can go into the store and have them change the phone to mine, and have them put the new sim card in it, so hopefully it gives me the 4g.

By the way what is the number they are talking about? She told me to dial something think #66#1.. I cant remember but it will show the phones number. Anyone know how to do it?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wadech:
I am trying to get the latest version of Cognition onto the wife's phone, but it's not exactly cooperating. I used Odin and wiped everything back to stock, but now I can't get Clockwork Recovery to work with me. When I try rebooting into recovery, I'm met with this:

That was after trying the reinstall package option. Any idea what I'd doing wrong? I'm so used to everything being easy with my Nexus 1 and G2!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] newter55:
select reinstall packages again...you have to do it twice the first time.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wadech:
Keeps failing. That normal?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pirateghost:
3e recovery. you didnt load stock you loaded JI6 which is the first leaked FROYO.... try the JF6 ODIN
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wadech:
Where is that, pray tell?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pirateghost:
read about it and you can fix it here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=909213

or you can load up the JF6 ODIN instead and actually be stock:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=818439
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wadech:
If my goal is to maintain root and install another rom, the first link is my best bet, right?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] newter55:
Sorry I didn't pay enough attention to the screenshot in your op.

Either method pirate linked will get you to the point where you can flash a new rom.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wadech:
Allrighty, followed the directions in the first link, and now I get this:
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wadech:
I seem to have sorted everything out. Thanks for the helpful suggestions.
[HTC Inspire 4G] ekerbuddyeker:
So I picked up my Inspire this morning. Here are my initial thoughts coming from a Captivate with a custom ROM (where everything, including GPS works perfectly).

Screen: better contrast and brighter colors on the Captivate. screen size doesn't make that much difference.

Weight: Inpire is HEAVY compared to the Captivate. And bulkier.

Speed: Inspire is faster. Loading maps and Earth for example

Apps and Widgets: in most cases, Inspire wins hands down. Email and contacts are so much better IMHO

Camera: Captivate takes better pictures and has anti-shake. Inspire has better post production enhancements which makes final picture better on the Inspire.

Video: Captivate wins hands down. Was a replacement for my regular camera. Inspire is choppy, especially if you are moving. HTC doesn't have thus right yet.

Video player / playback: interesting one this one. Stock video player app better on the Captivate (much). But using 3rd party, like Rockplayer, is much better on Inpsire. Still nothing as good as Core on my HD2, but that's another story! Should be better than it is on Inspire.

Typing: both are excellent. I typed this on the Inspire landscape and its been a while since I didn't feel fear at typing something so long on a screen.

Sound: Captivate wins hands down. Inspire is a major disappointment after the Captivate, for both in call and speakerphone. HTC still needs to fix this.

Data: no question Inspire is faster where I live (NY).

Boot speed: same. Slow.

Battery life: too early to say. I had a custom ROM which meant 3 batteries a s day on the Captivate.

Battery door: WHAT THE FU## WAS HTC THINKING? Inspire is a disaster. Feels like I will break it every time I open the door (and with that small battery its inevitable that I will need to do so). No way you could change that on the move. Madness.

Overall: Inspire is a better overall experience. Since the day I got the Captivate I have tried to make it have the look and feel of HTC Sense! But I will miss weight, screen brightness, camera, video and sound of Captivate.
[HTC Inspire 4G] id10terrordfw:
Over all, I agree. The battery is not much of a concern to me ad I charge at my desk at work and have a car charger, though. Same goes for sound. I am either in my office or our datacenter. In my office, I can hear the vibration in my pocket of my jacket sitting on my coat rack. In the datacenter, I hear nothing but three hundred servers and large san arrays.

Those are really the only areas we differ.

Sent from my HTC Inspire 4G
[HTC Inspire 4G] gunnyman:
Thinking of switching to the inspire myself. I have a real love hate relationship with the Captivate. HTC is generally great build quality
[HTC Inspire 4G] id10terrordfw:
Speaking as someone who did make the switch, I am actually quite satisfied so far.
[HTC Inspire 4G] r_3:
ditto.........
[HTC Inspire 4G] Donatron:
I also switched from the Inspire. I've only had it for a day, and I already feel that it was worth every penny to make the switch.
[HTC Inspire 4G] alex4lex:
@OP Thanks for putting this up. I'd like to hear from more people who jumped to Inspire from the Captivate!

On a side note... would you rather be inspired? Or captivated? Seriously, these phones are getting some

epic

naming schemes! Oh wait...
[HTC Inspire 4G] ekerbuddyeker:
I want to add that this is the first time in a while that I feel satisfied with a device out of the box.

