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[EVO 4G General] mattykinsx:
Your emotional dislike or like doesn't define "real".

Lack of phones?

The Evo shift, Evo and Epic lineup against everything that is out....will that be changing soon with the CES phone's being released?

Yes.

Will it last very long?

No.

Sprint's delay in releasing new phones is likely due to the situation they are having choosing lte or sticking with wimax, due to the financial issues with Clear.

But they're coming.

Tmobile's coverage, less the coverage providing including other's networks, is significantly less than Sprint/Verizon/At&t.

Their prices are barely, if at all, cheaper than Sprint's and that only is true if you're talking about individual plans.

But not always true....my girlfriend's individual plan with T-mobile is $85 / month.

More expensive Sprint.
[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
Yup, that is correct, and on contract their plans are $79.99 for 500 minutes, unl text and data, which is the same exact price as Sprint, except Sprint gives you any mobile anytime. Their no contract prices are a little less than that, but of course phone cost is full retail price.
[EVO 4G General] mattykinsx:
Don't forget that "unlimited data" is throttled after so much usage. ;)
[EVO 4G General] akarol:
I don't care what anyone says, T-Mobile might have throttled data, but at it's worst HSPA+ is numerous times better than WiMAX. Not to mention the fact that it doesn't cause your phone to chug your battery like WiMAX does.

http://phandroid.com/2011/02/10/4g-speed-tests-show-samsung-galaxy-s-4g-as-winner/

My co-worker's MyTouch 3G is always about 2 MBPS faster than my EVO on 4G.
[EVO 4G General] NewZJ:
I think we can support sprint till we are yellow in the logo but it won't change the fact that tmobile might be better for him, sprint isn't the best for everybody I admit though it's right for me and most of you.

let him go, he will be back for the evo 2 ;)
[EVO 4G General] mattykinsx:
Don't know about battery usage but I can honestly say that HSPA+ is pretty terrible in the three personal examples [friends that have it] comparable to even Sprint's 3g.

I don't know if it's just our area Detroit suburbs or what but it's ****in' slow here.
[EVO 4G General] akarol:
Just to add some more FACTS (seem to be missing here):

Sprint is by far the worst 4G there is. You get what you pay for I guess.
[EVO 4G General] mattykinsx:
Don't know, my area doesn't have 4G.

Wimax is crappy in buildings due to the FCC not allowing lower band usage.

So I won't dispute your claim.
[EVO 4G General] HeckNoTechnO:
I don't see where this app scans for viruses or malware it only locates phone and backs up contacts
[EVO 4G General] mattykinsx:
That's the only thing it doesn't do.

It also does remote erase contact wipe, phone locking, and making a noise for you to find the phone.
[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
Nvm you edited your post
[EVO 4G General] aimbdd:
scan for viruses? :rolleyes: thats like having virus software on a mac.

What are you doing? downloading torrents on your phone? :P

I can say sprint is a good 75 dollars a month cheaper then verizon.. for our family plan.
[EVO 4G General] fixxxer2008:
this is all your opinion my friend. if anything you sound like a sprint fanboy. ive hated sprint for years, a horrid company all around IMO.
[EVO 4G General] twiz0r:
That's until you upgrade your phones. But its cool, I love sprints slow 3g and 4g. No wonder I save ten dollars a month...i guess you get what you pay for

Swyped from my cyanogenized and gingerbreaded EVO
[EVO 4G General] fixxxer2008:
hate to break the news but there is no evo2, it's a myth like the easter bunny! ;)

that new 3d LG phone currently blows away everything on the market right now.
[EVO 4G General] aimbdd:
lol ohh? you know all of sprints plans for the next year??? share with us!
[EVO 4G General] fixxxer2008:
you mean htc's plans. and unless i missed something, the evo2 is something we created, not them "as of yet". until then it's a myth.
[EVO 4G General] dzuchowski:
I wonder if the app reports if you are rooted and have a non standard rom and thus use that info to deny the insurance claim and also report you to sprint. And if so could sprint drop you for having a rooted and or custom rom?
[EVO 4G General] fixxxer2008:
drop me from what, their service? if soo ill hop on this app! :D

seriously..no i doubt that's what this does but you never know.
[EVO 4G General] aimbdd:
sprint wouldnt need to do that... all they would have to do is put it in the voicemail app! :P
[EVO 4G General] mattykinsx:
Trust me, if sprint......or any carrier....was THAT concerned....they could do it pretty easily without an app.
[EVO 4G General] mattykinsx:
Name calling...lovely.

