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I can't find any information on flashing samsung vibrant to cricket. I don't care about a full flash, voice and text is fine for my purposes. I don't care about data or android market or any of that.
I have seriously been NON STOP looking for last 2 days with no luck. I checked the cricket forums and I searched the forums here without any luck. I am an amateur I am not going to lie.
But I have a very good general background in technology and, I have already rooted the phone. I was trying to follow a guide I found but honestly I am not 100% sure that even does what I want it to. QPST samsung vibrant but when I do it I cannot simultaneously connect both the phone and run the software. If software is running first my computer won't recognize the phone as a modem and if the phone is connected first the software freezes and I can't even close it with task manager, I have to reboot comp.
Any help at all would be appreciated. I don't even know if this is the right forum for this question and I am sorry if I put it in the wrong place but this is vexing me.
Does cricket even use sim cards? If they are not a GSM carrier, it would make it impossible to use the vibrant on their network/service
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Cricket is cdma (sprint, Verizon, us cellular type radio, meaning no sim card) and the vibrant is gsm (meaning it uses a sim card).
The vibrant cannot and will not work with cricket.
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Well question solved. Definately not the answer I wanted but that can't be helped.
Are there any nationwide carriers that use GSM available similar in price to cricket? I will be looking into this right after posting this question but I figure I might as well see if anyone knows any decent ones they can recommend. Basically, looking for cheapest possible with nationwide coverage.
I just need talk and text. Preferably no activation fee and no cost for sim but I know I am being overly optimistic with that lol. I also know that this forum isn't the place for that so any help is appreciated but I understand if no one has an idea.
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Are there any nationwide carriers that use GSM available similar in price to cricket? I will be looking into this right after posting this question but I figure I might as well see if anyone knows any decent ones they can recommend. Basically, looking for cheapest possible with nationwide coverage.
I just need talk and text. Preferably no activation fee and no cost for sim but I know I am being overly optimistic with that lol. I also know that this forum isn't the place for that so any help is appreciated but I understand if no one has an idea.
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there is the one that wal-mart sells that you could look into
I have been browsing these forums for a few days now and i'm wondering, I got a thunderbolt, rooted, tried a couple different radios, and i'm banging my head against the wall trying to figure out if it can be done.
I am a little bit of a noob when it comes to cellular phones but i have learned alot in the past week about CDMA, GSM, LTE and the sim cards. I have played with the android SDK a little bit have not published anything yet but It is a hobby currently that may go a little farther than that. also i read and understand that verizon phones do not natively use sim cards.
anyways, my phone recognizes that there is a sim card in it now when the T-Mobile card is in. and as a result I am led to the conclusion that it has something to do with the radio I am using.
Other maybe useful information (which could also be another thing in need of a solution) is the T-mobile phone I am using the sim card from was from a nokia phone that cost me $50.00 for the phone and service for a month.
Does the Sim card cause an issue switching it from a non-smartphone to a smartphone?
Other useful information is I am using the Thunderstick ROM
Revolutionary Rooted
HBoot(which I am unsure of the function of hboot) 6.04.1002
Radio 1.39.00.0430r
eMMC-boot
I like this phone so far and see it as a useful tool, got it from a relative after they upgraded their own.
If you need any more information let me know or if you know my problem would be helpful. again i have learned alot since i got this thing, and i've been just using the android emulator on a 6 year old computer so this is quite the present either way!
I've seen youtube videos of people going to websites and putting in codes like *#06# but i think i need a little guidance to the right direction. i'll be checking this thread daily at least. thank you in advance for reading my small wall of text
long time reader, first time poster!
No T-Mobile is GSM thunderbolt is cdma
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it was fun banging my head against the wall the past few days, learned regardless. thank you for the speedy response!
i despise verizon wireless for their prices of their contracts, i think that the only other solution to use this phone with is MetroPCS, correct me if i am wrong (just watched the guy on the XDA TV go off about how much power the major 4 cell providers in america have so much power)
seems like they have affordable plans also.
Yes, a guy on here posted that you could flash your thunderbolt to PagePlus, but keep it mind that you will have no LTE.
