[Q] Few questions from New Vibrant/Old Galaxy S user. - Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

So I just purchased a brand new Vibrant 4g for the amazing deal of only $250 after I sold my captivate for the same price last night. I have a few questions that hopefully can be answered.
1. I have names in my messages? For example. My message might say "Me: How are you doing?" with the incoming being "*name here*: I am so awesome. Nothing can touch my awesomeness". This to me, is a complete waste of my messaging space since I can just look up top to see the name of who it is. My Captivate did not have this same "problem".
2. Double Contacts. This has probably been covered, but a google search wasn't bringing much up. I have double contacts in the Contacts app and when selecting people for a message. I can change the setting for contacts and its normal there, but there is still double in messaging, which is annoying. It shouldn't be hard to fix and ill probably just end up deleting my contacts from my SIM, but if there is an easier way I would appreciate it.
3. Rooting/Custom Roms. Now with the Captivate being one of the most active in the custom things, naturally I was flashing back and forth constantly because, well, its fun.
-Do procedure for the 4g vary from the 3g? I would assume that rooting and stuff should be exactly the same.
-Does the Vibrant use Odin like the Captivate in the exact same way? Dont want to get stuck in a brick.
Thanks to anyone who could answer some of these for me, I really appreciate it. I may think of more questions eventually, but these are it for now.

you should try going to the "samsung galaxy s 4g" forum. i thinks thats what its called...i also had a samsung 4g but returned it 3 days later. i believe that as of right now you can just get root access. no custom roms or tweaks. unless up to this date a dev has figured something out. hope that helps.
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hern1989 said:
you should try going to the "samsung galaxy s 4g" forum. i thinks thats what its called...i also had a samsung 4g but returned it 3 days later. i believe that as of right now you can just get root access. no custom roms or tweaks. unless up to this date a dev has figured something out. hope that helps.
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So it is pretty different than the 3g then? Hmm...
Ok thanks, Ill go check out the 4g section then.

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Getting really sick of my atrix switching back to my N1 until something better comes.

ok i dont even know where to start... I dont usuallypost that many threads *****ing and complaining about my phone.. but enough is enough...
I haven't rooted...(well I did a while ago BUT)... I took part in that beta testing update crap so it unrooted me.. but these problems I have been having are since the LAST "update" which was well over two months ago now (I THINK)...
1st problem I am having is randomly I cannot input text into ANY thing on the phone... I am using smart keyboard pro.. but even when i change input methods it still does not register anything i am typing... in fact when i switch the phone to landscape mode the text box goes dark grey...
2nd also when this happens... nothing will happen when i attempt to make a phone call... i click the name .. nothing happens.. i go into dialer... i cant input the number i try other methods of dialing out nothing happens....
those are the two biggest problems I have as I need to communicate with my clients all day long i cannot have this type of inconsistency.
ohh and also the finger print scanner just plain doesn't work when i go through the process of setting it up.. it wont even register the "test" swipes... its like its broken all together.... any one else having ANY of these problems?? please help me
I've never had any of those problems ever and I've had my atrix since launch date. Maybe you have a deffective device call and see if your provider will do anything about.
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Have you tried flashing a fresh sbf?
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Tyro.Eh said:
I've never had any of those problems ever and I've had my atrix since launch date. Maybe you have a deffective device call and see if your provider will do anything about.
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Problem is I bought the phone back in march from at&t unlocked it using it on Rogers the phone hasn't always done this only with In the last month and a half or do but it has gotten progressively worse to the point where it is so unreliable Ive had to switch back to my n1 which even though is only first Gen snapdragon technology running cm7... is making my this dual core look pretty ****ty right now...
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Have you tried flashing a fresh sbf?
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to be honest... and i know it sounds pretty stupid.. but... i really dont know how to flash the sbf... i know what it is followed the thread on it when it first came out... but never put the effort into figuring out how to actually do it... and right now i just don't have the time to sit down and do that.... (lazy.. it is what it is) but that could very well fix my problem i guess right... ugghh
ok
good luck sell me ur atrix I need a second one for testing purposes
If you feel adventurous enough, try disassembling the device and reseating the LCD/digitizer cable.
I had an issue with a Samsung galaxy s vibrant about a month ago that would register touch inputs when it was just sitting on the table. I did what I suggested above and the problem was solved.
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So you cant input any text and you cant make any phone calls. You know what sbf is youve seen the thread and realize that it could fix the problem but your admitedly too lazy to do it. Okay, thanks for sharing!
robwscott83 said:
Ive had to switch back to my n1 which even though is only first Gen snapdragon technology running cm7... is making my this dual core look pretty ****ty right now...
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LOL! I mean, why don't u just go back to it and making useless comparisons?
If you took some time to read, your problem would already be solved.
1. Your digitalizer may not be working well. Guarantee will cover this.
2. SBF from scratch to discard a software issue.
None of the issues you are experiencing is related to the phone being a dual-core mobile or not.
I've been able to solve some problems by reading and taking the advice from the forums.
If your Atrix looks ****ty, it's not on it. Mine shines!
