LOL@you guys that think this tweet is anymore than them trying to get people to stop asking them about it. People are just hoping something gets said so badly that they are basically making up things at this point. Maybe 1st means something! This isn't LOST people.
If it was LOST, it would have been released on 08/15 at 4:16 with a pre-order period of 109 minutes.
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I could be wrong, but I believe the extended holiday return policy EXCLUDES the iPhone.
I'd suggest you check on that unless you want to be stuck with an iPhone.
Saw your reply and decided to call VZW again. Spoke with a different CSR (obviously) and she said the Holiday Return Policy covers ALL phones and tablets. She said it also makes no difference that I purchased online, return process is the same i.e. take phone to store, pay restocking fee, walk out with Nexus.
Before hanging up I asked if there was release date updates. She laughed, said no news.
Step 4: The only two bloats in history that are somewhat useful.
VZW Backup = If you don't have 3 backup copies of your data and at least one of them off site you don't have a backup. I'll take it and give it a whirl.
Others might have a different experience, but I'd avoid Backup Assistant. On my girlfriend's Droid X, it tried to take over storage of her contacts and fought a bitter battle with the vastly superior Google Contacts sync. No good came of it.
Regarding britishturbo, his tweets sure would be nice to believe...pardon my ignorance, but has he been right about anything else before?
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Originally Posted by keatre From a dev standpoint -
Be careful asking "dumb" or "noob" questions on developer forums. If you are unsure of a process, please read and use the search button as much as possible. Some forums are kinder to 'noobs' than others, so just be aware. If you are berated for asking a 'dumb' question, chances are it has been answered numerous times.
This thread is very friendly/lovable and all, but devs generally dont have time to answer the difference between root and unlock bootloaders when they're looking for issues in their software.
I'm trying not to sound like the "get off my lawn" guy, but we all know the feeling of 'that guy' who comes in and askes the question that the first sticky post answers. The search button is your friend!
Cheers Nexusers.
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The ONE SINGLE THING I LOVE the most about this place is the LACK OF the "Use The Search Police!!!!!
Too many forums are rought with these kind of rude replies and I have yet to see a hint of it here until today.
There seems to be a fantastic "good people" to "use the search police" ratio on this board than any other board I am a member of and they are many.
If I see a post that some poor soul needed to, or should have used the search for and do not feel like doing it for him and providing the link I just move on allowing him to perhaps figure it out avoiding the added clutter the "Use The Search" post would have added anyway.
To me seeing the UTS police just gives the forum a bad taste in its mouth.
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Saw your reply and decided to call VZW again. Spoke with a different CSR (obviously) and she said the Holiday Return Policy covers ALL phones and tablets. She said it also makes no difference that I purchased online, return process is the same i.e. take phone to store, pay restocking fee, walk out with Nexus.
Before hanging up I asked if there was release date updates. She laughed, said no news.
Headline: Verizon Customer Shot After Asking About A Phone Release
Followed by another headline: 'Going Verizonal' Now Pop Phrase
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I'm glad you brought up the barometer. I've been meaning to get the feedback of the community on this one.
What benefit is a barometer on a phone to me? I can't imagine using it. I don't predict the weather, I have Weatherbug for that.
When I first heard about the barometer being on the Gnex I was like AWESOME! Then I was like really? Now I'm like meh.
I know there has been lots of posts about the barometer. My Garmin 76CSx has a barometric altimeter. Cant have one of those without a barometric sensor. They have to be calibrated due to atmospheric pressure changes and are still only so accurate. They may not be exact, but they are a good guideline. All things being equal, a a vertical change of only a few feet is detected. If it reads that I am at 900 feet above sea level, I might actually be at 902 or 910 or 870, I donno exactly how accurate it is, but I know I am not at 700 feet.
So, I see this inclusion as another tool for developers to use for various features in app, including 3d maps, topo maps, hiking, cycle riding, and who know what all.
A barometric altimeter, used along with a topographic map, can help to verify one's location. It is more reliable, and often more accurate, than a GPS receiver for measuring altitude; GPS altimeters may be unavailable, for example, when one is deep in a canyon, or may give wildly inaccurate altitudes when all available satellites are near the horizon. Because the barometric pressure changes with the weather, hikers must periodically recalibrate their altimeters when they reach a known altitude, such as a trail junction or peak marked on a topographical map. "
Just a glimpse of maybe why a barometer.