I don't feel i need to tinker with anything...

OK that parts not true really, is it! I HAVE to root it so I can sideload, remove bloatware and tether for free. etc. here we go again...
[HTC Inspire 4G] ekerbuddyeker:
i think I would rather be DESIRED!
[HTC Inspire 4G] gunnyman:
I'm thinking very seriously about calling AT&T and asking them to switch me to the Inspire. I've had 2 different captivates and this one has random shut downs and a crap GPS, just like my first one.
[HTC Inspire 4G] rhhebert:
I'm Inspired!

Hi folks. After having 2 Captivates and both of them being buggy, I decided, hey I'm still within the 30 day return policy with Costco, why not? Plus I heard from many disgruntled folks about how Samsung is hard to deal with. So, I went and got the Inspire and its like night and day! The display, the calender, the email, not to mention the boot up times and speed are all above par compared to the Captivate...I'm very happy with it. Now to find a case!
[HTC Inspire 4G] borguesian:
I made the switch and am never looking back
[HTC Inspire 4G] mxracer101:
Well I am coming back from one day on the dark side...

On a whim yesterday I went to AT&T store and picked up an Inspire. Tonight after work I will be taking it back.

The big deal breaker for me was that it doesn't support BT voice dialing, to my knowledge none of the HTC droid phones do??. The "enhancement" has been hanging out there for a year or better and it's not fixed. I tried the stock voice dialer, and ones from multiple other sources but it just wouldn't kick off the VD from any BT device.

You can root the Inspire (read downgrade ROM and root), but then have to install a diff ROM (the only one for now) since the root process breaks the sound and the source I'd bet will be a few months behind so you can't yet "play" with it like you can the captivate. Big thanks to attn1 though for the work he's done to progress it as far as it is, ON LAUNCH DAY. :D

All in all I agree with the OPs opinions and findings above and it's not a bad device. That being said I have been able to overcome most if not all of the issues with the captivate since there is SO MUCH development being done around it. I've had/have 3 of them. Sent one back for sleep death, have two now, one as daily driver and one as a dev phone and neither of them have any real issues.

A lot of people have had issues with the captivate I know but for me it's a decent device and is a lot more mature for someone that wants to have a toy as well as a phone, and the captivate just "feels" better to me. Not feels better in my hands... but the whole experience is just better for me.
[HTC Inspire 4G] id10terrordfw:
I would say give devs a chance on this phone, it is still brand new. I remember the early days of Captivate development, there was a whole bunch of nuthin'.

As for BT voice dial, I have heard good things about Vlingo in car. Give it a shot, at least.

:D
[HTC Inspire 4G] mxracer101:
Oh yeah, don't get me wrong I know things will progress with the device and it won't be long before there will be ROMS, Kernels etc. I just learned my lesson of not getting a device too soon. :)

I actually tried Vlingo and Choice Dialer... IMO they were horrible compared to the voice dialer on the captivate and they also didn't work with my BT in my truck. I have a BlueStar 2010 in my truck and it works great with the captivate to initiate calls from the OnStar buttons and use it purely via voice. I couldn't get it to work with the Inspire unless I physically touched the phone first, which is the point of my whole setup. I can simply get in the truck and make or receive calls without ever touching the phone. It's no reason whatsoever for anyone else to shy away from the phone, that's just a deal breaker for me.
[HTC Inspire 4G] simulatordos:
Huge upgrade. Much better battery life + gps. And sense is so much better.
[HTC Inspire 4G] id10terrordfw:
Gotcha, I know what that feeling is like. I went the the BB Bold 9700 from the 3GS. I hated it overall. Wound up going back to the iPhone.

Which is really sad for the BES administrator...
[HTC Inspire 4G] Masacrk:
I just got back from the corp store with my Inspire!!!

Now to figure out the best way to sell my craptivate.....
[HTC Inspire 4G] javanutsy:
I want to see some nice side by side photos of the Captivate vs. Inspire... Front, side view, back, etc etc :)
[HTC Inspire 4G] uhmump95:
All you guys switching from the Captivate, how much are you paying? I talked with AT&T this morning and they said I would have to wait until April and then I could get the Inspire for 99 dollars plus a 75 dollar equipment fee.

