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[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] symbolism:
They said a similar thing to me as well. When I tried to get my free G2 with the $20 dollar preferred android plan (I came from a $30 G1 plan), a rude representative told me if I wanted the $20 plan, I wouldn't be getting 4g speed since "It doesn't work together..."

Needless to say, I told her I would call back to another representative and get exactly what I want. And I did.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lowpeezy:
That's pretty lame....so basically are they telling me that I will never reach "4G" speeds if I don't change my plan?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nivlac978:
They're wrong. You don't have to pay extra for 4g on T-Mobile.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] martonikaj:
This. All of their current data plans are "3G/4G". I started my plan in January this is the only option. I'm pretty sure they can't distinguish between sending you UMTS/HSDPA and HSPA+ bandwidth if your device is capable of it.

Its like, I have a G2, if I had a Nexus S (which doesn't have HSPA+), they wouldn't charge me a cheaper plan...
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] symbolism:
You can get 4g. Like I said, I just called again and a new representative gave me everything I asked for and apologized.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Talesin_BatBat:
Yeah; I'm still on my G1 plan, and at work (fairly close to a cell tower) I regularly get 18mbit downstream speeds on speed tests.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kickingharold73:
I want to run the OMFGB 1.1.1 on my incredible and all i get is a bootloop. How or what is wrong with this and why wont it work?? I am new to this but i learned how to root and all that stuff on my own. I have a nandroid backup of my current 2.2 OS so all i need to know is how do i get it to run GB.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RMarkwald:
Are you going to Rom Manager to install these? If so, don't...try going here to the home of OMFGB, download the zip and flash it in Recovery. See if that makes a difference for you.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kickingharold73:
yes i am flashing it through rom manager but i did a factory reset and it stopped the bootloop also. I dunno if i really like it it is fast and i like the layout just i feel the battery life is not so good and takes way to long to charge it back up. mabe i am just unframiliar to the new format and i can find some settings to help with that. other than that one complaint i love it.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kickingharold73:
well that is exactly where i got the link from. i just decided to do a factory reset as i seen stated in a step by step install. I found it after some serious digging. I love it just i think the battery life could be a little better. I dont know if there are some kind of settings i could change to help with this but thats my only complaint. i like it alot. The color layout is beautiful. Im going to try it for a while. Are there any other good sence roms out there that are one to check out?? I also tried the cynogen 6.1 and liked it just i like the sence style better. Thank u for your help with this..
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wdfowty:
For battery life: That's a tricky one. Try different kernels, but make sure they are GINGERBREAD compatible. Look for [AOSP] and [GINGERBREAD] tags in the dev section. They're all beta's, including cyanogenmod's stock kernel and any other gingerbread-related software, as it was never meant to run on our phones.

If you still get poor battery life, you have a few options:

1. Try CM7

2. Buy an extended battery

3. Use a different rom
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kickingharold73:
what about cm6.1 stable and i am looking for an extended battery now and a charge pad i need to prolly change the kernal though. sounds like a better solution.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kickingharold73:
i am having such a hard time getting these google apps for the cyanogen 6.1. i cant figure out how to get them off my phone onto my sd card. i would rather get a link so i can just do it the easy way. I cant even find them on here.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SynisterWolf:
download rom manager and use that. the gapps are on there and its easy to install.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kickingharold73:
Thank u all u have helped alot

I hate rom manager, but i did find a good rom for the things i use it for. Now im running Lithium NG mod its battery charging and use is acceptable, plus its speed and reception for wifi teathering is better than stock.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nocturnal310:
i use my phone outdoors mainly on weekends..when going out partying etc.

within 12 hours..the battery level becomes so low..that many times i was stuck on the road because i had no way to call a taxi because my phones battery was dead.