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did you notice on the last page of the tear down they find some samsung RAM, and its 4GB's worth? what gives, anyone know what that memory is used for? doesn't the Razr only have 1GB of RAM? why would it have a 4GB ram chip? Chip info below:
Samsung K3PE7E700M-XGC1 4Gb LPDDR2 RAM
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The ONE SINGLE THING I LOVE the most about this place is the LACK OF the "Use The Search Police!!!!!
Too many forums are rought with these kind of rude replies and I have yet to see a hint of it here until today.
There seems to be a fantastic "good people" to "use the search police" ratio on this board than any other board I am a member of and they are many.
If I see a post that some poor soul needed to, or should have used the search for and do not feel like doing it for him and providing the link I just move on allowing him to perhaps figure it out avoiding the added clutter the "Use The Search" post would have added anyway.
To me seeing the UTS police just gives the forum a bad taste in its mouth.
i prefer to just use the search function myself and link them to the results. this shows them that searching was the best option, but still helps them out in the mean time.
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I will say that I have this issue. If I pause music. It will hiss for for a couple seconds, or in really low voume music, I will hear the interference. I also don't really like how it "improves" the bass. I use it in my car, and the bass comes out as muddled when I had no problem with my Dinc.
A couple other small issues i have. I really dislike how "flush" the power and volume buttons are, very hard to use at times. I dislike the small ridge that is around the screen (the rubber gasket on the screen), and the screen seems more smudgy than the SGSII that I used for a while.
None of these are huge issues, but I definitely won't be keeping it. Even if the GNex was delayed, I would return it and wait.
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Others might have a different experience, but I'd avoid Backup Assistant. On my girlfriend's Droid X, it tried to take over storage of her contacts and fought a bitter battle with the vastly superior Google Contacts sync. No good came of it.
Yeh, I hear you, I said a whirl eh? Thanks for the info.......
edit: I posted before I read the article, clearly DL feels the same way, haha.
I couldn't have said it better myself, and I quote:
"so let me get this straight. VZW sees fit to release a phone that has a pretty annoying bug that permeates through it's most advertised and touted feature... BUT the G-Nex, which has already been released by the world, who's volume rocker bug, which only happens in 2g and Google already has a fix for, must be held back for further testing?
Or when VZW released an update for the t-bolt that did away with voicemail notification?
come on, vzw, just release the damn thing, or just say you hate the nexus devices because they won't build revenue for you (ie, bloatware, supporting the droid brand)"
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I will say that I have this issue. If I pause music. It will hiss for for a couple seconds, or in really low voume music, I will hear the interference. I also don't really like how it "improves" the bass. I use it in my car, and the bass comes out as muddled when I had no problem with my Dinc.
A couple other small issues i have. I really dislike how "flush" the power and volume buttons are, very hard to use at times. I dislike the small ridge that is around the screen (the rubber gasket on the screen), and the screen seems more smudgy than the SGSII that I used for a while.
None of these are huge issues, but I definitely won't be keeping it. Even if the GNex was delayed, I would return it and wait.
ugh sounds like the issue i had with my Bionic. one of the main reasons i returned it aside from shutting off and losing 4G connectivity.
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The ONE SINGLE THING I LOVE the most about this place is the LACK OF the "Use The Search Police!!!!!
Too many forums are rought with these kind of rude replies and I have yet to see a hint of it here until today.
There seems to be a fantastic "good people" to "use the search police" ratio on this board than any other board I am a member of and they are many.
If I see a post that some poor soul needed to, or should have used the search for and do not feel like doing it for him and providing the link I just move on allowing him to perhaps figure it out avoiding the added clutter the "Use The Search" post would have added anyway.
To me seeing the UTS police just gives the forum a bad taste in its mouth.
I couldn't agree more.
But don't expect that on other forums - and generally, when people have problems relating to root/bootloader/software they visit other forums where those rules are enforced mainly for the reason I provided.
A majority of people enjoy the nice environment this board offers, which is mainly the reason this thread is so large in comparison to others.
Any malice or negative connotation taken from my original post was not intended; mainly for informational use only.