Whoops, it was PagePlus not MetroPCS. Fixed in post.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1294179
thank you so much for that last post, i guess i didn't brows through everything because i missed that one, but i was aiming for t-mobile, but i'm thinking the transition to metropcs will be smoother based on they use LTE and CDMA, either way this is more than i thought i'd bite off, but i'm still hungry.
very interesting tutorial, again thanks so much for knowing the forums better than myself.
if this was a HD2 it would be sooo easy it seems.
while tinkering is always fun, why not just pick up a t-mobile phone on craigslist? For about 200-250, you can get most of the high end t-mobile phones, and you will have hspa+ which works great for data when you can get a signal (left t-mobile due to signal issues at work).
Today on Ebay Daily Deals, Samsung Google Nexus S GSM unlocked for 299. No Contract. 200ish left.
Also I am having signal issues where I am I figure of may be a good time to test the waters and swim to a new service provider. Tinkering is fun and educational. Found the service provider that fits the phone and think it will be fun
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Gephoria42 said:
Also I am having signal issues where I am I figure of may be a good time to test the waters and swim to a new service provider. Tinkering is fun and educational. Found the service provider that fits the phone and think it will be fun
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Especially since you'll be seeing Tmobile become ATT.
Hey everyone, I got a art galaxy note last week, try to root it and flash the tmo from to work on tmo 4g.
The first I got the phone, its its already up to pics, so I root it and flashed the ics modems, blaze, kid, and last one(forgot the name)
I can able to get online but the speed is around 500k up, I'm quite upset at the moment. So I try few roms like onlyone beta 4, saurom rc 7.1, also cm9 h0tw1r3 r5 patch 1, tried *#2263# to stay at 1700hz and run hiapn to do wcdma preferred. each rom with all 3modems and still around 500k down. I'm so sad and don't know what should I try next
The best one is under saurom with kid almost reach 1m down.....
Is some had the same problem what im suffering? Please I really need some help....do I need to flash kernel in this circumstances?now is 3.0.8-perf-I717UCLE3-CL577875
PS: I'm in new York area
Please I need some assistance here guys....
there may not be any more help we can provide...
Based on the fact that you have tried all available roms, and modems. and the combinations of both.
I'm not one to give up, but based on the information you have given us, we have nothing else to offer as a suggestion.
It may very well be that your area is a particularly poor one for reception, or network.
Did you have a good speed with the stock rom and modem ?
If so, you may want to revert.......g
Agreed. You tried all the usual suspects. I quit fighting the wrong phone for the network long ago and now buy the phones for the carrier.
20% of the threads around here are about people unsuccessfully using equipment on the network it wasn't designed for.
Since your phone is unlocked, why not get an at&t month-to-month or Straightalk plan.
If you're set on t-mobile, sell or trade the phone on craigslist and get the t-mobile version.
There's no sense in being upset at this.
Thank you ranger and greg for the reply, the only reason I want to make this phone to work on tmo cause I want white other than the dark blue or black....
I know using a phone that not regularly release by the provider doesn't make sense, but just wondering is anyone having the same problem and figure out a best rom/radio or method to get it done.
actually I'm satisfy with 3g speed if it able to. ...
I think I might just give it up and sell it...=[
I have at&t but I rarely get 3g speeds even though that lying network icon is telling me 4g LTE. I don't see much improvement in their network since 3g. Can't you enjoy the phone and forget the network icon? I mean, what are you being prevented from doing?
Quick question guys. Will the photon 4g work with straight talk's sim card?????? just wondering... thanks...
EDIT: In Short.... Yes
"Yes you need an unlocked bootloader, a GSM supported rom (Jokersax, Peter's or Bill's all work), and you flash the KDDI radio you were linked to previously. Read the instructions there fully. But on to straight talk specific info.
Straight Talk runs two networks at once, They have an ATT network and a Tmobile network, the network options available to you depend on the zip code you enter. You only pick one.
ATT's network runs pretty much universally on a band the photon can communicate on at super high speeds in many areas (Higher than I ever got out of sprint's "4G") HSPA+ is pretty awesome.
T-Mobile is 50/50, they in some areas they are on the right frequencies for high speed data, in others they are on the wrong frequency for the photon and you will get 2G (or 3g, I am unsure) speeds. I think they are trying to convert all their towers to the correct freqency, so check your area if you want to go with T-mo, I am no expert on them but the issue seemed complex enough I said screw it and went with ATT.
Check the coverage options in your area, Overall I recomend ATT as the HSPA+ speeds are great, coverage is everywhere, and you will always be on the right band. I chose ATT
Your phone has a full sized sim not a micro sim.
You will enter the APN information by going in to settings, More, Mobile Networks, Access Point Names, Menu button, New APN, then save on exit and reboot your phone.