I got the Inspire for my wife and I want it for myself ...... So if there is something I can do to get it faster, that would be great.
[HTC Inspire 4G] waltah!:
I would go into a cor store and talk to them. If you're eligible in April you should be able to get the full upgrade discount now. If a rep tells you no then ask for a manager.
[HTC Inspire 4G] gunnyman:
Am I just screwed? I got my Captivate in September. I'm considering trading it for an iPhone 3GS on Craig's list if I can't get a decent deal on the Inspire.
[HTC Inspire 4G] jerseykirby:
Eh, even though the captivate has it's issues, still wouldn't trade it for am iPhone ever. An AT&T store should be able to upgrade you early for an extra fee.
[HTC Inspire 4G] gtg465x:
Early upgrade will get you the Inspire for $300. Should be able to sell a Captivate for $250-$300 EASY on craigslist if you want to switch.
[HTC Inspire 4G] blackviper71:
My upgrade wasn't until April, but I still got the phone for $99. Go to a cor store and you should be fine.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Saleenfiend:
It's a difference of 1.28oz. Not that serious. Plus your picking up .3" that's a lot more area.

2.2 makes up for the speed.

HTC's camera take manual adjustments to get the best out of them.

As far as playback, I'm sure it's personal preference as most apps are.

I'm interested as to why you feel the way on the sound. I've never owned a Captivate and my Co-Worker has the Inspire. I have an EVO and her speakers are better and aren't they supposed to be surround sound or HD or something?

Why were you on 3 batteries a day with a custom ROM... I'm on EVO with Custom ROM and Kernel and I use my phone solid and still get 12-17hrs out of a full cycle.

I agree... HTC Sense is appealing. I wish the EVO would get Sense 2.0
[HTC Inspire 4G] caseyj354:
captivate owner here, thinking about switching. how much better is it?
[HTC Inspire 4G] Timelord83:
I had my captivate for less than 72 hours.. One of the random shut down phones so i took it back to ATT for swap they where all out of the captivate so i picked up an HTC inspire..

My first reaction is DAMN ITS FAST.. less than 15 seconds from off to usable SOOOOO much faster than my captivate.. between the ATT crap the galaxy S logo crap and then all the scanning it had to do.. ugh.. App install times seem drastically faster on the inspire i wonder if it has to do with the amount of on-board memory and the fact the inspire is listed as having mobile DDR.. Not sure but all in all i do think the inspire is much faster and responsive than a captivate.

The inspire is much brighter on the display some videos i had a hard time watching on the captivate due to the dark colors.

Interface: the inspire has a MUCH MUCH better layout and standard theme. everything is nicely laid out and cleanly presented. I like the dialing features of the HTC phones the Inspire is among them having your entire contact list above the dialer is very nice and on the bigger screen just seems to fit better.

i can't say a bad thing about this phone other than its not rooted yet :)

$99 Retail sticker price at the ATT store $50 less than the captivate
[HTC Inspire 4G] r_3:
After complaining to ATT for a while they gave me the full discount from my captivate. It took forever so they waived the activation and they had a $50 off sale so I got it for $53 out the door. Then ATT called me about a follow up and I told them how the process sucked and they credited my account $20...so I got it.for $33 and sold my captivate to a friend that pretty much just wanted a cell phone for Skype and email in WiFi spots. Worked out for everyone.
[HTC Inspire 4G] secretasianman:
Switched from the Captivate. I like the Inspire MUCH better so far. The instant GPS lock and larger screen is nice. I miss the 16GB of built-in storage but I can live without it.

Sense is better than TouchWiz but I tend to prefer ADW.Launcher anyway.

Can I live without HDMI that'll be on the Motorola Atrix? Don't know. I figure'd I'd be staring at a 4.3" screen more often than hooking up the Atrix's HDMI port to a TV screen.

Regardless of the lack of HDMI...the Inspire does everything the Captivate did and more <cough> Working GPS <cough>.
[HTC Inspire 4G] gunnyman:
Was this over the phone or in a store?
[HTC Inspire 4G] r_3:
I called 611 before the phone was released and told them how I was tired of the captivate and its short comings. The rep agreed and put notes in the system that I was eligible for an early upgrade. He also told me to sell my captivate to cover the $100 for the phone and $18 for the activation.

So I went into the store to pick it up when they opened and they said "well they put a note for an upgrade but not a full one". So the guy on duty texted his boss to get permission and they said no. So I went through the whole hassle of calling att corporate to work it out, come to find out on a Sunday its only an outsourced call center and not actually att. This whole process took over an hour and a half. I was late to meet a friend in Boston by an hour so I said to them that I needed to go. As I merged onto the highway they call back and said that they got the ok from the store manager. I finish up in Boston and head back and pick up the phone.

Pain in the ass...
[HTC Inspire 4G] lesterp:
I am conflicted. I just (2 weeks ago) ditched my 3GS for the Captivate. I rooted it and installed Phoenix 4.5 and I have to say I am a happy camper - it is a solid device.