Waste of forum space!
Warranty!
Bye!
Don't let the door hit you....
Err... you have a broken phone, bro. There are lots of bugs with the Atrix but yours is simply a broken phone.
Hell if you want to complain about a phone, give me it. Ill put the work into fixing it and love it. >.< this phone sucks.
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Contact your motorola service center dummy
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come on ill buy it off you Mine is great ill fix that s*it and give it to my girl.I'll give you 50 bucks cash lol.
That's what you get for buying motorola.
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C'mon man, flashing an SBF is simple! The instructions on XDA are very detailed. I am a lifelong Mac user, and even I figured out how to flash an SBF via Windows. It would not take more than a couple hours to download all the stuff you need, and re-flash an SBF. What's your build number now?
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That's what you get for buying motorola.
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What are you even doing in this forum? My Aria is sitting in the box on the floor.
Swifted from my Atrix.
I've come across the keyboard input bug with alternate keyboards before.
SBF your phone, there's plenty of guides available how to do this, or you can download the moto update tool from their website.
Well as they say on WOW and other MMORPG...
Can I have your stuff??

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I have been having some issues with my fascinate ever since I had to swap out ESN'S to get my signal back. It seems like I've been missing alot of calls. I have been dealing with the issues without much complaint.
Today my wife called me 3X and my phone didnt even ring 1X. I decided it was time to call verizon.
The rep I spoke to gave me 2 choices for a replacement. The choices are a DROID X2 and DROID INCREDIBLE 2 or another fascinate.
My question is which phone should I take Droid X2, Droid Incredible 2 or another fascinate. Thanks all!
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I think either would be good choices to be honest. I am curious though, how did you convince the rep to give you one of the newer phones? I would like to take advantage of this.
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I think either would be good choices to be honest. I am curious though, how did you convince the rep to give you one of the newer phones? I would like to take advantage of this.
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I didnt, I simply told her what was going on with my phone and those were my choices for replacement. I told her I wanted another samsung phone in hopes that she would spit back the charge but she spit back a refurbished fascinate. She said the choices were not hers. The computer gives her choices based on the type of phone you currently have.
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I was given the option of Droid X2, Incredible 2, or Charge.
Although I would like charge due to 4G, it doesnt seem like there are a lot of devs there. (At least compared to Fascinate)
I would only think of taking the Charge, the Fascinate beats out the Dinc2 and X2 IMO... went into a vz store today and the guy there told me that they know about the Fascinate issues and there is a big "update" coming at the end of the month, whether this is gingerbread or a froyo patch he didn't know... as for a new phone he said they are absolutely not supposed to offer anything but another Fascinate or MAYBE a Dinc2
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GrainOsand said:
I have been having some issues with my fascinate ever since I had to swap out ESN'S to get my signal back. It seems like I've been missing alot of calls. I have been dealing with the issues without much complaint.
Today my wife called me 3X and my phone didnt even ring 1X. I decided it was time to call verizon.
The rep I spoke to gave me 2 choices for a replacement. The choices are a DROID X2 and DROID INCREDIBLE 2 or another fascinate.
My question is which phone should I take Droid X2, Droid Incredible 2 or another fascinate. Thanks all!
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i 100% wouldnt take a droidx2...but i hate motorola with a passion and its locked down
im not really up on the dinc2, i think its a device that should have launched last thanksgiving...but thats w/e
either the dinc2 or fascinate replacement i guess would be ok
nitsuj17 said:
i 100% wouldnt take a droidx2...but i hate motorola with a passion and its locked down
im not really up on the dinc2, i think its a device that should have launched last thanksgiving...but thats w/e
either the dinc2 or fascinate replacement i guess would be ok
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Would you recommend a Charge instead of a Fascinate?
Also to people having trouble with getting verizon store employee to change your phone, here is something from their forum.
On 7-8-11, Verizon Wireless implemented a POLICY on the Fascinate. Whenever a new policy comes along, all 80,000+ employees are not going to be aware of it immediately. Not that it's excusable, but it happens from time to time.
If you go to a Verizon Wireless CORPORATE store, and they are unfamiliar with the process, I will post info to guide them on the new policy. I cannot post the policy because I could get canned, but I can post how to get to the policy.
Where is this policy? There are 2 ways to get there:
1) Open up InfoManager. In the search box, type in: "Samsung Fascinate Not Receiving Calls." This will bring up several search results. It's the first result that shows up.
2) There is an OST article number for this information. The OST that can also be typed in the Infomanager search box is 70946. This will bring up several search results as well. It's the first option.
Things to note: This missed call issue is intermittent.
**There is no fix for it. It can't be master reset, updated with new software (at this time), battery pulled, *228 update, or network troubleshot. It does NOT need to be duplicated in-store for a replacement as it is intermittent. Sometimes it happens. Sometimes it doesn't. When it's a known intermittent issue, we should NOT need to duplicate it in the store. **
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Kaze105 said:
Would you recommend a Charge instead of a Fascinate?
Also to people having trouble with getting verizon store employee to change your phone, here is something from their forum.