I'm not a "fanboy" I just keep informed instead of buying into the bull**** that is spoon fed to the masses....such as the idea that Verizon's network is significantly bigger than anyone else.:rolleyes:

What exactly did I say that was opinion??????!??
[EVO 4G General] Papa Smurf151:
Two words......GOODBYE....wait that's only one oh well. I'm sure u will be missed around here as much as u were in the hero section
[EVO 4G General] jbermi:
So... the evo was made official @ CTIA in march 2010.... and was the phone given out @ google i/o. Patience will pay off. Just sayin.

And sprint has the best family plans. Hands down.

Sent from my PC36100 under your bed.
[EVO 4G General] fenixjn:
Am I the only one who has paid attention to fixxers' sig?
[EVO 4G General] brownhornet:
Most definitely true. People keep talking about how much cheaper Sprint is when half of us cant even get 500kb downloads on 3G and wimax in buildings is a bust. And on top of that 7 times out of 10 Sprint getting the Evo was a fluke. Im willing to bet they fall behind in the handset department again as usual. And did someone really mention the evo shift? That thing wasnt even worth adding to the lineup. Rather pointless considering the timing honestly.
[EVO 4G General] brownhornet:
May not be significantly bigger but its most definitely significantly better.
[EVO 4G General] mattykinsx:
-Not really true at all, at least when it comes to 3g.

I generally get 1 / megabit with the 3g, without the 3g hack on here.

Is it perfect? No.

Is it the fastest? It's probably middle of the road, but it's not as bad as people are trying to make it out to be, and it's certainly comparable.

-Wimax in buildings has to do with FCC restrictions.

Now, was it a bad choice for Sprint to go that route knowing Wimax was in the higher band? Probably. No company is perfect nor does any company make the best decisions.

But hey, "hindsight is 20-20."

This agreement with Clear, to go to Wimax and not LTE, was very likely made before a lot of the information we have now was available.

It's very easy to look back and point the finger at someone for a bad decision.

And let's be honest about it:

"4g" [which isn't 4g but not relevant to this] is a new technology that is frankly in beta..as not one network has it in all major cities... it is still in "beta" per-say.

It is also still in "beta" when it comes to the radios in the phones for both LTE and Wimax.

Both standards suffer from significant battery drain [although I understand Wimax more than LTE]. As the technologies become more standard and more efficient this will change.

When it comes to "4g", it's really not fair to any company to compare any company.

In a year if Sprint is behind, yeah.

Sprint is off to a pretty lousy start with the failure of Clear though.

-Because the Evo was in significant demand and they couldn't meet the demands at first it was a fluke? [Moreso HTC's fault]

I'll let i-product buyers know that.

That has happened to them plenty of times.

-As far as "falling behind" that is a matter of opinion.

First of all, they are having the conflict of going to LTE or not, that is likely for current hold ups.

Second, none of the CES phones are out yet. Their releases are imminent but if Sprint releases this upcoming generation a whole month or two after is it really "falling behind"?

If so, let's talk to Apple about the iPhone 5 which won't even be out until summer time.

-The Evo shift is, along side the G2 etc, the most powerful phone out right now as I type this post.

Pointless timing?

The G2 was released two months prior.

I know that the 1% of techies, especially people on here, care about right now, right this second, now now now...but the other 99% of consumers don't care about two measly months.

-Not worth adding to the lineup?

Riiiiight.

:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

My girlfriend can barely maintain a 3g connection with T-mobile, we live in the Detroit suburbs, much less a "4g."

And not one of the multiple people I know with T-mobile "4g" can even download at speeds that I can on Sprint's 3g.

I get that Sprint has a bad reputation from the past but come on now guys...:rolleyes:
[EVO 4G General] swaze:
Yea just as much as a rumor as the supersonic was. I guess you said the same thing way back when huh?

Sent from my HTC EVO
[EVO 4G General] SAlpIche:
has anyone tried the TEP app yet? sorry but I got bored with the my carrier is better than your and your mama dances la macarena argument on the New Addition to TEP so I stoped reading and jumped to the end. Curious about battery life after install and if it is intrusive. :D
[EVO 4G General] CruzECO13:
lol +1 any info on the actual app?
[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
Wow.... what did this thread turn into? LOL.

