yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Droid 2 Global General] leobg:
bear in mind this is also operator dependent - it may be ok on one operator and not ok on another. Until you try it, you can't be sure.
[Droid 2 Global General] b3kool:
Vậy cuối ***g thì làm thế nào đây?
[Droid 2 Global General] Vladimir_Kost:
Hello,

I followed your recommendations on using a Turbo Sim. Thank you very much for the suggestion and also for the specific eBay lot that worked for you!

However I wasn't so lucky :) I wonder what I'm doing wrong...

I tried two different sim cards (MTS Ukraine and Utel). It shows no service for both of them. But I could catch the network on Utel and even make a call 1 time. After that network was dropped again...

My hardware version is 2.4.330.A956.Verizon.en.US. What is yours?

Maybe mine is already fixed and doesn't work with a turbo sim?

Thanks in advance for any advice on this.

Regards,

Volodymyr
[Droid 2 Global General] blackbeans:
You can try to activate your turbo sim with your working sim card attached to it in other working phone first! Try whole operations for calls / texting / 3G....! Then put the whole working combo to your Droid 2 Global again to check if it works!

Regards
[Droid 2 Global General] b3kool:
Blackbeans chỉ giúp mua Turbo Sim ở HCM với! Thanks!
[Droid 2 Global General] wirelessprofessional:
I was able to unlock with out an issue, I cant however figure out how to unblock the band restriction:confused::confused:
[Droid 2 Global General] Katsurage:
My experence -

I used Unlockitnow.com and so far it has worked on 1 D2G. Very expensive though!

BTW THis is done within the USA where there is a VZW signal around.
[Droid 2 Global General] matthewKER:
Which method did you select (Droid 2 Global-Verizon 8-digit code 29 dollar?)? Which version of firmware do you have on your D2G (Settings-About phone-System version)? Did you try other code-generator sites? What do you think, do you have to be in USA to successfully unlocking?

matthewKER
[Droid 2 Global General] Katsurage:
I haven't recevied the phone yet - I live in Australia, I ordered the phone and it was posted to my family in the USA. I asked them to unlock it and they reported back it was sucessful.

All I know so far is the code is 8 digits long and it was teh $29 option.

I will report back with more info when I receive it in the post.
[Droid 2 Global General] havocdante:
will the phone work if i use it with Metro PCS since they are CDMA here in usa :S
[Droid 2 Global General] _V_i_c_:
I have my D2G with TurboSIM in Ukraine.

TurboSIM really allows to bypass the network lock mechanism in the phone, but all Ukrainian major GSM operators block the access of phone with TurboSIM to their networks.

So here is the situation:

Put the SIM card with TurboSIM to D2G and launch the phone. The phone will successfully register in the network, all services (calls, sms, mms, gprs/edge) will be working properly… till the first re-registration in the network.

If, for some reason the phone have to re-register in the network, the network won't allow to re-register with TurboSIM. You'll have to put your SIM card to a regular GSM phone, register there once, and then you'll be able to use it with D2G once again (till the first re-registration).

I have this TurboSIM.

hxxp://themyshop4you.com/images/turbo_sim_card_no_cut.jpg

but mine has different packaging (maybe because it was used one) and I still had to cut the SIM card.
[Droid 2 Global General] _V_i_c_:
About unlocking:

I tried mobilecanada.com. They provided 16-digit code xxxxxxxxyyyyyyyy, but it didn't work.

Also I tired imei-server.ru ("Motorola The new database"), they provided 8-digit code which was the xxxxxxxxxx part of the code from mobilecanada.com

It didn't work too.

My IMEI is: *******40******.
[Droid 2 Global General] _V_i_c_:
It looks like this method works! Thanks.
[Droid 2 Global General] _V_i_c_:
For those who are wondering - I finally found the set that matches mine - TurboSIM + packaging: solostocks.com/venta-productos/telefonia/tarjetas/otras/novedad-tarjeta-smartsim-unlock-no-necesita-cortes-5266843

(at the bottom of the page)
[Droid 2 Global General] savvacon:
did it fit into your phone without any problems? I have a different one for which I had to cut my sim card but I could not fit them in the sim slot
[Droid 2 Global General] hgrimberg:
I just cant understand this thread. Why cant you guys unlock your D2G??? I bought one from Verizon, then bought an unlock code on ebay, didnt activate it, and then I just unlocked it. Simple as that. Whats the big deal here????
[Droid 2 Global General] havocdante:
the problem is the D2G is band Locked in the USA you can use the phone in other gsm outside the country if you have it Unlocked but verizon are dam a**holes and blocked USA GSM carriers only soo people are trying to find out what file or programming is doing that withing the phone
[Droid 2 Global General] hgrimberg:
Oh well, then you guys should change the title of the thread to Unlocking sim within the US.