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as for the charge as a replacement...if you live in a 4g area or are soon to get 4g, then yes
if not, then from a development stand point, no i wouldnt
I just got my device replaced with a Dinc 2. I feel that 4" is the perfect screen size. I am just really hoping I don't get one that has Gingerbread on it, because the S-Off exploit has been patched with the update.
The nice thing is that this doesn't renew your contract. So when it is up, you are still able to upgrade. I am actually able to upgrade right now (main line on a family share plan) but am holding off until some more phones (and hopefully the new Nexus, but I'm not holding my breath) come out
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I just got my device replaced with a Dinc 2. I feel that 4" is the perfect screen size. I am just really hoping I don't get one that has Gingerbread on it, because the S-Off exploit has been patched with the update.
The nice thing is that this doesn't renew your contract. So when it is up, you are still able to upgrade. I am actually able to upgrade right now (main line on a family share plan) but am holding off until some more phones (and hopefully the new Nexus, but I'm not holding my breath) come out
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i actually have to try and take my fascinate in this weekend as the speaker is sporadically not working...hopefully i can just replace it with another as im not in the mood to deal with a different phone (amongst the choices for replacements)
nitsuj17 said:
i actually have to try and take my fascinate in this weekend as the speaker is sporadically not working...hopefully i can just replace it with another as im not in the mood to deal with a different phone (amongst the choices for replacements)
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They still sell them, so I wouldn't think you will have a problem getting another Fascinate. It's good to hear that you will be keeping it for awhile longer (or at least until/if the Galaxy S II comes to VZW), as you and only a handful of other people are huge assets to the Fascinate community
Same dilemma for me. My account has notes allowing me to get Charge, DX2 or DI2 without any arguing (thanks to Mike from vzw forums) but yesterday I played a little bit with Charge and I didn't like it. It's too bulky and physical buttons instead of touch keys is no go for me. 4G speeds are tempting though. I think I will wait some more for fix.
Does anyone have the number I could call to get this replacement? My fascinate has been rebooting constantly, locking up, and not ringing during calls.
nitsuj17 said:
i actually have to try and take my fascinate in this weekend as the speaker is sporadically not working...hopefully i can just replace it with another as im not in the mood to deal with a different phone (amongst the choices for replacements)
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We do need a Dinc2 themer! Im telling ya, its not a bad phone. Not better than a sf, but no worse either. Come to the Dinc2 nitsuj!
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nitsuj17 said:
i actually have to try and take my fascinate in this weekend as the speaker is sporadically not working...hopefully i can just replace it with another as im not in the mood to deal with a different phone (amongst the choices for replacements)
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Hey Justin, just to give you a little update. I just left the VZW. No more fascinates for exchange, so I was told either a dinc2 or a X2 after a little bit of belly aching I am getting a refurbished Charge. I didnt even have to change my data plan im still at $30 unlimited. Should be here next week. Thanks for your advice....
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GrainOsand said:
Hey Justin, just to give you a little update. I just left the VZW. No more fascinates for exchange, so I was told either a dinc2 or a X2 after a little bit of belly aching I am getting a refurbished Charge. I didnt even have to change my data plan im still at $30 unlimited. Should be here next week. Thanks for your advice....
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seems to be its hit or miss on whether they have fascinates or not for replacement
my concern is i know im going to get the sgs2 (or equavilent) when it launches (hopefully within 2 months) so i dont feel the need or desire to get something radically different....as i cant own a device and not work on it
and the charge doesnt appeal to me for a few reasons as i dont have 4g and i really doubt i lack the ability to port all of the com rom stuff to it on my own w/o way too much effort (just to ultimately fail)...and dont want to use anyone elses roms (unless aosp was more imminent)
the dx2 isnt happening either (locked phone, no development)
the dinc2 would be appealing only for the use of aosp in the meantime and id be able to resell it and cover the cost of my next on contract phone easily
honestly the only phone id really take as a replacement besides another i500 would be the thunderbolt...despite my misgivings about the phone and its issues i could at least use bamf roms or aosp and still (probably) cover next phone with resale
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GrainOsand said:
Hey Justin, just to give you a little update. I just left the VZW. No more fascinates for exchange, so I was told either a dinc2 or a X2 after a little bit of belly aching I am getting a refurbished Charge. I didnt even have to change my data plan im still at $30 unlimited. Should be here next week. Thanks for your advice....
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So did you bring your Fascinate back to stock before you went in the store? i usually try to not go in to the store b/c most of them people are morons.
If it helps,
My wife has the Dinc2 and LOVES it. She is not in to modding at all, so the fact that limited dev support is not a big deal. She went from a D2G to the Dinc2 so she's never really had a dev supported phone.
A friend of mine has a Dx2 and says the dual core processor doesnt quite make up for having stock running.. While quadrant doesnt mean jack for the most part, he gets around 1600 and my fascinate breaks 2k on CM7.