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I couldn't have said it better myself, and I quote:
"so let me get this straight. VZW sees fit to release a phone that has a pretty annoying bug that permeates through it's most advertised and touted feature... BUT the G-Nex, which has already been released by the world, who's volume rocker bug, which only happens in 2g and Google already has a fix for, must be held back for further testing?
Or when VZW released an update for the t-bolt that did away with voicemail notification?
come on, vzw, just release the damn thing, or just say you hate the nexus devices because they won't build revenue for you (ie, bloatware, supporting the droid brand)"
Yeah, I see your point, but the testers seem to be hinting at connectivity issues being the problem, so not sure it was the volume bug holding it up.
OH NO, my seat belt is broken, let me borrow yours?
Of course! Hop in! Safety first....and on that note..
Let's make the mods days a little easier. Excitement may be building, but let's try to avoid the manic depression that (may) follow. Feel free to PM me your frustrations; i'll probably be feeling the same way and we can get through this pre-release together. And that way, the mods can have more time to scour the internet for scraps like the rest of us.
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did you notice on the last page of the tear down they find some samsung RAM, and its 4GB's worth? what gives, anyone know what that memory is used for? doesn't the Razr only have 1GB of RAM? why would it have a 4GB ram chip? Chip info below:
Samsung K3PE7E700M-XGC1 4Gb LPDDR2 RAM
That's a 4Gb or Gigabit, each byte is 8 bits, so you must divide that by 8 to get the # of bytes.
If you do the math, that's a 512MB (MegaByte) or 0.5GB (GigaByte).
So it looks like there are two separate 512MB (MegaByte) chips, for a total of 1GB (GigaByte) or 8Gb (Gigabit)
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did you notice on the last page of the tear down they find some samsung RAM, and its 4GB's worth? what gives, anyone know what that memory is used for? doesn't the Razr only have 1GB of RAM? why would it have a 4GB ram chip? Chip info below:
Samsung K3PE7E700M-XGC1 4Gb LPDDR2 RAM
4Gb not 4GB
4Gb = 512GB
I think, it's 8 b(its) to a B(yte)
edit: ninja'd
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edit: I posted before I read the article, clearly DL feels the same way, haha.
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Funny! Wonder if OTD, or others who jumped to the Rez (brad?) has experienced this.
yes. very irksome. this rez has quite a bit of weight on it. not being able to use the headphones while talking gets the hand tired if held up for an extended time.
The ONE SINGLE THING I LOVE the most about this place is the LACK OF the "Use The Search Police!!!!!
Too many forums are rought with these kind of rude replies and I have yet to see a hint of it here until today.
There seems to be a fantastic "good people" to "use the search police" ratio on this board than any other board I am a member of and they are many.
If I see a post that some poor soul needed to, or should have used the search for and do not feel like doing it for him and providing the link I just move on allowing him to perhaps figure it out avoiding the added clutter the "Use The Search" post would have added anyway.
To me seeing the UTS police just gives the forum a bad taste in its mouth.
+1
That said and for example, XDA-developers.com has an official policy to use the search or to not ask questions in developer threads. I think their idea is that they don't want "what does root mean?" in threads with specific patch instructions or that sort of thing. So some questions in some threads end in a lot of pain.
This goes to the heart of something said earlier and it's why I'm replying - if anyone is maybe a little new to rooting or just want to be sure or whatnot, our All Things Root forum for the Nexus is a users helping users venue, with links and pointers to various good stuff on the developers' websites and often to our own group of very fine developers here at AF. The people posting that stuff here are already developer-site savvy and will have done the heavy lifting for you, are likely to be pals you've made here, and that makes rooting far easier.
So, if anyone is new to rooting and intimidated by developer site rules, relax and have no fear, AF is the place for you.
Thank you!
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That's a 4Gb or Gigabit, each byte is 8 bits, so you must divide that by 8 to get the # of bytes.
If you do the math, that's a 512MB (MegaByte) or 0.5GB (GigaByte).
So it looks like there are two separate 512MB (MegaByte) chips, for a total of 1GB (GigaByte) or 8Gb (Gigabit)
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Originally Posted by clearym
4Gb not 4GB
4Gb = 512GB
I think, it's 8 b(its) to a B(yte)
edit: ninja'd
i of all people should have caught that, in my speedy skimming i didn't even think about that lol.
