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[Vibrant General] N8ter:
Lol.

No.

There is no universal ban list. This is the United States, not Europe. No such thing exists, because the US is half GSM and half CDMA.

CDMA Carriers block ESNs and Blackberry Smartphones can have their PINs blocked on either carrier. That's the extent of it.

GSM Carriers do not block IMEIs, and they won't track it unless there's a court order (Good Luck).

Changing the passwords is a pretty brain dead thing to do. If you're even wondering if you should do that, your phone wasn't stolen, you lost it and are still hoping you find it sometime in the very near future.

T-Mobile and Assurion told me when my phone was stolen (really stolen) that whoever took the phone owns it now and the only thing I could do was shut the SIM off to prevent charges/calls on the bill and pay my $130 deductible to get a replacement.

Of course I paid the deductible, just like the OP will be doing. Except I got a brand new phone and he'll most likely get a refurb :P

BTW, Google patched most if not all of the pattern lock exploits. Too bad they cannot patch the bug where you can't log in with your Google account if you exhaust the attempts :P
[Vibrant General] N8ter:
This too. The last thing he wants to do is have your phone in his back pocket when you use your friend's cell phone to ring it.

The first thing thieves do is turn it off until they're well out of the area.

The second thing they do is remove the SIM, 50% of the time.

The third thing they do (usually) is get it factory reset, or simply just sell it off.
[Vibrant General] eunkipark92:
Wromg gsm carriers do block imei, tmobile uses gsm right? They do block imei :) when new customer stop paying bills and decide to take the phone they block the imei number.:)
[Vibrant General] jalsing:
GSM carriers CAN block IMEI, but I don't believe any of the US GSM carriers do. If you don't pay your bill they will block your IMSI...
[Vibrant General] hristopelov:
sorry but theres nothing you can do to get the phone back...
[Vibrant General] eunkipark92:
Why are you quoting me thats what I just said...
[Vibrant General] N8ter:
GSM Carriers do not block your IMEI in the US - ever - unless by court order.

If the Government thinks you're a terrorist, then can force the carriers, through court, to block your IMEI. Other than that, they don't block ****. Good luck trying to get them to do it for a stolen phone, and really... Good luck looking for this fabled IMEI Blacklist Database which exists in Europe, but not in the USA. This is why stolen phones in the US do not have to worry about having their IMEIs altered (a crime in some parts of Europe) - no carriers block them.

The carriers do not work together this way, so it still won't stop a T-Mobile phone from being used on an AT&T network if the IMEI was blocked by T-Mobile.

To the other person. GSM Carriers do not block IMEIs if you don't pay your bill. They shut your SIM off. CDMA carriers block your ESN if you don't pay your bill because they do not use SIM cards and the ESN in the phone is linked to your account. It's trivial on CDMA where the hardware is tied to that person's account.

It's not so simple on GSM where there are multiple carriers and people can SIM Card Swap.

So yea, Good luck having an IMEI blocked because you didn't pay a cell phone bill too.

There's a reason why if you read eBay GSM phones are just sold, while CDMA phones always list if the ESN is Clean or Dirty.

So basically:

If you don't like your stolen equipment becoming the property of the thief/finder whilst having absolutely no recourse: choose a CDMA carrier, and there are CDMA world phones with GSM capability if you require international roaming capabilities.

Otherwise, keep your phone in your pocket and/or buy a clip case.
[Vibrant General] eunkipark92:
my dad lost his hd2 few weeks ago and when I contacted tmobile to shut off his simcard, I asked them if they can block his imei number as well. They said they block imei number only under special circumstances and they said that when their new customer doesnt pay their bill they will block the imei number.

im just stating what I heard directly from tmobile customer service.
[Vibrant General] megatherian:
Hmmm...

Pure speculation but...

Now I'm wondering if the carrier would care if the phone is stolen. If they were to block the actual phone it's no good to them. If they just block the sim they have a potential new customer when the person (thief or stolen phone buyer) goes to get service on their "new" phone. So it's actually in their best interest to not block the phone. It's not like if they block the phone somehow they are going to be able to recover the phone.