GSM is totally functional, works with the standard Joker/Bill's roms as well as Peter's, the phone is faster on ATT's network for me by far compared to sprint.
Some weirdness from time to time, but that is kind of par for the course for how hacked a CM10 photon is."
It should if your device is unlocked for GSM.
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It should if your device is unlocked for GSM.
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next question.. how easy is this to accomplish?
If you are outside the US you should already be unlocked for GSM. I'm guessing that you are in the US though, since you want to use straight talk. If that's the case, you are going to need to unlock your bootloader and then go to this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1664212
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I posted all the info for Straight Talk on the Photon in the US back in June HERE. If the Compendium is STILL being ignored I can remove the planned updates from my to do list.
Not directed towards you specifically, I appreciate all work done on here by everyone but people come on forums sometimes just for quick answers and don't bother to comb through compendiums or threads or maybe don't even know what they are, or that they exist. People appreciate all those of you do to help out and compile compendiums to make things easier to find but sometimes people just want an answer fast and mean no disrespect.
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Not directed towards you specifically, I appreciate all work done on here by everyone but people come on forums sometimes just for quick answers and don't bother to comb through compendiums or threads or maybe don't even know what they are, or that they exist. People appreciate all those of you do to help out and compile compendiums to make things easier to find but sometimes people just want an answer fast and mean no disrespect.
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In all honesty, in far less keystrokes and time the OP would have had the answer. Last result, first page. Failure to use search and simply posting a new thread is the reason why I have not updated in months.
Loki, if you have the possibility, I suggest to copy the compendium in General and Q&A sections stickies too.
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I posted all the info for Straight Talk on the Photon in the US back in June HERE. If the Compendium is STILL being ignored I can remove the planned updates from my to do list.
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maybe if you hadnt used some obscure word like Compendium i would have found it....
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In all honesty, in far less keystrokes and time the OP would have had the answer. Last result, first page. Failure to use search and simply posting a new thread is the reason why I have not updated in months.
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your assuming i didnt search...your assumption is wrong... thats why i posted a thread to begin with....
arinlor said:
Not directed towards you specifically, I appreciate all work done on here by everyone but people come on forums sometimes just for quick answers and don't bother to comb through compendiums or threads or maybe don't even know what they are, or that they exist. People appreciate all those of you do to help out and compile compendiums to make things easier to find but sometimes people just want an answer fast and mean no disrespect.
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people need to do a better job of labeling threads....for people who dont anything about developing... obscure words like Compendium, wont mean anything to them... also updating the search feature maybe...
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Compendium is a fine title. What do you want him to call it?
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Compendium is a fine title. What do you want him to call it?
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When I first came here the "!!!Look Here First!!!" title caught my eye. Why would you not look there?
Baffling to me.
Loki - I for one, appreciate what you've done. I use that thread all the time. Understand it's a lot of work to maintain, but I appreciate it. (For what that's worth!)
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Compendium is a fine title. What do you want him to call it?
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maybe... !!!Look Here First!!!
OR Photon for Dummies
but compendium is not a commonly used word...
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Loki, if you have the possibility, I suggest to copy the compendium in General and Q&A sections stickies too.
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I tried that some time back and it was shot down. The main reason was considering that if you want a ROM, Kernel or any hack/mod really, the first place you look is in Development was the reason given. I'll contact the mods again and see if a placeholder sticky that links to the main thread would be ok. This will give me only two threads to update, the one here and the one on Phandroid.
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maybe... !!!Look Here First!!!
OR Photon for Dummies
but compendium is not a commonly used word...
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Um.. "Look Here First" and "All things MoPho" are in the title and have been since last year. In Photon forums on multiple sites the term "MoPho" has been used since day one in threads and sigs and has also been used in tech blogs and news site as well so that is far from obscure. Another hint that it may be important is that it's a sticky.
Sometimes it looks like moderators are using IPhones.
I have approached xda a couple of times about being a mod for the Photon forums seeing that, as many of you know, I'm here almost everyday. Considering it took forever to even get contrib status I don't ever see it happening.
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Quick question guys. Will the photon 4g work with straight talk's sim card?????? just wondering... thanks...
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Okay... Since you didn't get very helpful answers.
Yes you need an unlocked bootloader, a GSM supported rom (Jokersax, Peter's or Bill's all work), and you flash the KDDI radio you were linked to previously. Read the instructions there fully. But on to straight talk specific info.