I will say that I have this issue. If I pause music. It will hiss for for a couple seconds, or in really low voume music, I will hear the interference. I also don't really like how it "improves" the bass. I use it in my car, and the bass comes out as muddled when I had no problem with my Dinc.
A couple other small issues i have. I really dislike how "flush" the power and volume buttons are, very hard to use at times. I dislike the small ridge that is around the screen (the rubber gasket on the screen), and the screen seems more smudgy than the SGSII that I used for a while.
None of these are huge issues, but I definitely won't be keeping it. Even if the GNex was delayed, I would return it and wait.
The Thunderbolt pulled a "sinking power button" trick where as you use it the power button rebounds less and less to the point where mine is almost flush now. HTC said they wouldn't do that on other phones at the time. I guess they decided they would just design it that way instead.
Makes it hard to hit the power button inside a Seidio case. Unfortunate to hear that the power button the Rezound isn't more pronounced.
There were a few articles floating around about how to fix this on the Thunderbolt, I wonder if you could use any of those "fixes" to make the Rezound button stand out more.
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You need a root exploit to root a phone without unlocking the bootloader. Until a root exploit is found for ICS, the only way to root it will be through the bootloader.
I'm confident an exploit will be found, the question is just how long it will take.
Under what circumstances would it be worth the effort to find saidroot exploit that doesn't use the bootloader unlock feature of a Nexus device? OEMfastboot unlock or whatever it is, seems so easy. What's the benefit of rooting without just unlocking the bootloader?
I'm fairly new to this ROM flashing business. I followed a detailed guide to root and run CM7 on my OG Droid just a few months ago.
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That's a 4Gb or Gigabit, each byte is 8 bits, so you must divide that by 8 to get the # of bytes.
If you do the math, that's a 512MB (MegaByte) or 0.5GB (GigaByte).
So it looks like there are two separate 512MB (MegaByte) chips, for a total of 1GB (GigaByte) or 8Gb (Gigabit)
Please help non tech savvy person out. I'm sooooo lost.
Yeah, I see your point, but the testers seem to be hinting at connectivity issues being the problem, so not sure it was the volume bug holding it up.
My question is were the connectivity issues better or worse than EVERY other LTE phone release prior to RAZR and ReZound. Wouldn't be surprised if even they have their own little connectivity quirks, but my experience with Droid Charge and understanding of other LTE phones so far has been that VZW LTE is awesome, but there are still quirks when it comes to holding a data connection to it 100% of the time. Wouldn't be surprised if such issues aren't even fully devices fault as infrastructure could be a bit glitchy still also in this regard.
Don't think any have been totally unreliable, just not 100%.
Oh, yeah, I've got a new MacBook, definitely an Intel. How did you do it? Is there a general one-click root method?
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The Thunderbolt puled a "sinking power button" trick where as you use it the power button rebounds less and less to the point where mine is almost flush now. HTC said they wouldn't do that on other phones at the time. I guess they decided they would just design it that way instead.
Makes it hard to hit the power button inside a Seidio case. Unfortunate to hear that the power button the Rezound isn't more pronounced.
There were a few articles floating around about how to fix this on the Thunderbolt, I wonder if you could use any of those "fixes" to make the Rezound button stand out more.
Thanks for the info. I have every intention of returning it, so I'll avoid the flush button fixes for now.
One last thing about the rezound. I'm not thrilled they went with the same back as the incredible. I hope that they improved the material, because I would always carry extra batteries. By the end of my Dinc's life, i had 2 cracks in the back casing from switching batteries often.
Edit: I have to say a couple good things. The bettina (better than retina) display is very nice to look at, and it is narrower than the SGSII, which makes it easier to hold.
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My question is were the connectivity issues better or worse than EVERY other LTE phone release prior to RAZR and ReZound. Wouldn't be surprised if even they have their own little connectivity quirks, but my experience with Droid Charge and understanding of other LTE phones so far has been that VZW LTE is awesome, but there are still quirks when it comes to holding a data connection to it 100% of the time. Wouldn't be surprised if such issues aren't even fully devices fault as infrastructure could be a bit glitchy still also in this regard.
Don't think any have been totally unreliable, just not 100%.
Mine is horrific at work, constantly cycling. I actually switch to 3G some days because I have had enough of it. But I know mine is low signal due to the building. Outside, it is very reliable. I am hopeful as the LTE radio tech progresses, this goes away. We will see.
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