iT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO FLASH THE RADIO only?, just like in Windows Mobile.
[Droid 2 Global General] _V_i_c_:
I had to cut mine too and now it fits to SIM slot, after some practice. :D
[Droid 2 Global General] _V_i_c_:
I tried 3 unlock code. No one worked.
[Droid 2 Global General] _V_i_c_:
It worked not for long. After 10 hours of being turned off, the phone cannot register in the network. :-(
[Droid 2 Global General] haroldz123:
not all can be unlock via online, smart pants!
[Droid 2 Global General] XtriFe:
we're talking about unlocking the phone for GSM use. If you read the thread youll realise that there are certain units that are simply non-unlockable by your simple method (buying code over ebay). This is a known issue.
[Droid 2 Global General] leobg:
The "lock" isn't stored actually in the baseband, but elsewhere in the phone. The two things are independent.

Flashing the baseband separately is possible of course, as long as we have (signed for retail devices) radio image available. I am not aware of anything other than the 330 sbf available that has baseband image for retail phones. 330 is as bad as initial firmware when it comes to GSM connection though.
[Droid 2 Global General] DiRKiNg:
Does TurboSIM works in bad esn or clean esn D2G?
[Droid 2 Global General] mhansaq:
Motorola Droid 2 Global

Anyone has any advised on how to unlock Motorola Droid 2 Global. I bought it from Amazon full price but I am in canada.

I can not use the phone and was wondering if there is any work around. New to the Droid.

thanks

k_hundred@yahooo.com
[Droid 2 Global General] leobg:
Try online unlockers. Doesn't really matter who. They all use same database. If it unlocks - you've been lucky. If not, try to return it to Amazon while you still can (if you can), then buy unlocked from eBay if you want so much D2G. My advice is to check Milestone 2 as a close alternative, as D2G has very bad reputation working on GSM networks. God knows if Motorola is going to fix that and when if at all.

Good luck!
[Droid 2 Global General] qipengart:
How does this device work?
[Droid 2 Global General] rumel1988:
Which TurboSIM?

please let me know which TurboSIM you are using?

and where did you bought that TurboSIM? pleaseeee... :)
[Droid 2 Global General] nemogamo:
can somebody show me how to use Turbo-SIM?

i have one with black rubber dot on the edge, should i remove the rubber.

coz it prevent me insert the Turbo-SIM with the SIM card.

i have one only, don't want to mess with it

so help plz

thx
[Droid 2 Global General] the-light:
u should insert the tsim first almost till the edge of it and insert sim on it. do not remove the dot.make sure the sim does not push the TS beyond the sim slot. if it wont work at the first time it will work on the other attempts.
[Droid 2 Global General] leobg:
If you remove the dot, you will kill the TurboSIM. This is actually the chip that does the whole magic.

You can actually cut out a hole in your SIM card to accommodate the TurboSIM chip. This will not kill your SIM card if you do it properly. With a little bit more patience you will be able to stick both inside without cutting anything though.
[Droid 2 Global General] Rhedd:
i unlocked my DROID 2 GLOBAL ON MONDAY THE 19TH...AND IT WORKED FINE....I am in Grenada in the Caribbean. this guy did the trick.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/UNLOCK-CODE...817731?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item19c29661c3
[Droid 2 Global General] tennyleaz:
I have the same question.
[Droid 2 Global General] leobg:
ESN doesn't matter if you plan to use it on GSM. Make sure it is sim unlocked first if you plan to buy it. Bad ESN means no way you can get unlock code from Verizon if online unlockers can't get you a working code.
[Droid 2 Global General] bobo122:
does the phone ROM make any difference ?
[Droid 2 Global General] leobg:
no, it doesn't.
[HD2 General] southtynesider:
T-Mobile UK have released the v3.14.110 rom upgrade for the HD2. I am currently using the V1.72.110.4 ROM. I have seen a number of older comments about the upgrade but I would welcome any recent feedback from people who have just upgraded. Is it worthwhile, are the changes significant enough, does it improve radio/battery performance and what sort of things don't work as well as before?

Thanks in advance for your help.
[HD2 General] ElectronX:
I do not recommend to update

I've recently updated from German T-Mobile 1.72.111.4 to 3.14.111.1 GER.