Straight Talk runs two networks at once, They have an ATT network and a Tmobile network, the network options available to you depend on the zip code you enter. You only pick one.
ATT's network runs pretty much universally on a band the photon can communicate on at super high speeds in many areas (Higher than I ever got out of sprint's "4G") HSPA+ is pretty awesome.
T-Mobile is 50/50, they in some areas they are on the right frequencies for high speed data, in others they are on the wrong frequency for the photon and you will get 2G (or 3g, I am unsure) speeds. I think they are trying to convert all their towers to the correct freqency, so check your area if you want to go with T-mo, I am no expert on them but the issue seemed complex enough I said screw it and went with ATT.
Check the coverage options in your area, Overall I recomend ATT as the HSPA+ speeds are great, coverage is everywhere, and you will always be on the right band. I chose ATT
Your phone has a full sized sim not a micro sim.
You will enter the APN information by going in to settings, More, Mobile Networks, Access Point Names, Menu button, New APN, then save on exit and reboot your phone.
GSM is totally functional, works with the standard Joker/Bill's roms as well as Peter's, the phone is faster on ATT's network for me by far compared to sprint.
Some weirdness from time to time, but that is kind of par for the course for how hacked a CM10 photon is.
Hope this helps.
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Well except for the link that was posted to all the following info.
Skip Sprint Activation
Sprint APN for Motorola Photon
Straight Talk GSM on the Photon (5/04/12)
Suggested ROM: peetr_'s [ROM] 2.3.5 Hybrid (only one that seems to have no issues. GSM, MMS or otherwise)
GSM Radio: halfevildruid's (HOW-TO) 5/28/2012 Unlock GSM for domestic carriers on Photon
APN Settings:
Name : Straight Talk
Apn: att.mvno
Proxy: 66.209.11.33
Port: 80
Server: wap.cingular.com
MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com
Mms proxy: 66.209.11.33
Mms port: 80
Mcc: 310
Mnc: 410
Apn type: default,mms,supl,agps
Dude, I'm glad you help out, Your guide is useful, but why are you so hostile about your help and the appreciation it must receive?
In this case someone asks a decent question, a one that absolutely isn't clearly and straightforwardly answered anywhere, I myself googled it myself when I made the switch. One guy in the GSM thread has a friend who switched to a Gnexus and it works, and people cited that as proof of photon working. You have an APN list, but if I put in the wrong zip code with straight talk that won't help me as not only won't it work, I may be stuck at 2g speeds. Then a link to a sprint APN which I have no idea how it would help, and a link to the GSM radio which someone already provided.
An APN is not an answer especially on a service that runs two networks, it's an APN. An answer "Yes it works, but best on att, I have a link to a custom APN in my guide" would have been a great answer, but how is an APN with no sentences around it or context an answer? How is scolding him as a child helpful?
He isn't polluting android development with a silly question, about 3/4th of the general page is complaining about ICS or people leaving and whatnot, so he isn't really messing up a delicate signal to noise ratio.
You get mad that they didn't find your compendium which is in a different forum for developers, that was the last result, only shows up if you do a global search not a search in General or QA forums, with a topic labeled "Misc", that presumes ATT without stating it or stating why, and simply provides apn settings without instructions on where to put them or even what an APN is, or that this won't work if you picked a Tmo sim/live in a Tmo zip code. So OP should never have asked a simple question? And doesn't deserve simple answers and respect with sentences and english instead of a list of APNs with no context clues and scorn.
I answer with information about the two carriers they cover, the frequencies of both, the speeds to be expected, the fact that the photon can achieve HSPA+ 4G speeds, the quality of service, the sim card to order, where to enter APN information, a personal testimonial, warning that Tmo does not offer photon compatible 3g/4g coverage in all areas. And you answer by spawning a 2 page complaint about how underappreciated you are and how lazy OP is for not finding your very vague poorly titled non-answer that is only an APN. And blaming someone for failing with what is a terrible search (if you search the forum search instead of all forums you won't find your guide, I don't blame people for using forum search when looking for someone photon specific) or for not knowing that XDA's "Android Development" is actually the much better titled "All things root" and contains pertinent non-developer information.
Seriously... Help doesn't have to be bloodsport. Making a guide doesn't mean people can no longer ask questions ever again. Especially when your guide *did not answer the question at hand*.