-standby time has increased a lot with updates...its good

-but the actual usage time is ridiculously low.....if i keep using WhatsApp or texting people...the phones battery drops really fast.

and if i am gaming..i usually do it with the charging cable plugged in...like a laptop.

i can never even think of watching videos or listening to music on my phone..the battery level falls visibly fast.

so have you guys found any solution?

is there a better battery out there?

is there any app?

is there any secret battery life sucking app? (i disable face recognition)

I am scared to buy a bluetooth headset..because phones battery will be dead within 5-6 hours if i use bluetooth
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kmaximax:
buy an extended battery ..sure it bulks the phone up but the lifespan of the battery is worth it if your a heavy user :)

read the thread here

I bought one (cameron sino 2600 mah) and I've gone from paltry 5'ish hrs a day to 30-40+ hrs at its best (dependent on usage) ..

Altho I've absolutely hammered it a couple of times testing it to its limits using bluetooth wifi and gps and more than normal brightness I still got almost 12+ hrs lol :)

I would say its a definite investment for me anyway :)

A top tip for battery saving is manually check emails or twitter etc (unless you really need it to self check) .... instead of auto notifications this will stop the phone using battery power when your not using it yourself :)

Also if your connection switches on the move from H/3G to G/E then it will also consume more battery :(
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bruce Lee:
r u using se firmware or roms? i have better battery life with roms than i had with se firmware.

Sent from XDA Premium from my X10a rooted running 2.3.2 gingerbread rom from rdannar
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aR_ChRiS:
maybe carrying an extra battery can help you (not a charging pack, but an extra x10 fully charged battery)
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] johnlth93:
the battery won't be much impresive after optimize

becuz i've optimized mine, it work the same

very bad performance
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coolsid8:
i think you should calibrate your battery as mentioned here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=943626

I calibrated it yesterday and my battery life almost got doubled :)
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iridaki:
I bought a second battery and an SE EP-900 charger!

Now, I am never short of battery life, without the extra bulk! ;)
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ZeppelinJ0:
Alright I've tried to search some of these issues but I've never once had XDA forums search actually work for me, so sorry if these have been addressed.

Anyways

[1] I've recently installed SyndicateROM 1.0 and upgraded my Twilight Kernel to the latest (1.0.1 I think?). Lately I've been getting a lot of strange FC's telling me that the "Google Services Framework com.google.process.gapps has stopped unexpectedly. This happens whenever I reboot or just running through some apps and that leads me to #2.

[2] Roam Control. I'm unable to use this at all due to the error stated above. I select my device, hit automatic and it immediately crashes with the Framework error. I'm sure if I can solve #1, #2 will fix itself

[3] The slide-out keyboard is extremely unresponsive. It's almost worth not even having one when I have to type so slowly to be sure every letter I press makes it to the input. Coming from a Droid1 this is a huge disappointment as the D1 keyboard was as responsive as any laptop computer.

Anyways, again, sorry if these were addressed I just can't get the search to work on XDA ever. If anyone has insight on these, I'd appreciate it.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrzood:
Re-flashing your ROM will probably clear up the Force Closes. Start from stock EB13 and go from there. Make sure and wipe data and cache several time, etc.

So far the least issues I've personally had was starting from stock EB13, installing clockworkmod 3 and converting to ext4(make sure you have a compatible kernel), then just removing what I don't want on my phone with the 'SDX Stock App Remover'. I know my evidence is anecdotal but whenever I've run custom ROM's I've always had nothing but problems with them, so ymmv.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ezsoulja:
i to have a kyboard proble and went to the froze rom to fix this.... fyi can u tell if im on the epic 4g or not ?? annoying
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xtrezpasor:
Can you get rom manager to work while using this rom or no?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] schnowdapowda:
Does anybody know of a way to play the videos from my ampache server? I've tried stock browser, dolphin hd and mini, and miren. No luck and I can only seem to find apps that support only music.

cd's or tapes?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brianhot1:
try using skyfire browser
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bluemoon1221:
Does anyone have a real (not the one provided by at&t) hspa and 3g map?