Because I own my device only for a few weeks, I can describe only a few visible changes now.

Unfortunately, I have carry out no improvements. Only the following disadvantages:

Solid black Sense tab backgrounds instead of shaded grey ones. Read on »

The touch screen seems to react too much sensitively.

Scrolling in Sense is much more sluggish. I don't like the look and feel at all.

Older versions (?) of Digital Compass or Google Streets (I'm missing the 'Destination:' button below compass)

3 megabyte less free mass storage (208 MB instead of 211 MB ;-)

The wrong 404 page is not shown any more if you stay offline in Opera. But Opera without a client area behaves unstable.

The control panel applet "Screen" is missing (Touchscreen calibration, Activate ClearType).
[HD2 General] southtynesider:
From your comments and others that I have read, there seems to be very few positive reasons to upgrade. 3.14 seems to have a number of bugs and loss of some important functionality. I'll stay with 1.72.

Many thanks
[Galaxy Tab General] Bobby Buggs:
I use Vuze at home and love it, whats the option for our Gtabs
[Galaxy Tab General] nk33:
i use tTorrent - its free on the market
[Galaxy Tab General] alex2792:
I use synodroid to download to my NAS. It has torrent search function as well,works pretty well for me.
[Galaxy Tab General] -RioT-:
I didn't want to kill my memory so I decided to use utorrent 3 with the remote android utorrent app. It works really well. No need to set it up. Just create your username and register. Then load the android app. I can wait till I get home to access my downloads.
[Galaxy Tab General] eholmann:
i use uTorrent. getting the remote to also download to my pc.
[Galaxy Tab General] foxmeister:
I also use uTorrent, in conjunction with a remote tool on the Tab, rather than downloading torrents directly onto my Tab.

Regards,

Dave
[Galaxy Tab General] schmolch:
I use swarm and download directly to the tabs external sd-card.

Sometimes i download and watch shows on my Desktop and sometimes on my tab, it actually does not make a big difference to me. My tab is sending the audio to my home-stereo over bluetooth so the soundquality is the same.

The only limitation on the tab is that i cant watch a show from the external card when im downloading to it because then it will stutter.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] a0157202:
I'd like to upgrade a 7 inch tablet, seach Google for China-7-Inch-Android-2.1-OS-Tablet-PC-TL0702-.html and you'll find it under the web site szhwayee, from the original ship 2.1 Android OS to 3.0. Has anybody tried this and like to share their upgrade procedure?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] popejpii:
Hey all, apologies if some of this seems a bit basic...

I have an I-9000 in the UK it is branded and locked to the 3 network:

Details:

Product Code GT-I9000HKDH3G (branded 3 UK)

Network Lock ON SIMLock OFF

Current Firmware: PDA I9000NEJP5 PHONE I9000NEJP2 CSC I9000HCGJP5

BUILD 2010.11 IMEI and Serial also known

I *AM* able to get into three button recovery / download modes (3e).

Before I do anything drastic with it, I decided I should make a backup of all files that are considered essential for restoring it to its original out of the box state. After much searching around the forum I decided to get hold of / backup the following:

1) The current branded stock firmware (decoded):

(GT-I9000_I9000NEJP5_I9000HCGJP5_I9000NEJP2_I9000NEJP5_NE_H3G.zip)

2) Z4Rooted and extracted the following system files / directories:

/efs (all contents including nv_data.bin)

/dev/block/stl3

/system/build.prop

Basically, what I would like to know is:

What other essential files would you recommend I get hold of / make a backup of?

Thanks in advance, all suggestions much appreciated...
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DamianGto:
well the best is to backup everything if you want to save your stock firmware.

**DamianGTO Steam kernel. 350MB Ram. 500HZ. all ext2. Steam Rom. Js5**
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] popejpii:
Thanks for the reply....

Yes, this was my original thinking, but it became clear to me that the more I backup the more intrusive the operation, so I thought I'd start with the essentials and build up to it so to speak.

Regarding a complete backup, after much searching, I have yet to find a complete solution which doesn't require me to really *alter* the phone first.

Am I missing something? I've looked into the CWM but it looks like it requires a lot of initial intrusion into my stock setup.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DamianGto:
well the sad part is that you need a rooted phone to make a full backup.

if you don't have root you can't backup some system files.

so basically you need to flash a custom kernel that has root and cwm. almost all has it. don't use voodoo based yet. they will change your file system to ext4.

**DamianGTO Ultimate kernel. 350MB Ram. 600HZ. all ext2. Steam Rom. Js5**
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] popejpii:
I've been thinking that this might be the case...