The charge is a phone i wouldn't mind having.. i would consider trading my fascinate for a charge, but the phone im really waiting for (and hoping actually comes to the US) is Galaxy S II.
nitsuj17 said:
seems to be its hit or miss on whether they have fascinates or not for replacement
my concern is i know im going to get the sgs2 (or equavilent) when it launches (hopefully within 2 months) so i dont feel the need or desire to get something radically different....as i cant own a device and not work on it
and the charge doesnt appeal to me for a few reasons as i dont have 4g and i really doubt i lack the ability to port all of the com rom stuff to it on my own w/o way too much effort (just to ultimately fail)...and dont want to use anyone elses roms (unless aosp was more imminent)
the dx2 isnt happening either (locked phone, no development)
the dinc2 would be appealing only for the use of aosp in the meantime and id be able to resell it and cover the cost of my next on contract phone easily
honestly the only phone id really take as a replacement besides another i500 would be the thunderbolt...despite my misgivings about the phone and its issues i could at least use bamf roms or aosp and still (probably) cover next phone with resale
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Yeah, at first they told me I could get anothet fassy, then when I went to store they said it was no longer available for warranty replacement. Not sure what happened in the 4 hours between. I chose the charge for a few reasons but in the end It really doesnt matter my contact is up in 5months so at the very least I got a new toy to play with til then. Im sure ill be able to sell it and recoup more than my fascinate would fetch when the time comes especially to someone who doesnt want to lose their unlimited data plan... Thanks again
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GrainOsand said:
Hey Justin, just to give you a little update. I just left the VZW. No more fascinates for exchange, so I was told either a dinc2 or a X2 after a little bit of belly aching I am getting a refurbished Charge.
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I went on Tuesday to our corporate store with mine (flashed unrooted stock Froyo Odin first) and they overnighted me a replacement.
I wonder if this one has problems if they will offer a different model. I really like my fassy...

my androids last chance

Hi. I've been struggeling with the s2 ever since I got it, almost all apps FC, Bluetooth randomly turns off as does my phone, GPS never knows where I am, I get adds in my notification bar, my Widgets don't work, time is almost always wrong and my speed test never gets above 1mb down. These problems occur out of the box on 2 different phones and with S8.
I see people enjoying their android phones but I'm confused how. Do I need to be a pro hacker to even make this device work the way it should? What can I do to fix this? I'm so frustrated I'm ready to not have a phone just so I can destroy this on with my hands. I paid 199 for this phone, don't even feel it's with $10, maybe it is but android sure isn't.
same problems on 2 different phones? I'm betting its user error... maybe you can install s8 but not restore any old data... start fresh... have you tried that? are you using titanium backup?
DKS1282 said:
Hi. I've been struggeling with the s2 ever since I got it, almost all apps FC, Bluetooth randomly turns off as does my phone, GPS never knows where I am, I get adds in my notification bar, my Widgets don't work, time is almost always wrong and my speed test never gets above 1mb down. These problems occur out of the box on 2 different phones and with S8.
I see people enjoying their android phones but I'm confused how. Do I need to be a pro hacker to even make this device work the way it should? What can I do to fix this? I'm so frustrated I'm ready to not have a phone just so I can destroy this on with my hands. I paid 199 for this phone, don't even feel it's with $10, maybe it is but android sure isn't.
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Go somewhere with this bull......
Why do you trolls even come here? Honestly do you guys get paid for this or you have nothing else to do?
Seriously???
I would love to make money like this as well!
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Airpush detector from the market will show you which app(s) are placing ads in your notification bar.
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DKS1282 said:
Hi. I've been struggeling with the s2 ever since I got it, almost all apps FC, Bluetooth randomly turns off as does my phone, GPS never knows where I am, I get adds in my notification bar, my Widgets don't work, time is almost always wrong and my speed test never gets above 1mb down. These problems occur out of the box on 2 different phones and with S8.
I see people enjoying their android phones but I'm confused how. Do I need to be a pro hacker to even make this device work the way it should? What can I do to fix this? I'm so frustrated I'm ready to not have a phone just so I can destroy this on with my hands. I paid 199 for this phone, don't even feel it's with $10, maybe it is but android sure isn't.
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Maybe you should try not installing malware from the Market?
I've never had any of the problems you claim, but ad spam in the notification bar sounds like a classic example of malware to me.
DKS1282 said:
Hi. I've been struggeling with the s2 ever since I got it, almost all apps FC, Bluetooth randomly turns off as does my phone, GPS never knows where I am, I get adds in my notification bar, my Widgets don't work, time is almost always wrong and my speed test never gets above 1mb down. These problems occur out of the box on 2 different phones and with S8.
I see people enjoying their android phones but I'm confused how. Do I need to be a pro hacker to even make this device work the way it should? What can I do to fix this? I'm so frustrated I'm ready to not have a phone just so I can destroy this on with my hands. I paid 199 for this phone, don't even feel it's with $10, maybe it is but android sure isn't.
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go get an iphone or winmo if android isn't worth your time.
If you have Ads in your notification bar, you have something installed that's causing this. This is not the fault of android or your phone. You installed something which causes ads to appear and might even be causing all your other issues. Wipe it out, DONT install anything and test it out. Make sure it works the way it should without touching it.