I need this because I'm currently using h and it loses signal a lot so I was wondering if 3g would be better...
[General Questions and Answers] junebug2425:
Any developers have a flipside and would be willing to help to create a custom rom.
[General Questions and Answers] itzmcgin:
It has been some time since i developed any ROMs but I have developed for the backflip. I have been emailed for a request to do a ROM for the flipside. In the process of trying to get a flipside to use for testing and create the ROM.
[General Questions and Answers] pcxpress12:
flipside rom

i hope soon and i am very happy to loan my flipside out for the project. i will be testing the j_r0dd recover on it and report back if it work.

---------- Post added at 11:11 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:41 PM ----------

so far the j0rdd didn't work
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ewingr:
I have calls that go straight to voice mail occasionally. Don't get a missed call notifier or anything.

Anyone else having that? Any thoughts?

I'm on KP1 Modem at the moment, on Serindipity 5.12. But I've had it happen with other modems too.

[EDIT]

I am using Google Voice. I wonder it it is Google Voice messing up.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bluemoon1221:
Its a rom issue. I had the same problem.

Just reflash and you're good

Sent from my phone
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ewingr:
Hmmm....may be. But, I can say I've had this happening over multiple flashes. I wonder if it is a 2.2.1 ROM issue. I have run across another thing that doesn't like 2.2.1.

Oh, and by the way, I do the long way of flashing: Back to stock; master clear; etc.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Picsman:
We currently have six AT&T phones in the household. Since I've been with AT&T maybe we've had better than 20 phones. At the current time all have the original ROMs on them. Among the 20 phones maybe five have been flashed.

From time-to-time we have each noted calls which never ring on their phone but go straight to voicemail. That seems to happen in "batches," that is, a particular phone will miss a number of calls like this. When that happens we call AT&T and talk to a kindly but generally less-than-effective CSR. After some negotiation he/she says something like "let me check something here." Then, the CSR comes back with: "I'm going to refresh the network image for your phone. Let's see if that helps."

From them on, calls ring as they should on that phone. Until the next time, of course.

So, I am inclined to believe the "straight to voicemail" problem is more to do with AT&T and less to do with any particular ROM.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ewingr:
You know, by golly, I remember having done that from the past on other phones. At that time, I even learned of a way to dial something and have that automatically update. I'll check into it.

Thanks!
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] tt100b:
I've been trying to find the where app for a few days and can't locate it in the market. I removed the sim and it still didn't show up (that worked for a few other apps). Anybody have any idea what's up with Where?
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] bleuiko:
What's the Where app?

I'm just taking a guess, but if you're looking for WhatsApp, it's here:

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.whatsapp&feature=search_result
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] tt100b:
I had the same problem with my Atrix. The Where guys are awesome. They sent me the apk and then automatically sent updates every time one came out. Look them up and send them a note. It was one of the best app experiences I've had,
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lawliet L Ryuzaki:
When editing the build.prop info,

If I change the product model, product name, " device, " board and build product,

Is there any 'risks' involved? I'm curious things about app compatibility, and recognition? like if i changed my Cappy's SGH-I897 (though techinically should be I896 from rogers) to I9000 or like X01T do I mess something?

Absurd as a question it is, I was interested in adjusting things (despite how aesthetic they are)
[Vibrant General] heygrl:
I'm not sure if this was covered already but if it was, disregard my post.

There is another tab for the WiFi antenna on the back of the Galaxy S' casing. I took a Floss-Toothpick, cut off the end.. smashed it down a little and shimmed it inbetween and now my WiFi signal strength is much MUCH better. This replacement phone has been cutting out constantly in my room and now it's working great.
[Vibrant General] xsteven77x:
Wow cool~I personally was not aware that people really had widespread wifi problems though.
[Vibrant General] Scoobyracing03:
between my 2 vibrants we have and the 2 original before they replaced them due to GPS issues which the replacements also have none of them have had wifi problems. I guess we are half lucky. I have seen a number of people complain about Wi-Fi problems, good to know it's a hardware problem. Hopefully I'll get my GPS problems fixed with the next replacement phones and also have working GPS.
[Vibrant General] oka1:
Well since i was going to open the phone i did both of them the GPS and the WIFI, Both have been working great ever since..............
[Vibrant General] Mattymat:
Do you have any idea what your wifi speeds were like before? I'm curious what most people get on their wireless n networks.