I can't download the app I don't have TEP.
[EVO 4G General] NewZJ:
www.tepdl.com
[EVO 4G General] dzuchowski:
i use lookout mobile... its have anti virus and remote wipe, and remote track in real time for the paid version $30 per year...
[EVO 4G General] sand1303:
Wow. That makes up for all the ****ty changes they just made :)

Sent from my rooted HTC EVO using the xda app!
[EVO 4G General] CheesyNutz:
lol not close !

i want to know how bad or if it drains the battery
[EVO 4G General] NewZJ:
Weird coincidence, my sd card failed me right after I posted those screen shots , had to error check it in windows after mounting in recovery, lost 80% of the data on it, glad I back it up frequently
[EVO 4G General] mattykinsx:
I've had it on since yesterday and I haven't noticed any increase in battery usage.

A day isn't really enough time to tell though.
[EVO 4G General] sitlet:
Noticed this on the faq from the website:

"Please note: We do not support rooted Android devices. The Protection App is only compatible with operating systems that are Sprint certified and unmodified for your device."
[EVO 4G General] mattykinsx:
Works just fine on my device and I'm rooted with a different ROM.

All features work just fine too.
[EVO 4G General] aimbdd:
aka if it doesnt work and your rooted... its your own problem.
[EVO 4G General] nebenezer:
I think it's pretty cool they're starting to publicly acknowledge the option of rooting Android :)
[EVO 4G General] Sim-X:
Cool, thanks
[EVO 4G General] mattykinsx:
Just for your information:

My Evo has been unplugged for four hours and I've used 10%.

[Made a few calls about 15 minutes total and some texts and emails]

[I've been using this app for three days now]

So, no change whatsoever comparative to my battery life without this app.

I have the GPS check-in set at 1 hour.
[EVO 4G General] metalfan78:
My evo is running azreal 4.0, this apps works good, but my battery was suffering. I checked my partial wake usage and it was second, right under android system. Im taking it off to see if it was really draining it for now
[EVO 4G General] mattykinsx:
Really odd because I've seen no difference whatsoever.

What do you have your check-in at?

I set it to once an hour.
[EVO 4G General] metalfan78:
Yea, thats what mine is at, gps set to off
[EVO 4G General] mattykinsx:
Same thing.

What about you auto-sync for contacts?

I set mine at weekly.
[EVO 4G General] metalfan78:
Mine is set for nightly
[EVO 4G General] mattykinsx:
Yeah, there's no need for that.

And really there's no need for any since all contacts are backed up on your gmail account anyway.
[EVO 4G General] metalfan78:
True, maybe ill reset some things and try it
[EVO 4G General] Gandroid:
+ 1 for lookout
[EVO 4G General] metalfan78:
I use lookout too, but I wanted to try the tep app for awhile
[EVO 4G General] dec3ption:
Can someone upload the apk for me? I keep getting an error parsing the package. Dunno if it could be related to me being on cm7 but no matter what browser or agent I use I can't get it to install.

Thanks in advance.

Sent from my EVO
[EVO 4G General] loveshinesthru:
Thanks for the info!
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] miguel11691:
I just came over from a Droid x then a fascinate now the incredible... love the rom support on this device.... the fascinate only had about a handful of developers which really sucked... what are some great roms and a great kernel for overclocking and stability... don't mind about battery life... I have 3 batteries lol... please help... also what else should I get on this device
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chris7os:
The best?

It really depends on what you want. For sense based roms, I am particularly fond of Myn's Warm TwoPointTwo. It's based on the Evo framework, has an incredible development team, and is able to use many evo and incredible options. Just take a stroll through the development thread and check out how many separate threads are devoted to the rom.

Ziggy's kernels, Lou's kernels, and the incredikernels are some of the more popular and widest used kernels, and for good reason. If you can't find what you're looking for between those three, then you won't find it.

Good luck my friend
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] miguel11691:
Thanks a lot bro.... will check it out ASAP and of course miui that rom is just sick all around...
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aostl:
Check out some of the new sense roms too. Really liking nils business sense desire z and wes super z rom
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dymmeh:
Of course there's always Cyanogen if you like to go 'vanilla'. Version 7 is out (CM7) which is a Gingerbread build. It's really stable and the fastest rom I've used to date.

