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[EVO 4G General] rtmeikle:
Amazon just announced free unlimited streaming for Prime members. Prime membership costs $79 per year.

I've been a prime member for years for the free shipping from Amazon. I've always thought it was well worth the fee, especially if you buy a lot of stuff online.

Now, Prime membership includes streaming of over 5,000 movies and TV shows, and the best part is it works on my EVO using the browser! Hopefully they'll have an app soon, but the browser works great with flash.

I still don't see why Amazon can do it but Netflix can't!
[EVO 4G General] HondaCop:
Who has a better movie selection between Amazon Prime and Netflix?

PS. My name is HondaCop and I approve this message.
[EVO 4G General] uniquenameevo:
I saw this elsewhere, wondered if it worked. Good news, makes me think I need prime back.
[EVO 4G General] rtmeikle:
Looking through the Amazon movies, I'm thinking Netflix is better right now. I just hope Amazon continues to improve. I think the fact that they're now offering unlimited streaming shows they're ready to compete with Netflix.

I'm a Netflix member, but am pretty frustrated with them for not providing any way to watch their movies on an android device.

Go Amazon!
[EVO 4G General] HondaCop:
Competition is always a good thing. If Amazon would stream newer releases and increase their selections, I would probably give it a shot. I have Netflix and really enjoy, but the only issue I have is with their selection of newer releases available for immediate viewing instead of ordering the DVD. It seems like the only movies available for immediate viewing have to be more than 1-2 years old.

PS. My name is HondaCop and I approve this message.
[EVO 4G General] supdawg:
Awesome news!
[EVO 4G General] michaelvibe:
Can't wait to try this out. Considering there are about a half a dozen ways to get a free trial of Prime it is worth a try for anyone. I'm not sure if they still do it but students can get a free year trial.
[EVO 4G General] michaelvibe:
Oh never mind I just found out that you have to actually pay for the membership to get the free streaming. Tricky tricky Amazon.
[EVO 4G General] JUST2SUAVE:
'I still don't see why Amazon can do it but Netflix can't!"

They do, for the wd 7 phone for tmobile and the iPhone,but not for android.

sent from My HTC Evo,hoe!
[EVO 4G General] david279:
Does amazon prime do HD video?
[EVO 4G General] rtmeikle:
Yeah, that's my point. I'm really frustrated that Netflix can't release an Android app that works on existing phones. They're supposedly going to support new phones that have DRM built in to the CPU, but won't be backwards compatible with existing phones.

Amazon has no problem making it work with Flash, so why can't Netflix do the same? That's my point. I wouldn't be surprised if we get an app soon that makes the interface a bit more user friendly than using web browser, but hey, it works!
[EVO 4G General] Roy Jovero:
Nice! Now I can get more use out of my free Prime account. I wonder if they'll have a PS3 and/or Xbox 360 app too.
[EVO 4G General] JUST2SUAVE:
If you have a free trial account they will make you pay the renewal fee before you can view it.

sent from My HTC Evo,hoe!
[EVO 4G General] nosympathy:
pretty sure netflix has said multiple times that it isn't that they don't want to, its that they can't because the companies they have contracts with say they have to meet very specific terms to do so.

Hence, they are saying, that android is "too open" and there for these companies are scared of people ripping off the netflix shows as they are playing and keeping them.

so to keep android as open as it is, they are going to have processors that allow the DRM capabilities to keep these companies happy, so android doesn't have to be as locked down ad WP7 or iOS4
[EVO 4G General] vide infra:
took some screen shots for anyone wondering: (took these on my Gtab but same thing except smaller on the evo)
[EVO 4G General] mad1100:
free prime accounts wont stream anything, it has to be a prime account that is paid for. Quite disappointing.
[EVO 4G General] Eat it iPhone:
Honestly disapointed with the movie selection on netflix anyway. Its great for tv shows, but even finding movies that are a few years old is hard (for streaming). Until they catch up with current movies im not too worried about watching on android.

If Amazon or some other competitor were to release actual new releases than id jump ship in a heartbeat...and Android support would make it a no brainer.

