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    Root Best Custom Rom to help GPS?

    Hey everybody, I have had my Captivate for a while and I just started driving. I realized that GPS would be VERY helpful. Which custom ROMS would you recommend for me? I really am just hoping that it fixes the GPS, I know a lot of people are saying a custom Rom WON'T fix GPS, but I am willing...
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    Tethering Question

    Hello, I have had my Captivate for quite sometime. The thing I am always nervous to do is tether to my laptop, because I am afraid AT&T will spring a charge on me. So I had 2 questions. Can I tether with a 3rd party app that I buy from the market with no additional fee? ( easy tetherpro ) or...
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    Help My GPS Works

    The only problem is when it reroutes! It takes about 30 seconds to get to the point where it will talk, then it will reroute itself and just mess up!!! I know this is pretty dumb, but is there anyways to prevent rerouting manually?
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    Captivate Only 49.99 At Amazon

    Amazon.com: Samsung Captivate Android Phone (AT&T): Cell Phones & Service Just found that deal, if anybody is iffy on this phone, I say go for it!
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    Battery Life

    Okay, well I know battery sucks, but I have thought about it. The battery lasts me well over 3-4 days when it is just off... and when I use it A LOT it gets me through the day with a bit more than 35%. And when I say a LOT I mean watching a couple videos, listening to about 2 hours of music...
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    PhantomSkinz Water Under Protector?

    Well, today I applied my Phantomskin and it seems there is water under the protector... Its hard to describe but there are just a couple of splotches of tiny water... Should I reapply or just let it stand? And for how long?
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    Specific Question

    Well I have about 60 phone contacts and would like to link those to facebook contacts. All 60 of them are my friends on Facebook, but I don't want to turn on Sync Contacts for facebook because that will add around 300 unwanted contacts.... So just to cut this down, I want to link 60 Phone...
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    Noob Question

    Well, I have read many things and they all require ADB. I was wondering what exactly is ADB, how can I install/use it, and does my phone need ROOT to use ADB?
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    Is there a tap tap/ good guitar hero like game?

    Well I really enjoyed Tap Tap for the iPhone/iPod, but I tried Guitar Hero 5 and WHAT A WASTE OF MONEY. So now I just want to know if there are any GOOD games like that?
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    Root Easiest Way To Root And UnRoot!

    I take absolutely NO Credit in this, nor do I even know if this is posted but. [PROGRAM] One Click Root / UnRoot for AT&T Captivate - xda-developers Just look at that, you can root just buy downloading, connecting, and clicking!
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    Why I have the Captivate and had the iPhone

    Well, I have/had BOTH the iPhone 4 and Captivate... And I also have an iPod touch. And I just thought to myself... why does the iPhone 4 seem so redundant and honestly... nothing special. I then realized it was EXACTLY the same as my iPod touch. I mean neither made calls, they had the same...
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    iPhone 4 vs Captivate

    Warning: This is a VERY long post, I honestly suggest skimming or not reading this at all! :) Okay, so I have seen many people contemplating between the iPhone 4 and Captivate. Seeing as these are easily the best options for an AT&T smartphone I felt like my input may be somewhat helpful...
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    AT&T Exchange

    Well my phone has been overheating a lot, and I am planning to return this. Does anybody know how this works? Like do I have to pay a fee? Or do I get a refurbished phone or what?
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    Heating Issues?

    Well whenever I charge my phone my phone heats up to 45 Degrees celcius and it worries me a bit... Any fixes or should I charge it a special way?
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    I am just cursed with screen protectors.

    Well its official, I am cursed. I have put 3 screen protectors on, and the first one the quality sucked and had scratches. The next was so so, but I had a coupon to zagg so I bought in invisble shield. OF COURSE, when I got it I put it on and there was a black dot in the middle of the screen...
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    Make part of a song a ringtone?

    So I have a song that I like (smooth criminal) and I would like the opening to be my ringtone. I have heard of ringdroid but it doesnt seem to work well on my phone... any others apps or ideas?
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    HD Photos and Videos

    So I like to show my phone to other people and I want to really WOW them with some great HD pics and Videos/Movies/Video clips. Does anyone have any Photos or Videos that I can download that look great on the Captivate? Thanks In Advance!
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    Another Noob Question- Sorry In Advance

    Hey, sorry I am being such a noob with a bunch of these probably simple questions, but I am very new to high tech phones and I just kind of want to get the most use out of my phone. What is DLNA and how do I use it. I see people connecting phones to there TV wirelessly, and although it seems a...
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    What exactly is google voice?

    I am curious in what it is. They say it is a great app, but can somebody explain to me what it is and what it does?
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    WiFi

    Does WiFi turn off when the screen is off? And also, I have juicedefender and I enabled Turn 3G on while screen is on, does that mean that it shuts off when the screen is off?
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    Screen Protector Review

    I picked up a gadget guard (full body) for 13.97 from eBay user jusage. You can also order it from iPhone, iPod, Cell Phone, Cases, Screen Protectors, Shields, Covers by Invisible Gadget Guard. So I received this, steamed up a room for 10 minutes and then made a little bit of a solution...
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    Simplest Way To Side Load Apps

    I don't know if this was already posted and I am sorry if it was, but I would just like to show people how to sideload apps NOT using root and in very simple words. 1. Download Droid Explorer for your system. (de - Release: Droid Explorer 0.8.7.0 Beta) 2. Now, go to your phone...
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    Wow

    I love this phone so much! It all combines for the best experience using a phone, but I am actually pretty upset. I left my phone on FULLY charged on over night. Next thing in the morning it is dead. Any help? I don't think I got a bad battery because it has been lasting through the day
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    Launcher Pro main screen

    I want my launcher pro default screen to be 4, but it says I have to restart launcher pro. When I restart it it takes me to touch wiz (even when I put Launcher pro as a default)
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    Help Save Pictures to SD Card

    Hey, so I just want to save pictures to my SD card rather than my cellphone memory, any way to do that?