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Here is a crowdsourced list of places where T-Mobile has made the transition for 3G/HSPA+ to the 1900mhz band that the Photon can see if tmo is your only option or if you have a strong preference
http://www.airportal.de/
Hey all,
So I've done some searching here, but I cannot find a concise, definitive answer to my questions. I'm buying a first phone for my daughter for Christmas, mainly for use as an MP3 and video player, but also for emergencies. She's still young, so when I say emergency we were leaning towards ONLY FOR A 911 TYPE EMERGENCY, as I believe those are placed even if the phone isn't activated. Anyway, her mom and I are on a GSM carrier so if we did activate it, we'd likely do it there, or a very cheap CDMA provider like Page Plus. So if I buy a phone off eBay or Craigslist today, regardless of whatever HBOOT/BOOTLOADER or ROM it has on it, can I still root it, use HTC Dev to unlock the bootloader, the toolkit to S-OFF, and then flash a 4.X ROM and use GSM if I desire?
Thanks for any help! If this will work then I'll go this route and she'll be very excited!!
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Hey all,
So I've done some searching here, but I cannot find a concise, definitive answer to my questions. I'm buying a first phone for my daughter for Christmas, mainly for use as an MP3 and video player, but also for emergencies. She's still young, so when I say emergency we were leaning towards ONLY FOR A 911 TYPE EMERGENCY, as I believe those are placed even if the phone isn't activated. Anyway, her mom and I are on a GSM carrier so if we did activate it, we'd likely do it there, or a very cheap CDMA provider like Page Plus. So if I buy a phone off eBay or Craigslist today, regardless of whatever HBOOT/BOOTLOADER or ROM it has on it, can I still root it, use HTC Dev to unlock the bootloader, the toolkit to S-OFF, and then flash a 4.X ROM and use GSM if I desire?
Thanks for any help! If this will work then I'll go this route and she'll be very excited!!
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The answer is yes, you can do that... the phone will work for E911 calls without being activated. You can also unlock, S-OFF, root, ROM and everything else like you said, although the Rezound is a little more complicated than to S-OFF than just using a toolkit it is doable with some homework and a little Linux knowledge, but to be honest, GSM works fine (Edge data only, 3G/4G higher possible with significant tweaking on some GSM carriers) on the stock 4.5.605.14 ROM.
If you know you will likely be activating this on a GSM carrier, why not get a phone designed for that right off the bat? Several unlocked GSM phones can be purchased for around the same price as the Rez, like the Galaxy Nexus, Sony Xperia S, HTC Sensation, Samsung GS2 GT-I9100 or similar phones. Don't get me wrong, I love the Rezound, but for ease of use on a GSM carrier with full 3G data you migh be better off looking at a phone suited to that purpose.
Yes, it's doable, just know what you are in for...
Thanks you.SO much! I've done wire tricks on some phones before and I think I'm learning that is the challenge here, but I should be good. I appreciate the other thoughts as well. To your question, well, we have poor GSM coverage in a number of spots around here, even we my wife and I using it, and CDMA seems like a good emergency precaution.
Thanks again so much!!
vettejock99 said:
Thanks you.SO much! I've done wire tricks on some phones before and I think I'm learning that is the challenge here, but I should be good. I appreciate the other thoughts as well. To your question, well, we have poor GSM coverage in a number of spots around here, even we my wife and I using it, and CDMA seems like a good emergency precaution.
Thanks again so much!!
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Cool... Note that activating the Rezound on PagePlus requires significant "tweaking" and a donor PagePlus phone to clone the ESN/MEID, PagePlus will not activate the Rezound as it is, neither will any other CDMA carrier but Verizon, and even then they won't do it on a prepaid plan. People have mentioned before that Cricket will do it, but the results have been mixed.
As long as you are aware of the issues and what you might need to do, go for it. Although for use as a video player, I would recommend an extended battery, the screen time on a standard battery is >2 hours. :/
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Cool... Note that activating the Rezound on PagePlus requires significant "tweaking" and a donor PagePlus phone to clone the ESN/MEID, PagePlus will not activate the Rezound as it is, neither will any other CDMA carrier but Verizon, and even then they won't do it on a prepaid plan. People have mentioned before that Cricket will do it, but the results have been mixed.
As long as you are aware of the issues and what you might need to do, go for it. Although for use as a video player, I would recommend an extended battery, the screen time on a standard battery is >2 hours. :/
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Excellent points. Yeah, I had a S3 on PP for a while and it was a pain - actually CDMA overall is a pain to me so I probably won't do it. Per your advice - looking for an extended battery right now!