Besides which whos gonna rip a movie from a streaming service using their phone...lighten up movie industry...you make record profits in poor economic times and than have the gravitas to complain about pirating...how bout you stop paying rich people millions to play pretend and drop ticket prices to a level the average person can afford
[EVO 4G General] bacidath:
awesome... works on 3g there seems to be a bit of buffering but that is to be expected. have not tested on 4g or wifi as of yet... doctor who david tennant special plays just fine. and amazon video works on fedora. goodbuy netflix
[EVO 4G General] mprunty:
I'm loving this. Works good on 3g and great on 4g. Would love a dedicated app just for this so I don't have to launch the browser everytime.
[EVO 4G General] timmymacnj:
Thanks OP for pointing this out! I feel like a dumbass because I am a prime member, and when this happened a couple days ago I thought "oh all that selection is on netflix, PAsS!" Didnt even think to try it on my Evo. Nice.
[EVO 4G General] cyrulean:
nice write up on engadget:

Clicker .com analyzes Amazon Prime Instant Video offerings vs the competition

cant post links yet but i am sure you can find it
[EVO 4G General] krazyflipj:
Is this what you were referring to?

http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/24/clicker-com-analyzes-amazon-prime-instant-video-offerings-vs-the/
[EVO 4G General] krazyflipj:
According to Engadget, it plays 720P

http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/24/clicker-com-analyzes-amazon-prime-instant-video-offerings-vs-the/
[EVO 4G General] rtmeikle:
I've noticed the framerate goes way down when my signal isn't good, but the resolution is fantastic. I tested it with a good 4G signal and the quality was excellent.

Now Amazon just needs to get more and newer movies!

Rob
[EVO 4G General] Award Tour:
So this is done via flash, correct? Still waiting for a native solution, flash video tends to suck the life out of my battery.
[EVO 4G General] huludical:
I think I might get Prime. I buy a lot of stuff on Amazon and would probably benefit from Prime. Streaming movies is a huge bonus!

Currently I'm trying the PlayOn free trial and that works pretty good. NETFLIX WORKS! :)
[EVO 4G General] phatmanxxl:
I tried watching a movie connected to wifi, about half the time the movie was real choppy and connection pauses. Not really impressed and forget coughing up 79 bucks for that. If there's an app and the streaming is seemless ill go for it
[EVO 4G General] huludical:
Yeah they really need and app for this... I'm assuming using the browser is a hassle
[EVO 4G General] ExodusNirvana:
I have Amazon Student Prime...wonder if this will qualify :eek:
[EVO 4G General] huludical:
I don't think it will because its free... Not positive though.
[EVO 4G General] Bowhuntr11:
The free movies that come with a prime membership, seem to be on part with netflix. Old movies or shows nobody watches. No new releases without paying...
[EVO 4G General] bacidath:
the $79 is worth it in shipping alone and the 3.99 overnight is awesome... watched a good bit of a movie today over 3g with minimal issues
[EVO 4G General] zikronix:
it doesnt....i tried that already
[EVO 4G General] rtmeikle:
Streaming isn't working anymore with Flash 10.3

Anyone else having this issue? It gives me a message that Flash isn't installed when I try to stream.

Oh well, at least we have Netflix now!
[EVO 4G General] adeyo:
is there an app for prime?
[Wildfire General] B14CKF1R3:
Hey, im new to the forum, so hi all:)

I got a Wildfire with hBoot 1.01.001 so i cant root it atm:/

But i read about putting a custom rom onto it, with goldcard i thing.

So will i be able to overclock my Wildfire with an custom rom and just temp root via z4root? thanks for your help:)
[Wildfire General] djdevine2:
Not unless you can get access to an XTC Clip somewhere.... Sorry :(
[Wildfire General] B14CKF1R3:
OK, thanks, :)

then i have to waiiiit:D
[Wildfire General] djdevine2:
I was luck to root just before update :) My friends all want me to root theirs but I can't! All we can do is wait for Unrevoked!
[Wildfire General] B14CKF1R3:
Yeah, hope they will have achievments in rooting:)

do yo know some ways of getting it faster without rooting i?

something like tweaking android:P
[Wildfire General] djdevine2:
Except from stopping any unwanted apps, not really...
[Adam General] landrian18:
Anyone here who order last Feb 9 and got email from tnt? Or even change order status? Been dying in this waiting game...I just hope that are order will not be delay thus time.
[Adam General] bluezz:
I ordered Feb 9th (from Canada) but I got no email yet. Also eagerly awaiting..

Someone who order on Feb 5th got an update email:

http://notioninkhacks.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=987
[Adam General] Techno_Deva:
I ordered on the 9th, the estimated shipping date is 25th of February to the 10th of March, so I don't expect to hear anything until Friday at the least. Still waiting impatiently though :D !
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] csdalporto:
does cm7 support hspa+, just wondering cuz, I'm not really getting 4g speeds running cm7 and I'm wondering if it's my coverage or my ROM
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neidlinger:
T-Mobile's MySense shows "H" for HSPA (3G) and HSPA+ ("4G") speeds.