Now if they don't block or check the phone itself, what's to stop a person from claiming their phone was stolen, pay for the replacement and then just having 2 phones?
[Vibrant General] eunkipark92:
what if all the morons that does not care about their credit go to tmobile get the 500 dollar phone.and pay 100 dollar for the first month and stop paying the bill.. Wouldnt that hurt tmobile a bit?

running Trigger 2.6

W/ dragon kernel uv/oc to 1.28

and Adw launcher ex
[Vibrant General] N8ter:
No, they don't do that. Whatever CSR you were talking to, didn't know what he or she was talking about.

When that customer doesn't pay their bill and sells the phone, T-Mobile/AT&T/etc. at least has a chance that the person who busy it will get service on their network with the phone - with or without a contract. That makes them money.

CDMA carriers are the only ones that block phone serials (ESN) due to the fact that they don't use SIM Cards and the ESN is tied to your account. When they mark the phone as stolen, the ESN is marked dirty and it cannot be reactivated. It also can't be reactivated if they don't pay their bill.

Perhaps you have T-Mobile and Sprint or Verizon mixed up? :P

P.S. I've had all 4 carriers, and when I used to switch I used to just let the bill go unpaid until I was done paying the initial fees on the other network (Phone Purchase + First Month and if it's an expensive phone the payments they put on your bill when they split it up). I've never had any carrier block a phone GSM phone IMEI because I didn't pay them on time and they shut the service off (I eventually paid them, but when I was ready... if I'm leaving, I'm not looking to make it as easy as possible for you - don't worry, my credit is fine :P).
[Vibrant General] DreamPCs:
Sorry to de-rail the thread, but I see in you're signature you have a Vibrant and HD2 for sale, I'm actually interested in both but then you say you don't accept PMs so I don't know how to contact you.

I'm a bit weary about listing my phone number on a public forum like this so can you just PM me or email me or something?

My email address is Jason<dot>TJ<dot>Johnson<at>gmail.

Thanks!
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sunsean:
I've searched, but couldn't find an answer. Is there a way to remove the shadows that surround the icons on the home screen without rooting? I'm not ready to root yet, still happy with stock...this is the only thing that's driving me crazy. Any way to do it? My guess is no, but just throwing it out there. Thx!
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] el-jodio:
Should be in Q/A section. There's the Androidian theme by Fyb3roptic on the market that will remove the boxes around the icons. Or you can download desktop visualizer and pick your own icons from any pictures on your SD card. As of now that's the only way without root.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sunsean:
Thanks for the reply. Sorry for posting wrong section, I just went to general by default. I'm sure I'll root before too long, but I'm enjoying the stock experience until I do. MT4G does everything I had to root the MT3G for out of the box lol. Yeah I've used desktop visulalizer - cool, but not really the shadowless stock icon look I had in mind. I'll check out Androidian, thx again.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bryant_16:
Hey guys, how do you remove notification widget of widgetsoid from the notification bar?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DN41:
widgetsoid - notificationsbar -> first checkbox "Hide NotiticationsIcon"

or if you mean the whole widget: settings of the widget, extended (?! i mean "erweitert"), there's the checkbox "notification".

DN41
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bryant_16:
Where do I find the settings of the widget? Where you find the checkbox for the notification? I mean the whole widget in the notifications bar.
[Venue Pro General] kasrhp:
Just wanted to let you guys know. I just got the DVP last week, and I write for abi. After initially being excited for the phone, I have run into the same issues I see here. So, being a writer, I decided to get my experience out for others.

http://anythingbutiphone.com/901

Not trying to spam at all, more just showing how the word is getting out. The more outlets they hear problems from, the better.

