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    Help using at&t s4 on t-mobile, better than using t-mobile s4 on t-mobile?

    Hi, I'm looking to get t-mobile service. Does it make much of a difference if I buy an at&t s4 phone and unlock it, vs. using a t-mobile s4? I unlocked one at&t phone and it can make calls, but not use data on t-mobile. what gives? Can I use the hot spot feature on the at&t phone? Can I put...
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    how much is a s4 with broken glass screen worth?

    Looking to buy an s3 on craigslist. Many with broken glass, but good digitizer. You can buy the 6$ kit on amazon and fix the screen, but are there often problems down the road... like 18-24 months later? Is $200 a fair price? Am I better off just spending 200$ on a new digitizer rather...
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    Help n7 stuck in bootloop, computer not recognizing device in fastboot mode

    Hi, I have the original nexus 7. The battery drained, and now it is stuck in a boot loop. I can get into fastboot mode, and have installed the driver on my mac and windows computer, but the computer is unable to recognize the tablet while its in fastboot mode, which is the only mode it can get...
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    Root best roms at thanksgiving

    I'll be visiting family for thanksgiving, and 3 of them are running CTMod 3.68 with the kernel that came out around that time. Want to know what I should flash on their phones as they all are having various issues, mostly FCs that might be fixed if they fixed permissions. What is the best...
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    Root [Sprint/Cricket] best ROMs At the moment

    What are the best ICS and JB roms at the moment? By best, I mean most stable, or reasonably stable. How much better are these roms over stock? I find stock a bit slow... thanks!
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    Root sprint visual voicemail on ctmod

    Is it possible to have the sprint visual voicemail app working on CTMod? How?
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    replacement battery marquee - recommendations what to buy

    Anyone bought a good replacement battery (to get better batterylife) on ebay? Any recommendations?
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    Root get the evo 4g LTE, sell it, use marquee

    Considering getting the EVO LTE, selling it, and then using a marquee on sprint from craigslist. Good plan? Saves 10$ a month, and I get a profit from selling the EVO LTE. What is the most commonly used ROM? What rom is most speedy? Is LG planning on releasing an official ICS RUU? What is...
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    Root marquee or evo lte?

    Thinking about getting the evo lte and then selling it and using the marquee. What do you think? According to my calculations in this spreadsheet, I could save 300$, as I wouldn't have to pay the $10 a month fee, and I could sell the evo lte for a profit, and then buy a marquee on...
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    best ROM for Hero these days (the last days)?

    So I am looking for a stable rom which I can install on my non-techie siblings phones. The latest AOSP ROM (from AOSP on XDA) seems to be stable, as well as CM 7.1RC, the .35 kernel is nice but it seems to break GPS and sometimes camera... Any recommendations for a stable ROM out there...
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    use for a hero without cell service: gift for 12 year old girl, best rom? apps? educational games?

    There are likely to be many heros around that do not have cell service as people upgrade to the 3d, etc. I have a hero that does not have cell service that a friend gave me a year ago. I want to fix it up in the next few weeks and give it to my 12 year old sister who does not have a phone...
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    rooting HeroC w/1.5 and flashing CWM

    Trying to help my Sister flash by giving directions through email etc. She has Android 1.5, She can do the androot method (I think), but then ROM Manager needs at least 1.6 - so that is not an option. What is the easiest way to flash a recovery on 1.5? Should she just do the Sprint Upgrade...
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    cisco vpn ipsec on android

    Any easy way to do this these days? I want to connect to my companies cisco vpn as I will be in china for 10 days...
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    anyone else not able to recieve sms messages? do I need to update my PRL?

    So I can send sms, but not receive. Anyone else having issues? Is this a sprint problem? Would it help if I update my PRL? If so, whats the best way to do that? Currently running AOSPmod 9.9.9.2
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    listen to my email via text-to-speech tts - how?

    I can do the speech-to-text, but I want to hear my email... text-to-speech - any ideas for the best way to do this? Running AOSP 9.9.2 -
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    mms not working in cm6 heroc

    Was running cm6 rc1 - just flashed nightly 144 - Cant send or receive picture MMS - flashed the MMS fix xda-developers - View Single Post - Discussion of Cyanogenmod Nightlies for Hero CDMA - still no luck. is it some configuration of settings in handcent? anyone else had this problem?
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    seeking tutorial for making android apps

    This is probably the wrong place to ask this, but has anyone come across any GOOD tutorials for making android apps? I have app inventor, but I want to make an app for the market...
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    auto rooter for 2.1? Does this exist?

    I loved Fresh's Auto rooter through the kitchen. Is there a similar solution for phones that have stock 2.1 on them? How long does the manual process take? 60 minutes?
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    best way to overclock fresh 2.3.3 ?

    What is the best way to overclock Fresh 2.3.3? I am just looking for something I can flash once and be done with it. Want it to make the phone faster and get better battery life. Is 710 kernel/OC Widget combo best? Looking for links... Thanks! looking for something like gumbo custom kernel...
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    best sip/VOIP programs to call US from wifi spots internationally -?

    Going to Canada and Peru for like 12 days next month. Want to use wifi to make calls back to the USA to avoid any roaming charges. I have google voice to send txt messages from those countries. Whats the best app to use VOIP to make a call? Fring synced with skype? Anyone had any in the field...
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    how can i use wired tether on fresh rom 2.1.2?

    Ok, this might be a simple question with a simple answer. I am using fresh 2.1.2 - what do I need on my computer (drivers?) - to be able to do WIRED tether? I am trying to use the wired tether that is built into the Fresh Rom 2.1.2 Thanks.
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    best radio for atlanta

    The latest radio on geekfor.me is quite bad in my area in North Atlanta area. I am interested in others experiences... I just installed the stock radio, and I have on average 2 more bars (from 1 to 3 bars). I am running Fresh Rom 2.1.2 (it rocks)
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    fresh rom 2.1.1 lags on receiving and making calls

    Is anyone noticing lag on this? My phone will start to ring, but then like 4 seconds later the option to accept the call will come up. Also, when dialing out I feel like it lags with Fresh 2.1.1 -- trying to use my phone as a phone!
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    handcent crashes with Fresh Rom 2.1.1

    Handcent is crashing on me (com.handcent.nextsms) when I try to compose a new message or view an old text message with Fresh 2.1.1 (which I just installed today) anyone else having this issue? Stock messaging app just says "Loading...." forever when I try to view an old txt. Any experienced...
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    watching winter olympics on andriod (live or not)

    What apps etc. are available for watching the oympics (live or not live) on andriod? There was a post on this a week plus ago... wondering if there are any updates.