CM7 does support HSAP+.

If you are not getting the HSPA+ speeds it's your coverage area, or you've been throttled back depending on your data usage.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] csdalporto:
I'm not getting throttled so I guess it is just bad coverage...just wondering, cuz I love cm7 would have hated it if it didn't play well with 4g. But it shows an H for me, will cm7 show 3g for 3g or an h for 4g and 3g
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neidlinger:
CM7 will show

H = HSPA+

3G = HSPA

E = EDGE
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] csdalporto:
K nice thanks
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wtf.now?:
Hello all,

Can somebody point me to the correct direction on how to remove and put a new boot up and shutdown logo in a vibrant running 2.2 with voodoo kernel.

Thank You.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wtf.now?:
Never mind got it.

Thanks.
[Atrix 4G General] markpv:
My first impressions are kind of lackluster. Now I should start by saying I was never interested in the docking potential of this phone. Now with that said so far it's obviously faster than my Nexus One which is good. The fact that it can be rooted is good too because I can run my TiBu for my apps. The bigger storage is also a definite plus for me that way I am not shuttling apps off to the SD card because I am low on space.

What is really throwing me off is the fact that it has 1 GB of RAM which seems to only have 800 available and then after all the apps around 500 on a reboot. I am really hoping the devs can come up with a way to fix that aspect because as I originally stated I am not interested in docking this phone and the assumption is that 200 MB is reserved for the Webtop. Secondly I know I am not going to see 4G speeds out of this phone for a long time given my area. I was however hoping to see a little bit more speed out of it versus my Nexus One. Third the power button takes a lot of getting used to on it. Finally the battery in increments of 10% I am really hoping this can be fixed somehow because that's a wicked pain.

Overall I am happy with the phone and I am cheering on the dev community to hopefully be able to do something with my gripes that I have with it.
[Atrix 4G General] nucentury08:
Go nexus s man if you want a great screen gingerbread and icecream first #Just saying
[Atrix 4G General] gtg465x:
Nexus S? Is that the phone with only 512MB of RAM and no 720p video recording? What size microSD card does it support? Ohhhh, that's right, it doesn't. Well at least it has NFC, because some time in the next 10 years that might actually be a useful feature!

P.S. Sorry, I don't even have an Atrix. I just like throwing crumbs to trolls!
[Atrix 4G General] Squeak22:
Up to 50 meg or so is ramdisk too.

On the captivate, with 512 meg of ram, the most usable we could get was around 374 I think. This is about 73% of ram.

If we take this ratio to the Atrix, it's actually about 5% higher than that.
[Atrix 4G General] playin4sheezy:
Nexus S

Nexus S does get the newer software and might look a little more flashy but if your into flashy things then go for it.. but the Atrix has a better RES screen, more RAM, better CPU.. Got my Atrix yesterday and must say that I am happy that I got it. There are some things here and there that could be fixed but its the phone's 2nd day in the real world so that is to be expected.
[Atrix 4G General] crawlgsx:
Went from an Iphone 4 to the Atrix 4g. Screen is definitely a little disappointing in comparison, but its really not that bad. Keeping the brightness below 50%ish definitely helps a lot, at 80-100% the screen looks washed out and grainy.
[Atrix 4G General] jmbradd:
On the RAM issue, can froyo address 1gb of ram?

My wife just got this phone today. I have a captivate and I think this thing handles nicely!
[Atrix 4G General] dwd3885:
you can't really compare Nexus S and Atrix until the S becomes available on AT&T 3G bands, unless you want Edge only data. I think the Atrix is terrific. You have to realize that the S would cost a lot unsubsidized as well.
[Atrix 4G General] playin4sheezy:
You can easily remove all the bloat apps like Blockbuster and etc.. Just goto Applications and they are in the remove list.. I have already removed them all from mine
[Atrix 4G General] nitrog7:
Thanks. Ok, Blockbuster could be removed but could not find a way to remove Vlingo.
[Atrix 4G General] Rock3nrenigade:
Anyone still have the old market on their Atrix?
[Atrix 4G General] mchimney:
i did, then i updated google maps and waited about 10 mins. Now i got the new market
[Atrix 4G General] Rock3nrenigade:
Did you have the "My Apps" section?
[Atrix 4G General] cegna09:
"my apps' gets replaced with "att" for branded phones. really annoying. If you hit menu and then downloads i believe that brings up the same screen as "my apps"
[Atrix 4G General] n0kia916:
I wasn't updating for some reason so I went into manage apps then market.. had to clear cache / data. Went in to market for a few min then exited out and bam! new market when going back in.
[Atrix 4G General] thunderpack:
It took about 10-20 minutes before it updated me from the old market to the new one.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] MadDogMaddux:
This is just a simple tweak to Myn's Sexier Rosie that gives a 5x7 workspace. I have NOT made the standard edits to the various HTC widgets, however - it is more intended to be used in conjunction with Desktop Visualizer and other similar widget programs. HTC Widgets will be truncated and overly small unless edited to fit the 5x7.