Sent from my mobile
[Vibrant General] heygrl:
It was more of an on or off thing. If it dropped down to 1 dot (not the bars) my WiFi would basically cut out on the Vibrant. If I had one bar it would be exactly what I have this router capped at which is 2500Kbps
[Vibrant General] jwalk74:
Can you give more details on this fix?

Thanks!
[Vibrant General] cyberpyr8:
I saw the fix for the GPS and I am now able to get locks and use navigation. I can even now use my Cardio Trainer program that tracks your running. Where is the wifi at? Mine is not great. I have the phone sitting 3 feet from the wifi router and it is down a bar. My laptop can hit it at full strength 2 rooms away.
[Vibrant General] heygrl:
this is a picture I took from the GPS thread. It's to the far left of the GPS antenna and looks exactly the same. I probably should have took pics myself but I didn't think of it while I had my phone open.
[Vibrant General] xspeedaddictx:
Jk... Sorry
[Vibrant General] Thanatos0785:
can you post a pic on what you did like with the toothpick?im not really satisfied with my wifi signal and id be really glad if this method could help.thanks
[Vibrant General] elgo:
While the T959 is a well built phone with great specs, I felt like it was incomplete until 2.2 ROMs came out in November. Then, when 2.3 and the Nexus S were announced, that feeling returned.. now with Cyanogenmod7 working so well, I am in love with my Vibrant once again.

Even without any further version updates (2.4, 3.0 if possible) the phone has been improved dramatically by the work of Team Whiskey, Supercurio, Eugene, and the Cyanogenmod Team.

What keeps the Vibrant apart from all the HTC and Motorola phones when it comes to Cyanogenmod - is it a driver issue? Is it because of the Hummingbird processor?

Now that CM7 is finally working well on the Vibrant, does this mean that future Cyanogenmod versions will work on the Vibrant? Have they finally "cracked the shell" so to speak?
[Vibrant General] xsteven77x:
I am curious also as to what makes CyanogenMod different to work on for our phones vs the other ones you named.
[Vibrant General] qtilt112:
CM is actually worse for Motorola devices as they have a locked bootloader...

On the other hand, HTC is very good about releasing source for their devices when compared to Samsung, who rarely releases source code if at all (driver source). Plus, CM started on HTCs, and with every device using similar Qualcomm hardware, i can imagine it is easier to port to newer Qualcomm-equipped HTC devices. That said, it appears that HTC is beginning to implement software to prevent rooting on newer phones like the G2, so we may see more people moving towards the more open Samsung devices.
[Vibrant General] elgo:
Finally, this is explained to me. Thanks!

Why do drivers need to be recompiled for each version of Android? Do they need to be recompiled for similar releases such as 2.0 and 2.1 or 2.3 and 2.4?
[Vibrant General] qtilt112:
I'm not exactly an expert when it comes to the Linux architecture, so take the following with a grain of salt.

