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    Root Fascinate Won't Boot

    I have a fascinate running 2.2 Blackhole ROM, no theme. The battery had been draining in 2 hours. Was thinking of trying a different ROM to see if that would help with battery drain, tried to do a factory reset on the phone, now it won't turn on. Stuck at the Samsung Boot screen. I tried to...
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    Think I bought a Lemon Fascinate off Craigslist

    I bought a Fascinate on Craigslist. I've bought and sold more than 20 phones that way, this is the first time I've been burned. Here's a list of problems with the phone, I haven't been on the Fascinate for a while, so maybe you guys can tell me there's a quick fix for all this... 1. Phone...
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    Help Palm Pre wifi hotspot for Galaxy Tab

    Anyone currently using a Palm Pre Plus on Verizon as a mobile hotspot for the Galaxy Tab? I can get the Tab to see the Pre's hotspot and connect to it, but I can't get it to open web pages. Just wondered if there's a setting I'm missing.
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    Root New to Fascinate - Best ROMs

    Hi all. I just moved to the Samsung Fascinate from the Droid X. I'm looking for ROMs compatible with DL09. On the X, I used ROM's that improved speed and battery life. Can anyone recommend a ROM that specifically improves those features? Right now I'm running DL09_supah_clean_04 ROM. It's...
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    Root Can't Install Update - Please Help

    I was running Rubix 1.9.0. Never installed the leak .320. I flashed back to my original Nand Backup - the one I did first thing after I rooted the phone, before I ever installed any themes or ROMs. I then used z4 to unroot. Did a factory reset, downloaded the OTA update and attempted to...
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    Root Directions for accepting OTA with System Version 2.3.15

    This is the first OTA I've been involved with as a rooted Droid X user. Can someone give explicit directions for how to accept the OTA? Background: I'm rooted, deodexed, running Rubix Focused 1.9.0 with the BlackAndroid theme. By System Version says: Version.2.3.15.MB810.Verizon.en.US...
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    Root DroidX Newb - advantages to flashing a ROM

    I root all my phones for various reasons, and have flashed ROM's before on the original Droid. On that device there were clear reasons to flash ROM's and since the community was ginormous, there was lots of information about the stability of various ROM's. So I'm new to the DroidX and...
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    Root Need a little help...

    I rooted a friend's Evo. He's running his Evo on 2.2 and is getting notices to update his OS. The only thing he wants to be able to do is run Wifi tether - he's not really interested in running ROM's. Because I don't have an Evo, I don't keep up with what's going on over here (I have a Droid...
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    Accessories Seidio Active Case - colors available on Amazon

    I just got my Seidio Active case in burgundy from Amazon.com. Seidio's site still lists them as Coming Soon: seidioonline.com But Amazon is selling them already. Weird. They have blue and burgundy and black available. Amazon.com: droid x case seidio active
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    Help Fascinate Issues - battery and camera

    I've had my Fascinate for a week and am having some trouble - actually, lots of trouble with it. Any suggestions are welcome: 1. At night I close out all running programs except Zeam - which I'm using as a home replacement since LauncherPro doesn't play nicely with the Fascinate (too much...
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    Help Droid X and SweeterHome

    Just an FYI for anyone who likes to play around with alternate launchers and UI's. I installed SweeterHome on my Droid X (like I've done on the Motorola Droid, Eris, and Incredible), and it was not happy. No forcecloses, it allowed me to browse themes for a while, but then my phone became...
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    Help Wifi Issues - Can't Resolve

    I've been reading the wifi threads on here, the Verizon forums, and the Motorola site forums. I've changed the router settings on my home wifi router according to directions found on those sites. For the first time today, I tried wifi at a different location. It worked perfectly at first, but...
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    Root Help with Root after Factory Reset

    I had a Droid Incredible, rooted, no custom ROMs installed. I sold the phone. Before I did, I did a factory reset, to remove my data from the phone but maintain root status for the new user. The guy who bought the phone from me is having trouble accessing the mobile network now. We had a...
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    Help Battery issues or battery meter?

    I bought the Seidio 1750MaH battery. I fully charged it then bump charged it. With medium usage it went from 100% to 5% in less than 6 hours. When I plugged it in to charge, he battery meter read fully charged in less than 10 minutes. I left it plugged overnight while turned off, and the...
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    Need Help Finding Travel App!!

    I'm road tripping with 3 kids next week and am looking for an app that will tell me what restaurants, gas stations, parks, attractions are at each exit along the way - hopefully with the ability to look ahead on our route and find things. Any suggestions?
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    Help Google Voice Notification Stuck in Notification Bar

    I've factory reset my phone 3 times today for data problems and push email issues. Since the last time, I have a voicemail icon in my notification bar, clicking on it tells me to call my GV number to hear 3 messages. I cleared the messages in the GV app,but the notification wont go away. It...
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    Options to Replacing Eris for Silent Bug

    Just wanted to let everyone know what happened after I replaced my Eris 3 times for the Silent Bug. I kept getting a refurbished device and the silent bug would pop up a few days after receiving it. Probably because Verizon is just factory resetting silent bug devices and then sending them...
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    Help Eris to Ally - User opinions

    I have had the silent bug on my Eris through 4 devices. Verizon finally offered to replace my device with an Ally. Can anyone who has made the switch from Eris to Ally weigh I'm with their opinions on the differences between the 2 and whether or not you like the device? I loved my Eris until...
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    Help Sync only certain contacts from Facebook, not all

    Is there a way to sync only certain contacts with Facebook? I have over 200 Facebook friends, but only call a small fraction of them. Thanks.
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    Soft keys - are they supposed to light up?

    I'm on my 3rd Eris - replaced each one for the silent bug. This one hasn't gone silent yet, but the soft keys (home, menu, back, and search) don't light up. Major PITA when using the phone at night. When I took it back to Verizon,they said the buttons aren't supposed to light up. Now I'm...
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    SweeterHome Beta 2 on Eris

    I've been reading a lot of posts about different launchers on the Droid Eris - LauncherPro, Home++, ADW, and Zeam. I'm using SweeterHome Beta 2. It was tough to figure out, but the end results are exactly the phone you want. If you are bored of your current launcher, this one provides endless...
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    Root Help with rooting

    Hi guys. I'm new to the Eris forums having just traded my Motorola Droid for the Eris. I had my Droid rooted, running Ultimate Droid ROM and over clocked to 800MHz. I'm reading through the forum postings here and feeling like I arrived a little late to the party... Couple questions. 1. Is...
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    Prepare Moto Droid for resale - Help

    I want to sell my Motorola Droid. I currently have it rooted running the Ultimate Droid ROM, wifi tethering installed, and overclocked to 800MHz. My question is, do I have to do a factory reset in order to sell it?or, can I just log out of the phone. I'd like to be able to sell it as a rooted...
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    Anyone else having issues with dropped calls on the Eris?

    I had Verizon about 2 years ago before I switched to AT&T for the iPhone. I can't remember ever having issues with dropped calls before, and that's what made me come back to Verizon from AT&T. However, since I'm back I'm having all kinds of trouble with dropped calls. I'm dropping 1-2 calls...
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    Help Eris is running very hot, battery depleting very quickly

    I just got the Eris yesterday and am surprised at how fast the battery depletes. I'm an ex-iPhone user, so I'm used to living with lots of battery chargers (I had to charge my iPhone 2x/day), but the Eris was 100% charged this morning at 6am, and down to 20% by 9:30. My phone is sleeping 45%...