So if you like Launcher Pro or other similar launchers, but want the speed of Rosie and don't mind working without 5 launcher bar buttons, hereya go.

As a side note, if anyone has an idea on how to program 5 launcher bar buttons in to Rosie, please contact me, I'd love to chat.

-MDM

<edit: I should probably mention that the rosie graphic included here was designed by DG4FREE, and uses my Steel on Glass text icons.>
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] EVOlvedAndroid:
Sounds cool can't wait for widget mods.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] d0g:
I really want to try this; but how do I install it?

I tried mounting system as r/w through SUFBS, but no go.

Do I need to push it via adb or something?

Thanks!

UPDATE: I tried adb push to system/app ... but now I don't seem to have Rosie at all...
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] MadDogMaddux:
Which Rom are you using?
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] d0g:
Myn Warm Z
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] MadDogMaddux:
Yeah, pretty sure warmZ needs a sense 2.0 Rosie. I'll see if I can do one resl fast for ya later tonite.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] MadDogMaddux:
OK, this should do the trick for WarmZ, please let me know if it works, and I'll then update the OP.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] d0g:
Sorry ... it FCs upon launch. Don't worry about it. ADW gives me 5x7 for now...
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] polo79:
i would love to see a screenshot. anybody have one?
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] MadDogMaddux:
Hereya go. Again, this is Sense, not Sense 2. The widget in the bottom left is mClock 4x2, next to Circle Battery 1x1. The line is actually two 1x2 widgets with Desktop Visualizer and a custom graphic. The text icons are 2x1 with Desktop Vizualizer, and there are also two clear 1x1 DV widgets just above the clock.

I use the two line widgets for gmail and sms, and the two clear widgets for alarm and calendar.

The hot chick is my wife. :P
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] MadDogMaddux:
Yeah, Sense 2 apks are a little more invved than straight up Sense. About twice the size, so it's possible the there's another reference I need to change. I'll letcha know if I get it.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] khshapiro:
Subscribing for updates
[G2 and Desire Z General] keele8:
I posted this in the G2 Hinge Fixed thread but it took me a long time to just find the thread so I thought I would start a thread so those looking for a great how to video could easily find it. Here is my post from that thread.

Okay, so I have been wanting to do this (fix the hinge on my phone) for a long time but didn't feel there was a good enough video showing how to do this. Well, I found the perfect video. I did not make this video and all credit goes to repairuniverse.com

http://www.repairsuniverse.com/htc-t...air-guide.html

Follow the 1st video until about 4:10. That will get you to the hinge. Then just remove the two screws with the cover on the hinge and you will see the spring that is shown in the picture on the first page of this post. Then remove the spring and stretch it, or replace it, or shim it, or which ever of the many solutions you want to try. I stretched mine just to see how it works. And it works amazing. I will probably get a replacement spring in the future. Then just reverse what you did in the video to put it all back together. Took me about 30 minutes total time, and I didn't break anything and the hinge is awesome. I have never taken a cell phone apart before so I am not an expert or anything and I was able to do it no problem. I did not watch the 2nd video, maybe it shows how to put back together. The video is for replacing a broken screen, that is why I said stop at 4:10 and I didn't watch the 2nd video. Hope this helps, it sure helped me.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Christ1119:
Great with this I'll be able to get the dust off the inside of my screen if I do everything right, thanks
[G2 and Desire Z General] Jchap808:
did u have the pry tools to do it? If not what did u use?
[G2 and Desire Z General] keele8:
I used a razor blade, once I got a little gap I got a small flat head screwdriver and worked it around just like they did with the tool. Worked great, no damage. Just take your time. Hope that helps.
[G2 and Desire Z General] rhcp011235:
Very good find.
[G2 and Desire Z General] GManLynx:
link doesn't work, brings to the main website page
[G2 and Desire Z General] mputtr:
Here's the link:

http://www.repairsuniverse.com/htc-tmobile-g2-take-apart-repair-guide.html

"http://www.repairsuniverse.com/htc-tmobile-g2-take-apart-repair-guide.html"
[G2 and Desire Z General] zirra:
Great find! Now I can consider upgrading the spring on the slide mechanism.
[myTouch 3G Slide General] Driveshaft:
I just upgraded to CM7 and love it. The new interface is awesome, plus it seems like my phone even operates faster.