Check out this thread if you're interested: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=916881
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jacksonroh:
I'm using cm7 nightly #2 with the 2.6.37 incredikernel and it has awesome battery life but I believe the highest overclock is 1113MHz, so nothing crazy but you'll still get great performance

the invisiblek kernel is supposed to be nice too but I haven't tried it
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xFoCaLx:
Ive used quite a few different ROM's and I used Sense(less) rEVOlution 2.0 for a few months with great success. However, I just switched to Incredibly Re-Engineered v2.3.1 and I must say this is my favorite ROM so far.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dubsx:
I'm loving CyanogenMod 7 with just the included kernel. Fastest ROM I've flashed by far and getting anywhere from 12-30 hours depending on usage. Can't wait for future updates.

If you like Sense, I honestly liked Virtuous and used it for a while. Extremely stable and fairly customizable. Any Sense ROM is likely to drain your battery a little quicker, Rosie is needy.

Sent from HTC Incredible [CyanogenMod 7]
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] royolpunk:
Im on liquid light right now, I actually love it. Imo its a diff version of miui :)
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ikflip:
Myn's Warmtwopointtwo has a very clean feel and i have been running it for a while now. I've also run Virtuous, Redemptive, CM7. Myn's is the best imo thus far. Lou's #9 is great. I just switched to ziggy's beta 12111 and it is a little faster , but battery life hasn;t been fully tested. also Juice defender is a great app to get you through the day.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DroidIncredible:
I have to agree with this quote. I have been running v2.3.1 for a few days now and I have really taken a shine to it. I am running it with incredikernel and it has been 'incredibly' stable and fast. Sorry for the pun, but it was just incredible. :p
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] POQbum:
incredikernel is the way to go.

I run SR 3.5 because of stability, clean and fast.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Derrtydozen:
CM7 RC1.5 #5 is stable and fast imo. Gotta give it a go!
[Nexus S General] Bspence415:
Every time I try to call out it says call ended I have to try it several times already factory reset it
[Nexus S General] MDAC3:
Is it a certain number? I had this ringing a local number but when I rang from another phone the number wasn't working.
[Android Software Development] TRusselo:
PUBLIC DEV

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dont call me a windows fanboy, but I really wanted this windows widget on my phone. I have the same clock on my wall. Something to work with any clock app... I like alarmclock Xtreme.

EDIT: original .pngs attached

EDIT 2 : V1 of neon clock posted (thanks to Kaik541)

EDIT 3 : V2 attached "alarmclock xtreme with modded clock" and "deskclockgoogle" versions (below) post 11 for details

EDIT 4 : V3 (final??) attached. stand alone 1x1 clock. MicroNeonClockWidget (below) post 12 for details.

**TO DO: *****HELP NEEDED

- find artist/programmer to change neon "ring" into battery meter...

- add second hand.

View attachment 533210
[Android Software Development] TRusselo:
EDIT: added original .png images. shouldnt be hard from here..
[Android Software Development] Kaik541:
Unfortunately, the source images are pretty tiny (130 px by 130 px) and upscaling them creates an obnoxiously blurry image so I have included here a widget that will work (though looks a bit tiny). Push the apk to /system/app (it may work in /data/app, didn't test though) and add the widget like any other

note: the above image was created with a DPI setting of 200 instead of the standard DPI of 240, may look a bit different on your screen. also, the widget in this apk does not use a seconds hand, that's why there isn't one shown.
[Android Software Development] TRusselo:
thanks man actually that will work perfect see screenshot of where i put it...

but i think you forgot to attach the file, thank you again
[Android Software Development] Kaik541:
then this may not actually be all that helpful to you. I plugged it into the deskclockgoogle.apk which makes it take a 2x2 square even if the actual image isn't that big and I'm unsure of how to change it
[Android Software Development] TRusselo:
either way, thank you.
[Android Software Development] Kaik541:
no problem, just hit me that you could, of course, be using a launcher that supports resizing widgets dynamically (launcherpro plus/adw) and it wouldn't matter, so good luck with it, hope it fits your needs.
[Android Software Development] TRusselo:
actually using launcherpro plus i was able to re-size the widget and it didnt scale the image, so i have 1x1 perfect.