Dont blame the phone or the Android OS for something that you did. As for the slow download speeds, after you wipe it out, run the speakeasy speedtest through your browser not the speedtest app. That app is not 100% accurate. If the speed is still slow, call AT&T because it might be an issue with the network in your area.
joewoo said:
same problems on 2 different phones? I'm betting its user error... maybe you can install s8 but not restore any old data... start fresh... have you tried that? are you using titanium backup?
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If he's restoring sys data then that's why you're getting fc's. Restore app. Without data.
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Send me your phone and ill see what's up ;-)
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craigbailey1986 said:
Go somewhere with this bull......
Why do you trolls even come here? Honestly do you guys get paid for this or you have nothing else to do?
Seriously???
I would love to make money like this as well!
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I didn't make any money I lost money. All I want is to enjoy my phone. You sir are a jerk andp i hope you die in a fire. People like you are unneeded in this world.
nyydynasty said:
go get an iphone or winmo if android isn't worth your time.
If you have Ads in your notification bar, you have something installed that's causing this. This is not the fault of android or your phone. You installed something which causes ads to appear and might even be causing all your other issues. Wipe it out, DONT install anything and test it out. Make sure it works the way it should without touching it.
Dont blame the phone or the Android OS for something that you did. As for the slow download speeds, after you wipe it out, run the speakeasy speedtest through your browser not the speedtest app. That app is not 100% accurate. If the speed is still slow, call AT&T because it might be an issue with the network in your area.
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Out of the box means nothing installed (new). Adds didn't start till I downloaded a couple apps. Sad the app store allows maleware
So since the phones don't work out of the box for me who should I blame? Bluetooth obivously shuts off randomly because I clicked the button wrong when turning it on right?
DKS1282 said:
I didn't make any money I lost money. All I want is to enjoy my phone. You sir are a jerk andp i hope you die in a fire. People like you are unneeded in this world.
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ROFL!! Although I agree with you, the post you are referring to was unnecessary.
I actually just switched from iOS to android myself, and considering I used to develop on iOS it was a pretty intense switch... I struggled mainly with the battery life of my phone. Notifications also caused a bit of a headache due to just how different they are.
Moral of the story, I stuck with it and actually like android more now. Given it's not as idiot proof as iOS was, but the things you can do in android (in terms of being able to do anything you want with your data and not having itunes) make it worth it.
Try flashing and rooting your phone, then remove all the apps you don't use. That fixed most of my battery problems for me, and the unnamed rom fixed the rest.
Artimus009 said:
Send me your phone and ill see what's up ;-)
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Send me your working one and ill send my broken one.
DKS1282 said:
I didn't make any money I lost money. All I want is to enjoy my phone. You sir are a jerk andp i hope you die in a fire. People like you are unneeded in this world.
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DK - Standard troubleshooting steps... Use the phone STOCK without ROOT and without any new apps for a few hours (at the very least)...
IF the phone still gives you these errors STOCK you can complain to AT&T about your issues because it is clearly the phone (HARDWARE) as ROOT cause of these issue.
HOWEVER...
If you're experiencing these issues either:
After restoring from previous backup
ROOTing the phone
Downloading apps from outside of Android Market
Then this is clearly a software issue.
I've been using my SGS2 for over 30 days STOCK non rooting and I've run into ZERO issues.
Please report BACK after you take the SGS2 to STOCK with no 3rd party apps installed...
DKS1282 said:
Hi. I've been struggeling with the s2 ever since I got it, almost all apps FC, Bluetooth randomly turns off as does my phone, GPS never knows where I am, I get adds in my notification bar, my Widgets don't work, time is almost always wrong and my speed test never gets above 1mb down. These problems occur out of the box on 2 different phones and with S8.
I see people enjoying their android phones but I'm confused how. Do I need to be a pro hacker to even make this device work the way it should? What can I do to fix this? I'm so frustrated I'm ready to not have a phone just so I can destroy this on with my hands. I paid 199 for this phone, don't even feel it's with $10, maybe it is but android sure isn't.
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Factory reset and go back to stock, if you are still having issues then return it for a new device. I have not had a single force close, wifi issue, bluetooth droppage, nor widge malfuntion. If you are installing other roms it sounds like you are not following instructions. you could be also installing applications/widgets that have not been updated in awhile to support SGSII? Feel sorry for you having so many issues, but take it back for another and complain. Maybe they will upgrade you to a skyrocket or something else if that will make you happy?
No complaints on my SGS II other than it can't cook me dinner or replace my nagging spouse.
Why not list the apps you installed, or as other suggested bring it back to bone stock and do a factory reset.
Quick heads up here guys.. Everyone needs to straighten up and fly right.
OP - this post comes off trolling, but I believe you may have a problem, so I am leaving it for now. But you won't get much help without really explaining your problems...
others -if you think a post is a troll/spam, DO NOT REPLY. Flag it for review, and let me/others take care of it, that is why we are here. If something is surely spam, posting in the thread does not help..