Howeverrrrr... I can't open up my Marketplace at all now. This only started happening when I upgraded; I upgraded about an hour ago. Marketplace worked fine this morning before the upgrade.

Anyone else having this problem? Anyone know what I can do to fix it?
[myTouch 3G Slide General] JTownBrewer:
What is it you upgraded from? Which version of GAPPS did you install?
[myTouch 3G Slide General] Driveshaft:
CM 6.1 I think. And... I don't know what that is. Can I check it?

When I bought the phone it already had the mod on it.
[myTouch 3G Slide General] JTownBrewer:
Ok.. So when switching rom families, such as going from CM6 to CM7, there are a few things you have to do. You need to do a wipe, you install the new rom, then you install gapps.

gapps are the google apps, including market, gmail, etc.

There are plenty of instructions around for how to do all of this. How did you do the upgrade? Are you using rom manager?

JTB
[myTouch 3G Slide General] hfslacker:
i also installed CM7 today and gapps, but it will not install gmail, youtube and a few others. i used rom man and wiped everything and when i went to install gmail it said it could not be found from the market.
[myTouch 3G Slide General] Ace42:
I have this same issue to, when I try to get those apps from the market it won't install anything at all...And yes i wiped everything before flashing the rom too.
[myTouch 3G Slide General] fight4android:
It won't install or it try to download but fail immediately??

If it does that, then it could be that you have some custom MTD partition and that could screw it up. There is a solution, either resize your cache partition to something larger, like 50M, or there is another solution by doing:

su

cp -a /dev/cache/download /data/cache
[myTouch 3G Slide General] mdayjr:
worked like a charm, thank you
[myTouch 3G Slide General] Driveshaft:
I didn't wipe anything, which is probably why it doesn't work. There was a notification, that said Cyanogenmod 7 was available, so I just updated it from there. Didn't do anything else.

Is there a way I can just remove the old rom, or something? Or do I have to remove CM7 and then re-install it?
[myTouch 3G Slide General] thedude1313:
I got to say that RC1 IS SMOOTH... I been sporting it for a few days. The only issue I came across the email not gmail but email. Is doesn't redress sometimes.s but its the bees knees.....
[myTouch 3G Slide General] JTownBrewer:
Not sure what you mean by removing the old rom - by installing a new rom you replaced the old one. However, if you didn't wipe the phone then you can run into trouble with data in a different format than your new rom expects. This can, of course, cause weird behavior ;)

You can try just wiping the phone from clockwork - you shouldn't have to re-install the rom, but maybe... Of course all your apps and settings will be lost.

JTB
[myTouch 3G Slide General] Driveshaft:
Tried that, wiped the phone and the SD card. The CM7 rom is still there, but I lost everything. The Market was completely gone this time, I had to download it off of a forum. When I did download it, it didn't open at all again.

Anyone know of a way that I can download another rom, or go back to the original rom, to replace CM7?
[myTouch 3G Slide General] JTownBrewer:
Just download a different rom, put it on your sd card, boot into clockwork recovery and install..
[myTouch 3G Slide General] txdeathray:
if you don't mind explaining, how do you resize the cache partition? if i do the:

su

cp -a /dev/cache/download /data/cache

method, do i need to do that on windows cmd or on the phone's terminal emulator? my phone has that problem you described, except I don't think I have a custom MTD partition, I just rooted my phone, didn't do S-Off either.

thanks
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pettigrew95:
Ok, so quick question. I have a 32MB linux-swap partition i created on my sd card. Using Darktremors a2ext i attempted to activate the swap partition i get the following error:

swapon: /dev/block/mmcblk0p3: Function not implemented

I also tried using the app "Swapper 2" from the market but I get the same error. I know I have the partition created correctly on the SD card so why can't I activate it? Thanks in advance!
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pettigrew95:
No ideas anyone?