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    Skype stuck as default dialer for speed dial widgets

    Samsung Galaxy S6 running Android 6.0.1 on VZW. I use third party one-touch phone dial widgets, such as SpeedDial - so that I have a screenful of icons that dial the numbers. I went abroad last week and somehow Skype took over as the dialer app for these widgets, instead of the standard phone...
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    Help Phone icon keeps disappearing

    Hi, Samsung Galaxy S3, KitKat, VZW. I have the phone icon in the bottom row, the row of icons that stays there when you switch from one screen to another. But it keeps disappearing and I keep having to add it back in. Any idea what's going on? Thanks! - bill.
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    Help WiFi 2.4GHz vs 5GHz issue

    Hi, I have a WiFi router which can be switched between 2.4GHz and 5GHz but not both at the same time (not dual band). Our internet connection is a 50Mbps cable modem. We live in an old NYC apartment with thick masonry walls. At 2.4GHz there's lots of interference and connections are flaky...
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    New email msg notifications don't go away

    Hi folks, Samsung Galaxy S3 on Verizon Wireless. I use the stock email app to do email with my hosted domain server (secureserver.net). The problem I have is with new message notifications. The notifications will say X new messages. I tap it; it goes to the email app and I read the...
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    Help phone keypad problem

    Hi, I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 on VZW. Often when I make a call that requires keypad presses (e.g. for menu selection), I touch the keypad icon, but the keypad goes blank when my finger approaches it, then reappears (after a couple of seconds) when I pull my finger away. I have to hang up...
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    Help Email notification problem

    Hi folks. I have a Galaxy S3 on VZW. Recently installed the Jelly Bean update. I use the stock email app with my hosted email server, which is a standard POP3. It shows the notification icon when new messages appear. I will go to the email app and look at them (though not open them -...
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    Help Email server syncing

    I just got the S3 on VZW. One thing bugs me about the email app: I have Outlook on my PC, and my setup is to download messages from the server to my PC and then delete them from the server. (This is a POP account.) On all of my previous handsets (last one was Moto Droid 2 running...
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    Email app - don't want to sync with server

    I just got the Samsung Galaxy S3 (running Ice Cream Sandwich). Fantastic device, but one thing about the stock email app bugs me. I have a POP email server and use Outlook on my PC. Outlook downloads email to my PC and deletes it from the server. The stock email app on the S3 insists on...
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    Blockbuster on Xoom?

    Does anyone know if the Blockbuster android app will work on the Xoom tablet? We are looking to buy a tablet that will work with a movie service that does downloads as well as streaming (for long plane rides) and has a good selection of content. Thanks!
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    Music tracks in alpha order on Droid 2 when ripping LPs via Audacity

    Hi, I have a Droid 2 Global Edition. I have been using a USB turntable to digitize LPs into MP4 files, then transferring the files to my Droid. I am doing the transfers simply by dragging the folder for the album over to the Droid (top level directory) using Windows Explorer. The problem...
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    can't create calendar entry

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    Help can't create calendar entry

    I can't create a new entry in Calendar. When I long-click on a time and select New Event, it says "You must synchonize a calendar before creating a new event." OK, so I try syncing to my Google account. But when I go into Settings in my Google account (Settings, Accounts, Google) I only...
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    Help how to copy and paste?

    I have a new Droid 2 Global and am trying to figure out how to do something that ought to be simple: copy a phone number or email address from Contacts and paste it into a text or email message. Is there a way to do this? Thanks.
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    No audio equalizer?

    Howdy. I just got the brand new Droid 2 Global, trading up (WAY up) from a BlackBerry Tour. The audio settings for my earbuds show "audio effects" that can be enabled, but the only one that works is "effects profile", which is a "sound stage" stereo separation thing. The other two are Surround...
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    Droid 2 Global: no audio equalizer?

    Howdy. I just got the brand new Droid 2 Global, trading up (WAY up) from a BlackBerry Tour. The audio settings show "audio effects" that can be enabled, but the only one that works is "effects profile", which is a "sound stage" stereo separation thing. The other two are Surround and...
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