I will be doing the memory card swap in the next couple of days, thanks to you guys here. I'll let you all know here as well as on the new site how it goes!
[Venue Pro General] HalT26:
Venue Pro Problems

Sorry to hear that others are having problems with their VP. I got the 8g model about two weeks ago and the only problem I have personally had is with WiFi. WiFi doesn't connect. I spoke to Dell and was told that this is a known problem that will be fixed with NoDo. Maybe a "downgrade" to the 8g model will restore your confidence in the phone? BTW I spoke with Dell about swapping out the sd card and was assured that doing so would not void my warranty. I haven't done so, but that may be an option if Dell Mobility can be believed.
[Venue Pro General] kasrhp:
Yes, it appears the 8GB model has been the better version. But, after seeing some reports and some users here, I am going to swap with another card. Hopefully that fixes the situation. I might need to make a call to Dell to double check the warranty situation. That would be nice if it doesn't affect it. Thanks for the tip on that though!
[Venue Pro General] efjay:
I would go with a Class 2 card if possible, seems the higher class cards are not really beneficial and this has been mentioned by others, my 32GB still crashes the same way as the original one and judging from the speed its probably a class 4.
[Venue Pro General] kasrhp:
Swapped with a SanDisk 16gb class 4 card. Essentially the same one that was installed in the Dell. Works flawlessly now!

Article update for anyone interested.

http://anythingbutiphone.com/1016

Thanks DeekoVB5!
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Don_Perrignon:
It works for a while and stop updating on CNN news. Doing manual updates just has the loading icon going forever with "updating..." at the bottom.

Does everyone have this problem or found a fix?
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Don_Perrignon:
Anyone know?
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neidlinger:
more information is needed, what ROM you are on, are you pre-OTA T-Mo update/post-OTA T-Mo update, custom ROM. Have you tried removing the Widget and re-adding it? have you tried uninstalling the application and downloading it.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Don_Perrignon:
Stock ROM. Removed, added. Did a factory reset a while back for another reason, it started working for a while and stopped again.

No clue on the update status...
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Don_Perrignon:
Checking back...
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neidlinger:
If you've done all that then i don't know what to tell you.

I do not follow CNN news at all. And i'm not allowed to mention why since cell phones are not political. so i have no reason to use the widget, nor their app.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Don_Perrignon:
:( hell....
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaydeekay:
I am running Perception 10.4, so how do I go about picking a theme? I know certain themes are certain phones so what do I look for when choosing a theme?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mengbo:
just make sure it is for certain build rom, for example, JPY, JPX, JS3.

you can go the themes thread to find a proper one; also you may ask the question in the corresponding rom dev thread.
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] lynxboy:
I've been using this theme for the past week and was surprised not to see it on the DHD boards! Anyway, this is the first real theme I've seen using the new 'T Mobile Theme Manager', and it's amazing work. It should work on ANY CM7 build, I have tested it on Phunky's build and it works fine. I will update the APK as per the original thread. Please direct any issues to the original thread.

The theme has not been created by me, all credit to haxzamatic and the original thread here.

UPDATE 07/03/11 Alpha 4

To install :

Download and install the APK.

Choose the theme in Theme Manager.

You are now running the theme.

SIMPLES!

Please note, the launcher dock, icons and font in the screenshot above are NOT part of the theme!!

UPDATE 07/03/11

Themed Market

I've been trying to find complimentary themed apps/icons/docks for the Honeybread theme and stumbled across this themed version of the market. With the high contrast blue and black colours, it really fits into the whole Honeycomb/Gingerbread feel. Once again, I am not the creator of this themed APK, all credit to 00.ante and his original thread here. There are a whole bunch of Market skins in there so definitely worth a look.

To install :

Download the Vending APK and copy it to the Android SDK TOOLS Folder.

Open Command Prompt, navigate to the sdk\tools\ folder and type the following.

adb remount

adb push Vending.apk /system/app/

adb reboot

Upon reboot, clear the market app cache by going to Settings - - Applications - - Manage Applications - - All - - Select Market and Clear Cache.

Open you're newly themed market!

SIMPLES!

For those wondering where I got my dock and icons from, check these links for a great collection of docks and icons.

Collection of Docks

Dock Icons

iQ Android icons by H0CKEY (My homescreen icons)

Regards.
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] kamranh3:
Very nice?
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] CitizenLee:
That's nice! Almost nice enough to tempt me to try CM7 :D
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] Aamir.Badat:
I am waiting for the RC release and then trying this theme.