This has gotta be a joke right? Do you actually think Samsung would release a phone that didn't work as you describe to the market? No...
Sorry i didnt burn yet......
DKS1282 said:
I didn't make any money I lost money. All I want is to enjoy my phone. You sir are a jerk andp i hope you die in a fire. People like you are unneeded in this world.
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Wow i should die in a fire..... But hey i dont expect much from the likes of you.... And check my post, all I do is go from forum to forum helping people with legitimized problems...
ALL your post are nothing but complaints and telling devs how their instruction were dumb since you couldnt understand them,lol.... O and lets not forget the one post about how you are about to go back to your Iphone. Sorry but a troll is a troll!
So i will take what you said and do what I do best.... Pray for you
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Wow i should die in a fire..... But hey i dont expect much from the likes of you.... And check my post, all I do is go from forum to forum helping people with legitimized problems...
ALL your post are nothing but complaints and telling devs how their instruction were dumb since you couldnt understand them,lol.... O and lets not forget the one post about how you are about to go back to your Iphone. Sorry but a troll is a troll!
So i will take what you said and do what I do best.... Pray for you
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Didn't Divine_Madcat just tell everyone this morning to NOT REPLY to him if you think he's trolling? Geez...
Allow me to explain things as straight forward as possible. Please note I am not going to attack nor will I insult you.. I am spelling out facts.
Android Market does not allow malware.. There are 3 types of applications. 1) Free Application offered for no cost, 2) Ad-enabled application free to the user but you have to deal with ads gets money to the developer, 3) Paid for application. You pay for it
Now with that said.. Lets look at what your installing, If you can list out all the applications on your phone this is done by
Go to Market
Click Menu
Click My Apps
Type in all the application names there in here.
That will better help us diagnose your problem. Without that we really can not help you as a novice user you may mistake "out of the box" with nothing done when you have downloaded 10 applications. That is not for me to say but for you to show us.
Next when your asking for help please make sure to be terse and to the point with your problems, adding in extra frustration for it only makes you seem "troll" like. I could see how the other user seen you as if you where promoting IPhone and bashing Android.. Make sure to keep your personal impressions to a minimum and that will help you out here.
And remember, 99% of all problems you will incur as a user with force close are usually the users fault. Now if your a developer.. Well yea.. You will be crashing a phone alot.
So get us that list and lets see if we can't make your phone experience as good as ours is..

[Q] Wife's Phone Lost/Stolen Best Options Now?

Wife left phone unattended in a public place and someone took it. She has never even gotten a scratch on a phone before. It appears that it was turned off or sim removed. It rang a few times for her but by the time I tried "Where's My Droid" it was going to voice mail. ATT is no help and claims they can't block IMEI. She just wants to go back to her LGVu but I know she enjoyed the android. 1. any ideas on how to maybe track it/get it back? 2. Best place to get a good price on another one (used or refurbished ok)? What would be about the best price I can find? 3. I may have to JTAg my bricked Cappy for her, that's only $50. Any useful in put would be great. I know looks like we are screwed.
Thanks,
Ken
Should have done a Nandroid backup, then you could restore your phone to its last state.
I guess you could always try Rom Manager...
Silly question but how is a back up going to help if someone stile the phone and its not on the OP's possession
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I hope she had it locked, so the theif cannot get the personal info.
Anyway if you are looking for a replacement for AT&T, I would suggest to try SGSII: Skyrocket, it support 4G LTE. It will be faster than the current 4G H+.
I think you should wait for samsung galaxy s2 hd lte to come out, give your current phone to her, and get the new one.
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I hope she had it locked, so the theif cannot get the personal info.
Anyway if you are looking for a replacement for AT&T, I would suggest to try SGSII: Skyrocket, it support 4G LTE. It will be faster than the current 4G H+.
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You sir are in the wrong forum to be talking up the ****rocket.... You could rename the forum to the 'Skyrocket Bashing Forums' and we would all still know its the i777 forums. Lol
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Try Androidlost app from the market, I think it's probably the only app you can push to the phone after its lost and use the web interface to do a host of things like remotely locking and wipe SD. Plus you can make the phone scream at whoever has it, take photos and send you history of call/sms records etc.
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Wife left phone unattended in a public place and someone took it. She has never even gotten a scratch on a phone before. It appears that it was turned off or sim removed. It rang a few times for her but by the time I tried "Where's My Droid" it was going to voice mail. ATT is no help and claims they can't block IMEI. She just wants to go back to her LGVu but I know she enjoyed the android. 1. any ideas on how to maybe track it/get it back? 2. Best place to get a good price on another one (used or refurbished ok)? What would be about the best price I can find? 3. I may have to JTAg my bricked Cappy for her, that's only $50. Any useful in put would be great. I know looks like we are screwed.
Thanks,
Ken
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Red5 said:
Should have done a Nandroid backup, then you could restore your phone to its last state.
I guess you could always try Rom Manager...
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Are you replying to a different post? Your response is so completely out of context...
Try plan b app. It might help.
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Good question, How do I do a recovery on a phone I don't have?
I tried android lost but since the phone is off or the sim is out I can not install it.