Anyways, I believe it has to do with the kernel, which should contain the device drivers. Now, kernels must indeed be recompiled for every android system update; this is why a 2.1 or 2.2 kernel will not work with the newer 2.3.x roms. The problem for us is that once Samsung stops releasing kernels/roms for the SGS series, devs will no longer have a base to build off of. Hopefully devs can make use of updates/drivers from the Nexus S to keep the SGS series up to date with CM.
[Vibrant General] oka1:
qtilt ......... nicely explained
[Vibrant General] kevbin20:
I agree! :D
[Vibrant General] Joy2DaWurld:
The main difference between CM/MIUI and the rest of the roms you see here on XDA is that CM/MIUI are built directly off of a Vanilla Froyo/Gingerbread. No extra flavorings or seasonings such as TouchWiz, HTC Sense, MotoBlur, Droid UI, etc. The use of, or misuse of, causes phones to run slower and do more work (unnecessarily) while it computes extra calculations of the UI. [EDIT]When developers BASE a rom off of a leak or pre-existing firmware it does not make it Vanilla just by removing TWiz or Sense or the rest of bloatware. Vanilla is generally the most simple a firmware can be, with no added extra-pazzaz[/EDIT]

There hasn't been a solid update to MIUI for our phone in a month, but CM has nightly builds and HOPEFULLY it has "cracked the shell," so to speak. Even if Samsung STOPS upgrading our firmware (which has already happened IMO), CyanogenMod makes their own code and develops independently without the use of previous stockpiles of code...which is why it's difficult at first to come up with their own driver source (because Samsung refuses to release ALL the sources needed). Hopefully our Vibrant is covered for the next 2.4 or 3.0 (3.1) update. :)
[Vibrant General] boltdidit:
Samsung needs to continue to make money. They wouldn't if they let each phone update to the newest andros os. Not just samsung, any hardware company.

Sent from my vibrant using cyanogenmod7.
[Vibrant General] rbcamping:
I disagree with this because, If Samsung released the code and people updated their phones as they liked and put different operating systems, roms as they liked. customer satisfaction would skyrocket. People would be more likely to buy new phones only from Samsung because they wanted the newest available hardware, read this as faster more flexible with more options.

but alas Samsung as with most of the manufacturers suffer from penny wise and dollar stupid syndrome:confused: and they end up being fairly low on the customer satisfaction scale:mad: another words they suck:eek:
[Vibrant General] jackhuny:
As a hardware company customer satisfaction is one thing and making them buy more of their products is another. If your 4,5-years old phone can still upgrade to the newest OS why would you buy a new one? So there is a balance for them to keep, their want to make their customer happy with their product but not too happy so their stay with old product forever.

That's very much why samsung was hesitated about 2.3 upgrade for the galaxy line.
[Vibrant General] bearsfan85:
The future of the device has more to do with whether or not the developers stick with the device. With the SGS being an international phone there is a better chance of this happening, and samsung has started getting better with releasing their source. As mentioned earlier HTC is making devices harder to root, for example the HTC desire CDMA with 2.2 is impossible to root and the G2 was an annoyance.

Also samsung has released multiple phones that are very close to the Vibrant such as the Nexus S and the Vibrant 4g. The Nexus S will be updated for awhile and source will be released for it, so its something though not much. The Vibrant 4g will also hopefully be updated and that will hopefully be an easy port. Also 2.4 is very similar to 2.3 so that will hopefully be an easy update for the developers.

Basically as long as we have the awesome devs that we have and we dont flame everyone that the devs get tired of working with the phone then we will have a device that will be updated and beautiful.
[Vibrant General] vvsnail:
I want a stock style gingerbread, and I hope a touchwiz themed CM7 coming out.
[Vibrant General] bearsfan85:
I believe Krylon is working on Stock, as for a Twiz themed CM7 I ask why?
[Vibrant General] joe.kerwin:
Ha, this is whats to come. CM7 hasn't arrived yet and now they want it with twiz. The ridding of twiz is part of what makes it great.

Sent from my SGH-T959
[Vibrant General] oka1:
+1 agree 100%
[Vibrant General] anandneemish:
Amen. Well stated.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] itchy18:
hello! can i use Straight talk's simcard on Samsung captivate?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gorgy76:
well if your phone is unlock then why not try..if it isn't I doubt it would work. you can unlock your phone thru an app in the market, it's an sgs unlock app.:p
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vegeta926:
did it work?