Thanks for tthe heads up
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] terence0103:
god! it looks awesome! :p
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] SQ3.0dotJP:
I love it so much. Wish there was an addition for the keyboard colors though. Great work so far, hope it grows
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] nickwarn:
There is also a theme in the same forum section called honey cream. Honey cream is also heavily themed like honey bread, check it out:http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=945548
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] buzzboy:
Quite a few popping up in the market too.......just search "CM7".

Also one called greybreadx also in market

Regards
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] sevenup30:
Very nice! where can i found your icons and dock?
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] lynxboy:
Updated the OP.

Regards.
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] sevenup30:
thank you very much
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] sebseven:
very nice theme , i want to have it? it works on leedroid 2.0.0? plz help
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] sebseven:
the app dont want to install , it look like invalid apk??? somone have this problem???:confused:
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] wardy277:
Has anyone experienced no checkboxes in the browser with this theme? It's quite difficult to use a form not knowing which checkboxes are checked
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] vinokirk:
Do you know of anywhere else to get Market themes from? There are a load over on the Dell Streak forum but them don't seem to work on the DHD.

Heres the link: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=953799

My favorite is:

Neon Blue version

http://www.multiupload.com/TITYJQMUUX

EDIT:

Found the link in the OP: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=957331
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] vinokirk:
Whatever market theme I try to install, it doesn't install.

I've tried pushing it via ADB and installing it in clockwork.

I wonder if my vending.apk is stored somewhere else other than /system/app/?

EDIT: its not in a different place.

Ive tried it by copying it over in Root Explorer and still nothing.
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] vinokirk:
Fixed it:

1. Go to 'Manage Applications', 'find Market' and 'Force Stop'.

2. Press 'Uninstall Updates'.

3. Reboot into ClockworkMod and install the Market theme you want.

4. Reboot and you're done :)
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] muselmann88:
hey dude, are you going to update your thread with the newest version of that theme ? (alpha 4) - this would be realy nice.
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] nikhilv.13:
Great Work

Hey Man,

Great work on this one... it's just beautiful... Just a few suggestions to make it better....

The Wifi signal bar is extremely easy to confuse with the signal bar, and I think the shape of the standard gingerbread icon in blue would fit awesomely...

Also, the coloured default contact icon seems to stand out a bit too much... again, the standard gingerbread picture there seems to be a better fit...

Just my 2 cents...

But this is by far the best theme I've ever used... Kudos..
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] Captain Honeycomb:
very nice theme :D

but there a still things that can make better for the next update :D

maybe a transparent statusbar will be nice :D

and transparent widgets like facebook or calender are better :D

but all in all very nice :D
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The Sonos:
I know there are some third party browsers that can sync bookmarks between the phone and pc. But is there a way to get some bookmarks from my pc to the stock browser? Without manually finding the pages.

I'm on firefox, on the pc, btw.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Funkadelick:
My phone was 100% battery 4 hours ago - now it's 45% :(

I haven't even hardly used it this morning.

This is ridiculous. Any ideas ?

Froyo 2.2 (bell i9000m)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bandita81:
Maybe sounds silly, but do You have 3G / HSDPA full timeturned on and/or any data eating app(s) running in the background? Usually these drains my I9000 really fast. If I take care to turn stimes 3G off (only 2G allowed) and shutting down the app(s) which run in background make my phone usable for a day.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AllGamer:
it's 100% normal to suck so much battery life if you are constantly using 3G or WiFi or long phone calls
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] filippm:
I know how to disable HDSPA, but how to disable 3g? :S tnahks
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] haloimplant:
You are using it or something in the background is using it.

Full-on use (gaming) burns about 20% per hour in my experience. Browsing might be a little less but not much because instead of using CPU/GPU power it uses data.

The screen is the major burn, how long does battery usage say the screen has been on?

My battery drain is always pretty much exactly 20%/hour screen time + 1%/hour on time. It will deviate from this if I've played alot of music (especially streaming) since it uses power but not the screen, this drain rate will depend on the player and type of music (built-in player playing from SD card is lean, Tune-in radio streaming over 3G is a hog that heats the phone up, Slacker is in between).
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Funkadelick:
I'm sorta new - how do you turn 3G off and turn 2G on ?

