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    Where is the best online place to purchase a Motorola (MB886) ATRIX HD?

    I'm looking to purchase an unlocked Motorola (MB886) ATRIX HD that I can use with my Straight Talk service. Where can I find this phone at the best price? Thank you!!!
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    Can I FORCE a download from the app store to my phone?

    I have the Samsung Galaxy Centura with operating system 4.0.4. I want to download the "My Disney Experience - WDW" app, which states it will work on Android 4.0 or above. But at the app store it says it's not compatible with my phone. I emailed the developer (I believe is Disney), but I'm...
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    Help Messaging 4.04

    Today I tried to send a picture text and it just hangs and says Sending.... I'm using the stock messaging app ([SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]Messaging 4.04
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    Help HTC One V wifi won't turn on. How do I fix it?

    I have a used HTC One V and it wifi won't turn on. It just says "Turning on Wi-Fi...." and then later says "Wi-Fi Error". Seems there's a problem inside the phone. The phone isn't supposed to be active (with Virgin Mobile) but I found out I can call people. Does the wifi not turn on because...
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    How to you change the battery and SIM card in a HTC One V

    I see how the bottom of the back on the HTC One V comes off revealing what I believe is the SD card slot. But where is the slot for the SIM card and where is the battery and how do you get to it? Thank you.
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    Do you need phone carrier service to get wifi to work?

    I purchased a HTC One V at a thrift store for $10 bucks. Got it home and found out that it's actually active on Virgin Mobile. Appears to be voice and text only. Can't get cricket browser to connect via 3G or wifi. When I try to turn on wifi it says "turning on" forever and then eventually...
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    Can you purchase Straight Talk $45/mo plans cheaper???

    I thought I read somewhere on this website, or maybe somewhere on the internet, for less than the normal price of $45/month. Can anyone tell me where these "refills" are sold cheaper, if there even is a legitimate place. Thanks.
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    Centura $29 at Walmart 8PM Thanksgiving

    If you are looking for the Samsung Centura it will be on sale on Thanksgiving at 8pm at Walmart for only $29. It's on page 15 of the black Friday ad.
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    Centura is the same as Samsung Discover (on Cricket Wireless)

    I read on this website that there is another phone identical to the Centura but by a different carrier. Samsung Discover, It's the same phone but on Cricket Wireless. So if you need a case, screen cover or charger you can also search for the "Discover"
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    How do I take a screenshot on my Centura?

    I thought all I had to do was press the power button and the down volume to take a screenshot, but it's not working........ so maybe I have it wrong. How do you do it? I've done it before but obviously forgot how. Thanks.
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    Looking for app that tells of "free app of the day"

    I checked the Play store, and found a couple apps that are supposed to tell you about apps that are free for the day (usually a paid app), but one of them wants access to WAY TOO MUCH personal info from my phone/contacts, etc. The other isn't compatible with my phone because I think the app is...
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    Is there an app to print from the Kindle app?

    My wife would like to print a couple recipes that she has via a kindle app. It doesn't look like there is a print function though. Is there another app the she can use to print out lines he has highlighted? Thanks.
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    Anyone else with wifi problems with Galaxy Centura?

    Since I got my Centura from Straight Talk in May it continues to give me a hard time with WIFI........ To the point that I only use the 3G..... and have for the past few months! Seems that it will connect to my home wifi but then the "wifi" thing at the top of the screen, near the battery and...
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    Backed up apk files.... can't figure out what app some are?

    I used App Backup & Restore to save the apk files of 17 of my favorite apps that I would be lost without. The program saves them to my SD card and then I backed that up to dropbox. When I logged into dropbox I see the files. A lot of them the app name is in the file name, but others are not...
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    App to analyze what's being transmitted with my wifi?

    I NEVER EVER use wifi on my Samsung Galaxy Centura because the few times I've turned it on something (somethings) must be going on in the background that totally hog up the CPU of my phone....... Therefore I can't do anything. I would like to be able to use this to get to the Play Store vs...