EDIT: gotta love timing...

is there any way to Untie it to alarm? so i can use it with alarmclockextreme?
[Android Software Development] Kaik541:
hmm, to be honest I have no experience with modifying market apps. I know that standard taking apart and putting back together doesn't work because it breaks the key signing. there are probably some guides on how to resign the application properly, but for now it is beyond my grasp, sorry =/
[Android Software Development] TRusselo:
we're all learning, thats what we're here for.

thanks again
[Android Software Development] Kaik541:
here is a version of the free alarm clock xtreme available on the market with the above neon clock as the analog clock. remove any version installed from the market before attempting to install this and then install like any normal apk.
[Android Software Development] Kaik541:
ok, I think I finally have something that could suit anyone's needs. Here is a widget that is permanently 1x1 (which can be scaled up with a launcher that resizes, but it looks best at this size given the resolution of the PNG's anyway, so it'd be kind of pointless). This is a modded version of this app:

http://www.appbrain.com/app/micro-clock-widget-1x1/factory.widgets.Micro available for free on the market. I have changed the name so they can be installed side by side in case you wanted multiple clocks. Unfortunately, clicking it doesn't open anything, so it's just a standalone 1x1 widget analog clock. Install like any other standard apk.

edit: wow I spent too much time on this, but now I know how to edit market apps :) yay learning experiences.
[Android Software Development] TRusselo:
a few hours in a single night is fast for learning, it would have taken me at least 2 or 3 days to get there. i dont even have the sdk installed.

your work is really appreciated.
[Android Software Development] TRusselo:
just thought of a great final feature, but it is out of the scope for me and Kaik541,

need to find an artist/programmer to convert the neon ring into a battery meter.
[Android Software Development] TRusselo:
bump... due to |OP| update...
[Android Software Development] NunHugger:
Wow...very nice Kaik. Great work.

sent using a phone.
[Android Software Development] aquastubacca:
very nice Kaik. a keeper.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chotero:
Sorry for bothering you people as im not an expert here. I have an htc evo and was wondering what is the best or a good rom that still has 4g and has the latest android version cause i only have 2.2. And before putting the rom on the phone what should i do? thanks for your help?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elegantai:
there are many in the dev section that fit your req's. I have personally used both myn's and calk's and enjoyed them both.

As for the procedure, basically make sure you do a nand backup first and foremost. After that, wipe appropriately, meaning: system, data, and cache (both regular cache and dalvik)

Oh, and 2.2 is the best your gonna get if you want working wimax, until they integrate it into cyanogenmod.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frontay:
I think all the Sense Roms have working 4g. Myns and MikFroyo are very good Roms. As far as gingerbread goes, I don't think there is a 2.3 Rom with working 4g. Before flashing a Rom, do a nandroid back up.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chotero:
How would i do a nandroid back up and where would i get mikfroyo from
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frontay:
MikFroyo is in the development section, depending on if you are using Amon's recovery or clockwork the process for doing a nandroid back up is basically the same. Just boot into recovery, choose back up/ restore then back up. There is an HTC-evo channel on IRC on freenode.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tke0834:
I personally also use Calk's format all before flashing any new ROMs as well. You can find that zip in the development forum under the EViO 2 ROM.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] agentphantom:
A little research never hurt anybody, good luck!

Rooting Explained:

http://androidforums.com/evo-4g-all-things-root/194918-rooting-dummies.html

Warm ROM:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=793471

VirusROM:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=956325

Kings:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=894259

Cyanogen Wiki:

http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Main_Page

Cyanogen ROM:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=956187

Mikfroyo 4.5

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=883026

Kernels explained:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=894880

Netarchy ROMS:

http://www.qap.la/~netarchy/
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elegantai:
in case the op doesn't thank you for that I just did because it deserves it for all the links :D lol
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] agentphantom:
it's all about helping each other out and making things easier.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nosympathy:
uhhhhhhh pretty sure CM7 + WiMax has working 4G? It's only been available for like a month now and all...

least I would assume since, ya know, i am getting like 7 down on Gingerbread...maybe I just get super amazing 3G...hell what do I know? Maybe that little 4G symbol when I turn WiMax on is fake...