I don't have hardly anything running in the background (not that I know of)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Funkadelick:
I don't know how to disable anything lol

can I still txt with this off ?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Funkadelick:
didn't use wifi - didn't make 1 phone call today at all
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sxi200:
Could be a few reasons for that. If you've recently flashed a new firmware your battery stats may be messed up. Just run down your battery down a few times and it should sort itself out.

Maybe you turned your phone on while it was plugged in. This usually stuffs up the battery stats and can show as much as 30% extra battery when turned on that way. Always remove the charger before booting.

Also, to turn off 3g/hsdpa/data go to settings/wireless & network/network mode and select gsm only (2g). You can also download the widget '2g 3g' which will take you straight there. Also, you can uncheck 'use packet data'. This will kill all data which saves battery. I turn it back on with the widget whenever I need data again. The power button menu also has that option. I'm on 2.2.1 so it may differ if you are on 2.1.

Pretty sure you can still text with data off but may want to test it. If message fails then no. However mms send/receive won't work I think.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AllGamer:
i can do 5 to 6 hours straight of 3G browsing with screen on auto before it runs dry

3G + Screen = high power eaters

if i play 3D MMO (pocket craft) then it even less time
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Funkadelick:
I just recently upgraded to 2.2 froyo

i heard there's a battery stats trick, anyone know it ?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KennyLegend:
there's no battery stats trick . its just a logfile that's stored. nothing else. the trick you're probably talking about is calibration of the battery.

drain fully, charge to full while powered off. one or two charges like this should sort it.

Sent from another GALAXY
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kassemalaa:
Hey I have a bell i9000 and I have to say that I'm extremely happy with my battery life, I've been unplugged since 9 am, its 7:30 now and my battery indicator is reading 37% with above average use (some phone calls, gaming, browsing...) I would advise you to do these things:

1) install darky's rom (9.2)

2) flash speedmod kernel 13b (very good on the battery)

3) use setcpu and set with these values, max:800mhz, min:100mhz (conservative), and add a profile for screen off with min/max @ 100 mhz and 100 priority level (don't worry, your phone will still feel snappy even @ 800mhz)

4) use a black wallpaper, since black is rendered by turning off pixels on an amoled display.

You should see some improvements, hope it helps!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maliks:
Why we need root if i have t-mobile froyo stock 2.2? please help because need unlocked my T959 vibrant and what if i root the phone give me anyissue?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmcghee1973:
certain apps need superuser permissions to gain access to files etc that you normally wouldn't be able to access & permissions to alter files such as nv_data for unlocking..
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maliks:
Thank you very much.

How bout unlocking its easy anyone?
[Wildfire Android Development] vijaykirann:
After I have flashed remove_Htclockscreen.. I got the AOSP lockscreen with the transparent lock screen.

So I modified the framework-res.apk for the dotted background(as in image) till HewGBalls comes with customizable lock screen..

those who are troubled with transparent lockscreen can try this..:rolleyes:
[Wildfire Android Development] nhnt11:
This for sense roms? Good idea though.

edit : but it would take quite a bit of programming to make it customizable.
[Wildfire Android Development] vijaykirann:
Yep this is for sense based roms..
[Wildfire Android Development] nhnt11:
you might want to mention that in the first post/title, and also its AOSP not ASOP :D :D
[Wildfire Android Development] vijaykirann:
Thanks pal..guess I was testing while I wrote that..BTW sorry for bad desc..
[Wildfire Android Development] NickHu:
I think a symlink would suffice.
[Wildfire Android Development] wildfire.daniel:
application not installed.. help! im on hybrid v6
[Wildfire Android Development] vijaykirann:
Try flashing "remove htclockscreen" from hewGball..that will give you transparency in lockscreen den place this framework.
[Wildfire Android Development] wildfire.daniel:
i still get the problem.. what should i do?
[Wildfire Android Development] vijaykirann:
My screenshots of custom modified framework ..notice honeycomb background on notification.