I was hoping to, at least, be able to extract from the phone the most important files.

Can anyone help me out with a list of files that the CSC contains? I've got a feeling that if my network was doing anything funky, it would be in these files...

Thanks
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] popejpii:
Apoliges all, have found a decent post on this now:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=940007
[Wildfire General] joene92:
Hallo:

I bought my girlfriend a HTC wildfire this christmas. So far everything is working excellent. However, last week she came home telling that her phone was broke. It had been laying in her locker at work and when she pulled it out of there, it was turned off and it did no longer respond to the on/off button (the battery was completely full)

I pulled off the back lid, removed the battery and inserted it again. When I pushed the on/off button, it worked again (this is how I know the battery was full, the indicator indicated full capacity). This has happened several times again this week. The device is running stock froyo, is protected by a rubber case and has never been dropped. Any ideas?

Definetely I'm going to the store to complain about this and I'll try to get a replacement.
[Captivate General] gunnyman:
Guys I sold my Cappy today and purchased an HTC Inspire 4G.

I want to thank all the devs here who made The Captivate a GREAT phone. Without you guys I would have dumped it months ago.

Keep fighting the good fight against the Evil Overlords. Call them on their Bullsh!t.

See ya'll round the way.
[Captivate General] thunderstar2500:
Nice Hitchhiker's Guide reference = epic farewell. See ya!
[Captivate General] opcow:
Good luck and watch out for Vogons.
[Captivate General] Miami_Son:
Oh crap, one of the good guys has left us. Fare thee well, man.;)
[Captivate General] phlunkie:
They were waiting for you to leave to release 2.2....check engadget. ;-p

Sent transparently through the tubes.
[Captivate General] phishie:
Enjoy the GPS, haha.
[Captivate General] boborone:
Nice good bye man. 42
[Captivate General] cappysw10:
Sorry to see you go but I completely understand.
[Captivate General] bryan95502:
Well, Im the proud owner of his Captivate.. New journey for me after years of Windows Mobile phones.. =)
[Captivate General] mcord11758:
Good luck, when I first got my phone in september I deleted gtalk and freaked out. You were nice enough to help me. Hope you enjoy the new device
[Captivate General] alex4lex:
Don't forget Gunnyman... #NeverAgain! Lol. I hope to somehow join the inspire gang soon.
[Captivate General] MikeyMike01:
Nice. Definitely went with the best option in the Inspire.

Sent from my Captivate.
[Captivate General] gunnyman:
Hey Bryan :) I'll pop in from time to time. XDA is one big happy family after all
[Captivate General] gunnyman:
Mikey get one. We need serendipity over on the inspire. ;)
[Captivate General] shiftylock:
farewell to me as well! I got my LG Quantum (I still shudder when I say LG) but I'm loving it. I can actually use the GPS on it, and the OS is snappy. Snappier than the Captivate. And it doesn't freeze. And the battery life is decent.

Here's to hoping we like our new phones!
[Captivate General] MikeyMike01:
I'm waiting for root and whatnot.

And any potential problems, like our lag, gps, etc.

Sent from my Captivate.
[Captivate General] MikeyMike01:
My mom got that phone.

Sent from my Captivate.
[Captivate General] gunnyman:
Since it doesn't use crappy RFS and has actual NAND memory there isn't any lag and the GPS is spot on :) Root however may take a while. Currently only method is to make a goldcard and downgrade ROM then root and install a custom. It's weird having a phone with a 2 page dev section, but it's coming :)
[Captivate General] gunnyman:
OMG I HAZ TO SUE ATT/HTC!!! The Inspire is heavier than the captivate by not a little bit. My pinkie hurts from holding the phone and resting it there. I NEEDZ A GOOD LAWYER. :p

Just kidding (about the lawyer part)

After spending a bit of time with the Inspire let me give a little mini review to list the pros and cons to those considering switching.

Speed: The Captivate out of the box is a dog as we all know. The Stock 2.2.1 on the Inspire is faster, it feels as fast as a Captivate with Lagfix, maybe a tiny bit faster. quadrant 1704 Linpack 39.845 (yes I know these scores are meaningless)

GPS: Works as intended. fast lock and never lost tracking while driving home from the store.

Camera: 8 megapixel with flash. Seems to take decent pictures. I haven't played with video

RAM: 2GB on board and came with 8GB SD card. The Captivate has more, but the same 2GB for apps is present on both phones. Cappy wins here.

