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    Root Removing apps (freezing?) proper way?

    So just rooted my phone and started getting rid of some apps/services that are useless to me. i used doomlord's exploit so my phone is still stock. from there i installed ES File Explorer, mounted /system, went to /system/app/ and renamed some .apk files to .apk.bak this seems to be...
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    How fast of a micro sdhc card will the phone support?

    can the s2 skyrocket support class 4? class 6? class 10? i know all of these cards will work, but can the samsung read/write that fast to the card?
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    can i remove or stop these services from auto startup?

    ATT Hotspots Att Navigator Social Hub (how can i remove this?) Media Hub (remove this also) WIFI Sharing manager
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    Brightness of web browser

    I love how high the brightness of the screen gets, however even with the browser brightness all the way up, its not nearly as bright as the menu/home screen/etc
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    Out of box benchmark slow???

    with Quadrant im getting 2100-2200, but from what im reading the SGS2 (non skyrocket) gets 3000+?
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    skyrocket now in stores for $149

    as you guys may or may not know, AT&T never sold the SGS2 in stores... today skyrocket was released and ATT Corp stores have it, for $149, picking mine up now.. just reserved it.. see ya in a few hr =) they said the "sale" was for only a few select areas.... im in southern california...
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    Plan to buy a SGS2 this weekend... some questions =(

    Buying a SG2 or LTE ver (AT&T) this weekend and have some questions before I buy one: 1) Does anybody use the built in VPN (IPSEC) and is it reliable? At times on my iphone I spend an hour or so connected to my work network using RDP (remote desktop) to connect to various...
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    AT&T not allowed by contract to sell SGSII in stores?

    According to a corporate AT&T store, they aren't allowed to sell the SGSII in stores in california per their contract with Apple??? wtf i can't even go into a store to play with one before i buy it?