That being said I could have used whers my droid pro to send me a text with the new number if they put a new sim card in. But I only expected to locate a misplaced phone not a stolen one.
Learn from my mistake and set up these apps on ur phone now.
No it was not locked she has always worked in a office and had gotten complacent.
What is the S2 HD LTE and when is it coming out?
We all know the S2 beats the hell out of a skyrocket.
I can't affoed over $400 for a new phone so looks like she will get my old GS or and old Iphone.
If anyone is upgrading and can work with me let me know.
Thanks again.
Ken in Orlando
Not too long ago, ATT was selling SGSII refurbs for $0.01. I got one for my better half, and it's sailing along famously.
That was for $0.01 with a two year contract correct? We paid $.96 each for the two we bought, but now we are not able to upgrade again. Can't get that deal.
bigblue95z said:
You sir are in the wrong forum to be talking up the ****rocket.... You could rename the forum to the 'Skyrocket Bashing Forums' and we would all still know its the i777 forums. Lol
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LOL! Just Kidding...
Skyrocket is still SGSII. I am not far off... (It's just SGSII little bro) LOL! Don't get me wrong, I just got myself the SGSII and love it. I was going to recommend both, but end up recommending Skyrocket (your version: ****rocket. LOL) because of the 4G LTE feature. If the SGSII had the 4G LTE, I would not even flinch recommending it.
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ffltstn said:
We all know the S2 beats the hell out of a skyrocket.
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Well, sorry I recommended that option. Still new to the SGSII arena... It's a learning curve, ya know!
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ffltstn said:
That was for $0.01 with a two year contract correct? We paid $.96 each for the two we bought, but now we are not able to upgrade again. Can't get that deal.
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Did you happeds to have an insurance with AT&T? Just a wild guess. If it's in the time frame, I think you can get the replacement. (correct me if I am wrong on this)
it seems to me her office needs cameras.
Check this out bro. https://spreadsheets.google.com/spr...SENVeXlqUm5vV0E&single=true&gid=0&output=html ...... mobiletrackerengine.apk or something like that. Maybe that means you might have a chance? Pulled it off of i9100 rom so idk if our i777 have the same bloatware etc. Maybe someone with more knowledge can help explain. Might mean something. Might be useless. Lol
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Thanks clor01, but I followed that to Samsung Dive and it tells all about how to set it up and where it works. Looks like USA is still running behind in technology. Our phone doesn't even have the option of activating it. But it looks like a great addition to any phone.
Ken In Orlando
I heard of plan b for android its a app that installs it self after it was lost/ stolen might work for you
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killa57 said:
I heard of plan b for android its a app that installs it self after it was lost/ stolen might work for you
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Lol, plan b app: for when you do something really stupid and desperately want to undo it. Also known as: the 'morning after' app
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Plan B is your best (only) shot right now I believe
Follow up on out come
Sent my old GS1 to have the unbrickablemod applied to it. Downloaded 2.3.5 from Samsung's website. I then rooted the phone and installed the Corn Kernel so I can use CWM. Set phone up to look as close as I could to her GS2, as well as used all the battery saving tricks. Added Wheres My Droid AND Android Lost and set them up completely. Thanks for everyones feed back.
Ken

Am I doing something wrong???

Am I doing something wrong???
If my phone isn't getting the sleep of death, it's keyboard lockups, call dialing delays, random restarts, soft bricks and being completely unresponsive...
I think I might buy a Palm Pixy or some other phone, what do you suggest???
I am rooted, but I never had any issues like this on my Droid X with nearly the same apps...
I'm getting fed up. I might switch to the SGII. I'm a big Motorola fan, but I'm really fed up.
If you guys give me any suggestions, let me know...
Sometimes I can't use this phone in an emergency... The other day I need to make an emergency call. I press send, and then the phone restarts...
I can't even listen to music in peace without a random restart... Maybe I'll get an iPod Touch....
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I really don't wanna leave you guys, but I'm getting fed up. Motorola stopped helping wirh bug fixes... I don't know what to do....
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Seriously...what are you doing to your phone...I don't how many you've gone through..like 5? It doesn't make ANY sense..no mass-produced product is THAT bad...QC probably accounts for .001% defects or less in a million...You should probably wipe your phone, factory reset it, SBF to stock, and switch it for SGS2 or Galaxy Nexus when it comes out.
If you look at my "Embrassed by Photon" thread, I am having issues that I have learned to live with BUT, I also had the Emergency phone call issue and could not use it.
Holding out for Samsung Galaxy Note!
KTT16 said:
Seriously...what are you doing to your phone...I don't how many you've gone through..like 5? It doesn't make ANY sense..no mass-produced product is THAT bad...QC probably accounts for .001% defects or less in a million...You should probably wipe your phone, factory reset it, SBF to stock, and switch it for SGS2 or Galaxy Nexus when it comes out.
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dont think my POS Samsung Moment was that bad
Best bet is to go back to bone stock and run it for a while. If you have the same issues then it could most likely be your device.