Screen: The resolution is the same (I think) on both phones but with the 4.3 inch Inspire, I can actually READ webpages. I had trouble on the captivate with my 43 year old eyes. The SAMOLED screen is better on the Captivate, but I have no complaints.

This is all I've tested so far. If you guys want to hit me up with questions, please feel free.

One thing I forgot to add. The Battery door is a POS. Very hard to open. even the guy at the store had trouble.
[Captivate General] id10terrordfw:
I would concur on your review. Honestly, even before the GC and such to get root, I was already much happier with the stock Inspire than I ever was with the Captivate on custom ROM's.

And personally, I am glad to see some quality members joining the Inspire ranks. I can already see great things are coming with it. The sheer fact that three days after release we have root, custom ROMs, and SIM unlock is pretty amazing.
[Captivate General] groves226:
Dolphins tried to warn us.

42
[Captivate General] KonaZXIII:
Good choice.

Don't forget your towel.
[Captivate General] opcow:
Zing!

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[Captivate General] smeltn:
Man I am really liking that inspire. But with so many android phones coming out on AT&T this year I want to wait and see what Q2 and Q3 brings first
[Captivate General] nismopunch:
i joined the inspire ranks as well gunny, and i agree with your review too. i still like my captivate but was bitten by the shutdown issues after months of no issues lol. warranty time!
[Captivate General] wonner:
Traders! :p
[Captivate General] shoman94:
I have no urge to change right now.... Andromeda has really been able to keep me sane. Anxious for 2.2.1 though Andromeda though.
[Captivate General] mark_20:
I am also moving on to the HTC Inspire. After swapping my Captivate 6 times, I have given up on this phone and Samsung.
[Captivate General] qwertyaas:
I'm thinking of Atrix over the Inspire. But both look great.

Sadly the rooting options won't bea simple as the Captivate.
[Captivate General] Phoenix-Lead:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofmosyzS3MM
[Captivate General] nakedninja42:
Hey, join the good fight! Had to ditch my HTC Pure last month and got the Captivate, I love my phone despite some shortcomings... but this phone is still hell of a lot better than the Pure crap.
[Captivate General] travisryans:
Battery Life?

How long does that 1230 mAh battery last with a normal days use?
[Captivate General] gunnyman:
Battery life for me has been about the same
[Captivate General] travisryans:
That is good to hear as I've been interested in the phone since it was announced. I currently get around 1.5 - 2.5 days with moderate to normal use, 1.5 or less if I'm talking on the phone for more than a few hours. Are these numbers similar to what you experienced with the Captivate?
[Captivate General] BigGunn:
Sent my Craptivate back today. Will have the Inspire in my hands next week. Loved the screen on the Cappy, but I didn't want to have to do all the flashing to get it to work decently. I don't tend to like Motorola products in general so I'm not going to hold out too much hope for the Atrix. Yeah, it's dual-core.. but the version of Android shipping with it doesn't utilize it and it has Motoblur. I love Sense on the other hand.
[Captivate General] Krad:
I moved on to a free dell streak. Waiting for some upgrades from att. But will be hard going away from a 5 inch screen
[Captivate General] lyrad12:
hope u still visit us here >.<
[Captivate General] gunnyman:
LOL Nice.

+Somechars
[Captivate General] gunnyman:
Is that a Streak in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?

Are they marketing the Streak as a phone or tablet?
[Captivate General] gunnyman:
So far, yes. There's a lot more background syncing on Sense, especially if you have the Social Networking widgets running after adjusting that stuff the battery is good enough for me.
[Captivate General] kdwolf85:
I'd like to ditch my Captivate as well. I'm just tired of not ever hearing any kind answers from Samsung. Is anyone interested in buying a used Captivate with a Otterbox Commuter? I still have the box and everything. Build number is 1007 with three button combo. PM if your interested with your offer. I'll pay for shipping.
[Nook Color General] buffnutz1:
Just wondering if people have done it and didn't like it, or vice-versa. It does seem bad for the hardware, but I can't stand softkeys/button saviour.
[Nook Color General] woot1524:
If you're using nookie Froyo, you can try the MENU/BACK soft buttons in the status bar mod, instead of remapping the vol+/- buttons. I've been using it since it came out, and can confim it works for nookie Froyo 6.7. Here's the link to the original thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=932631

It does have it's issues, mainly with the stock browser, and causing it to FC. Other than that I have not noticed any other problems.

If you are interested in useing the mod, but don't know how to install it, let me know. I'll pm you or post instructions.