I have 2 more weeks to return it and either grab the Inspire or WAIT to get an Atrix or Galaxy II. There in lies my conundrum. I tinkered with the Inspire on Friday at Radio Hack and along with all of your glowing comments I can't help but strongly consider it, however an entirely new gen of devices is right around the corner...

One way or another I think my time with my trusty Captivate will be short lived.
[HTC Inspire 4G] secretasianman:
Release date for the Atrix is 3/6... over two weeks away. Do yourself a favor and exchange the Captivate for the Inspire. Unless you are totally happy with the Captivate: working GPS and no out of the blue shutdowns.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Simba501:
I made the switch from the Captivate and I'm very happy. Sense is outstanding. The difference in speed is significantly noticeable. And there's an amazing selection of HTC widgets.
[HTC Inspire 4G] bose.jhebert:
Made the switch from Captivate, to Streak, to Inspire. Inspire is by FAR the superior phone. Captivate- Didnt have random shutdowns, but NEEDING a custom rom to get the speed and functionality I wanted felt wrong in a way. Streak- Actually was very pleased with this, except it's WAY too fragile. Broke 2 in 3 weeks, dell replaced the first, told me to take a hike on the 2nd. Inspire- My only gripe is how difficult it is to root/rom, I dont feel like I NEED a rom, I just want one for wifi tether without paying the ridiculous tether fee. The build quality is awesome, volume, while not stellar, is acceptable to me. The battery cover was a dumb move on their part, the rep broke 2 other phones before getting the one on mine open. But by far I feel the inspire is the most polished android device i've used
[HTC Inspire 4G] uhmump95:
I am not due for an upgrade until 2012 I just got my refurbed Captivate in October. I asked the rep about options to not have to pay 400 for the phone. She told me I would have to wait until April and they would upgrade me for the special price of the phone and then charge me a 75 dollar equipment fee.
[HTC Inspire 4G] pside15:
I got my Captivate last august so I shouldn't have been due for an upgrade for a while. Luckily I got a promotion and was able to move my phone to the company account in October and since I never purchased a phone through my companies account I am able to get the Inspire now.

I actually liked my Captivate for the most part (after getting a custom ROM on it) but I really wanted a HTC phone.
[HTC Inspire 4G] gunnyman:
I called AT&T. The guy I spoke to was very helpful. I was given a $150 credit off of the retail price of any phone they sell. AT&T is very aware of how "taken" us Captivate owners feel. I think selling my Captivate on Craig's list and the discount will put me in an Inspire for about $50.
[HTC Inspire 4G] laxwillsch:
Honestly I don't even think there is a comparison. The biggest difference to me is the feel. Both physically and software just work for me. My captivate feels like a toy now. Also everything just works out of the box. I rooted but honestly if u don't care about bloat and no tendering there is no reason to mess with it IMO. I finally feel like I have a phone that is better than my girlfriends iPhone 4, and not just because I am able to do whatever I want on it, but because the build quality is so superior and everything just works the way it should. My gps is flawless I get a lock inside accurate to ten meters in like 5 sec. That alone is a sufficient reason to ditch the cappy. Also I am looking forward to asop roms for it which I still haven't seen on the cappy, and I mean actual asop not asop themed. I am very happy with my purchase. And for those of you who are thinking about upgrading early for 300 I would just buy it off contract for 399.99 because if your anything like me you will probably be trading up when HTC comes out with a dual core LTE device speculated to arrive in q3.
[HTC Inspire 4G] AndreaCristiano:
Get the inspire many who were gonna get the atrix have gotten the inspire and love it
[HTC Inspire 4G] lesterp:
I guess since I got a Captivate so recently, never intending to run it stock (rooted and flashed a very polished ROM within an hour of owning it) I feel none of the bitterness that the early owners do. I find the Captivate to be a very sound piece of hardware. As a result if I am going to jump ship I find myself leaning towards a less 'incremental' upgrade (staying within the 1ghz single core generation that both these phones fall in) and more towards a dual core/major upgrade. It's a hard decision...
[HTC Inspire 4G] id10terrordfw:
Bingo. I was going to get the Atrix, but the locked bootloader just bugs me. I am quite happy with my purchase.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Pheno.menon:
I sold my Captivate last night and picked up my Inspire this afternoon. It's currently charging up :D
[HTC Inspire 4G] secretasianman:
Nothing good can come out of keeping the Craptivate. My cousin bought a new one late December and he had the shutdown issue. A NEW ONE...