What rom are you running? IMO cybiks cm7 and jokers 1.3 is the best combo. I have never had a random reboot once I got my undervolting levels tweaked right. It ran perfectly fine at the default voltages and I wanted to extend my battery life a bit.
You could also have a app that is going awry causing your device to overheat and seize.
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Yeah man, you are really screwing up somewhere. Everyone I have ever met in person with a Photon raves about how awesome it is.
I actually talked to a guy in line at the store the other day who had one - I noticed our oddly shaped device in a otter box on his hip and asked if it was Electrify or Photon (We Tennesseans tend to randomly chat with total strangers, like they are old pals.) - it was a Photon, he loved it.
I told him, if he wanted to love it more, read about Rooting and Roms. I wonder how that turned out for him.
I'm running pure stock and rooted. I rave about my Photon when it works right, trust me, it's awesome... Maybe my apps conflict with this device??? Cuz I never had any issues like this on my Droid X... I'm a huge Motorola fan, I don't want to leave you guys!!! Maybe I'll switch to a new device, but I will still be around, no matter what...
As for the Galaxy Nexus, other than LTE, and NFC, and ICS, the Photon beats it right out of the water!!!
I don't know if this is pure bad luck.... My apps nust conflict with the device.... I was running great with no issues until I installed avast! security... and for what avast! does, I'll take the repercussion of random reboots, if that is even the app causing random reboots....
dsims7_2000 said:
If you look at my "Embrassed by Photon" thread, I am having issues that I have learned to live with BUT, I also had the Emergency phone call issue and could not use it.
Holding out for Samsung Galaxy Note!
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I just meant if I needed to make an Emergency call, I couldn't at times, I didn't exactly mean 911.
Why is avast that important to you?
Sent from my MoPho. All typos are the phones fault.
In my personal experience, it is the best antivirus and theft security application there is, but I am not sure that avast! is the issue, I'll uninstall it for a week and see if it stops... But, I have posted about 3 or 4 threads ranting about how this phone doesn't work sometimes.... I'm waiting for an LTE device that has 1080p, WiMax, and the specs our Photon with Tegra 3...
I don't know what to do anymore.... I must be doing something wrong...
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I don't know what to do anymore.... I must be doing something wrong...
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Again, I'm putting the phone back to Sprint Stock with a handful of my most common and trusted app's (BofA, Credit Union, MSNBC, Pandora and a few games) It's likely some s**t I put on it so I blame myself, not the phone.
Like I said, at the end of the day, its a phone. I could not call my boss for something the other day. It was freezing, then it went into bootstrap recovery.....by the time I removed OtterBox and battery, I was pissed (Matter fact, now I remember, It was 4:15AM Saturday!!!! I got pisssed because I had to get up off my a** and come in here!!)
Anyway, #1. Im 100% sure it's me, not Photon. #2. I'm still going for the Galaxy Note! The spec's on the Note are outrageous!!
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In my personal experience, it is the best antivirus and theft security application there is, but I am not sure that avast! is the issue, I'll uninstall it for a week and see if it stops... But, I have posted about 3 or 4 threads ranting about how this phone doesn't work sometimes.... I'm waiting for an LTE device that has 1080p, WiMax, and the specs our Photon with Tegra 3...
I don't know what to do anymore.... I must be doing something wrong...
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Wipe your phone clean and install each app one by one to test...but it's stupid that you've gone through that many photons..Besides, what do you need security for anyway? You're not installing random crap are you?
deedscreen said:
In my personal experience, it is the best antivirus and theft security application there is, but I am not sure that avast! is the issue, I'll uninstall it for a week and see if it stops... But, I have posted about 3 or 4 threads ranting about how this phone doesn't work sometimes.... I'm waiting for an LTE device that has 1080p, WiMax, and the specs our Photon with Tegra 3...
I don't know what to do anymore.... I must be doing something wrong...
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Antivirus on android is pointless unless you use a pirated apps/market. The "sky is falling" articles about infection rates on android devices never give you actual numbers just "Up 427 Percent" Tom's Guide. If the original infection rate is 500 devices worldwide, even with a 400% increase you still have a greater chance of getting struck by lightning.
There are a couple of locate/remote wipe apps available on the market that do not include antivirus. That would be a better choice unless you are using pirated apps/market.
Here a simple troubleshooting guide to follow. It's not much fun but should eliminate a number of possible causes of the issues you are having.
Factory rest via settings
Flash stock SBF (do not root or unlock)
Do not install any apps for 24hrs to see if problem persists (if no then goto 4, if yes then replace device)
Install only one app a day and see if problem shows up. If so, start over. This time eliminate the suspect app from the list.
I run into this a number of times when servicing phones and very rarely does the issue show up again when the process is followed. It generally tends to be app conflicts or an app update is buggy.
I realize that it's probably my fault. And I blame the phone for not being able to handle the apps like my Droid X, that's all.
One more thing, there are a few virus apps on the market... I've run into a few...
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I would get the Galaxy Note, but I'm waiting for a quad-core device. And Sprint is stupid for allowing LTE Devices without Android 4.0.
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