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  1. akmsr

    Root question about backing up a rooted Nexus 6

    Hi all, A root newbie here. I'm rooted with twrp recovery. I have it read only mood I think. I made a nandroid with efs. Now I have the phone set up the way I want with couple of changes in build.prop etc. Now I want to back up an image in a way that down the road after flashing a different...
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    time to leave Metropcs probably

    well due to job situation i will probably move to a rural area for at least 6 months. checked the coverage and it says 2G :mad:. and this is exactly what it says Your 2G Coverage is: Satisfactory You can usually connect outdoors, sometimes in cars, and maybe in buildings. in reality i have...
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    tethering question for straight talk

    hi all, i am on metro unlimited plan that uses t-mobile towers. now i maybe moving in a rural area that has zero t-mobile coverage so i am shopping for a prepaid network that uses att towers. the location i checked in att and aio coverage maps shows from lte (best) to 4g (worst) and moderate...
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    question about coverage boost/sprint

    hi all, i have a puzzling question. i visited a rural area for a prospective temporary job offer and searched both boostmobiles and sprints coverage maps. here is what i found: voice = no coverage in both maps 3G data = no coverage in both maps 4GLTE = full on boost map and fair on sprint map...
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    how to get custom titles?

    hi i have been here for a while and noticed that some users have custom title under their name. i see that regular users become members, senior members etc. but nothing fancy like "check six " as one of the mods have. just curious how that happens. i saw guides having them too. anyone care to...
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    very lucrative option for metrpcs BYOP!

    last night i was watching the launching event of one + one. i collected the twitter images from the event and posted one plus one forum here. this is the first time i am jealous after getting my nexus 5. snapdragon 801 SOC @2.5Ghz. 3 GB ram 5.5" IPS LCD 1080x1920 resolution 401 dpi with touch...
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    A New Alternative with Nexus 5 pricing emerges.

    .....after seeing the one+ i was up late and tuned in to watch the live launching of that phone. even though it was in chinese but pictures speaks for themselves. i am very happy with nexus 5 but it is hard to resist. :o:(:(...
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    Root kernel discussion for nexus 5

    this is not to offend any developers or declaring kernel a is better than kernel b etc. i understand this kind of threads are forbidden on xda-forums and respect and understand their reasoning. so mods here please feel free to lock the thread if it breaks any rules. that being said noobs like...
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    for limited time sprint will pay ETF for switch

    [URL="http://phandroid.com/2014/04/03/starting-tomorrow-sprint-will-pull-a-t-mobile-and-pay-your-early-termination-fees-to-make-the-switch/"]Sprint to pull a
  10. akmsr

    first official hands-on video of S5

    was browsing and stumbled on the first hands-on video released by samsung. almost eight minutes. couple of things i noticed. you guys probably know all about it. fancy camera work where you can focus after taking the picture. ability to accelerate downloading using LTE and wifi at the same time...
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    google is going to address battery drain due to bug in the camera software

    as the title says. i checked the linked bug report thread and tried to find any other associated fixes...no dice. checked my phone, don't even have the process listed. now feeling impotent :p Google addresses Android 4.4.2 camera bug, says fix arriving in a future update
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    lowest GSM speeds in Florida!! come on out, we know you are there

    our resident bouncer Bruce expressed his wish in a different post to have a thread about the lowest GSM speeds. even though if was funny but it has certain kind of sad reality about it. so here it is ladies and gentlemen.... post your lowest GSM speedtest in Florida!! don't go cheating now...
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    nexus 5 antenna issue

    we all experienced somewhat weaker signal on our phone. it seems unless you have strong LTE in your location, its a hit or miss with the signal. even here we have some (including me) disappointed about this. i was browsing and landed on this complaint thread about this in google forums...
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    metropcs billing date question

    this month i was late couple of days to pay my bill. it was due on the first, i paid on the 3rd. service was disconnected for couple of days. no big deal. but i assumed since i paid on the 3rd it will carry over and next months bill will be due on the second or so. imagine my surprise receiving...
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    is there a difference in data speeds between metro GSM 3G and true tmobile 3G?

    hi all, i am on metro GSM 3G. my location does not have LTE. i switched to metro from boost couple of months ago. while researching before that i gathered that t-mobile 3G data speeds averages between 3~5 mbps down which i considered ok for me at that time. now after two months i figured out...
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    free music player for nexus 5

    as the title says. i was searching and saw that a player called 'mixzang' was praised. but i noticed that as of now it does not work in kitkat. saw the poweramp but only free trial. now i am using a media player called mx player that also plays audio but it is very limited. stock player, es...
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    Google is making nightlies!! well almost. 4.4.3 is out!!(rumor sorry)

    hi all first of all its not official yet. there is just a post on xda-forums that 4.4.3 came out. so far there is only 8 posts there. thread OP is compiling it. :D Android 4.4.3 is out - xda-developers hopefully better radio for me :tongue::dontknow: update: sorry guys it looks like...
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    sideloading 4.4.1 update hiccup

    hi all for five days i am using the nexus 5 stock (as it comes out of a box). i have sdk tools and latest usb drivers installed. i am transferring pics/videos back and forth with a vista laptop. today i decided to do the update. when i rebooted to recovery (stock) from CMD in vista, i see...
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    disappointment of a nexus 5 in metropcs!

    hi all, i received a nexus 5 today and promptly went to the neighborhood metropcs store and signed up for a new account with 60 $ unlimited plan. i planned this carefully for months :banghead: but it ended up somewhat disappointing. i am leaving boost for bad service at my location. barely any...
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    Root noob question about rooting

    hi an early christmas gift is landing a nexus 5 for me in couple of weeks :D which i want to activate on Metropcs. i'll root it too (just to have access to system). i'll use 'CF-autoroot' . last three weeks i have read countless threads here and xda forums and fairly certain i'll be ok. except...
  21. akmsr

    any gsm phones for boost mobile?

    hi all, as most prepaid carriers started selling gsm phones anticipating cdma signal shutdown by 2015, what is boost doing about it? anyone have any idea? thanks.
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    metro gsm/ t-mobile 3g speeds?

    hi all, I know the current trend is T-Mobile 4g for metro gsm phones BUT I am one of those poor saps that do not have T-Mobile 4g coverage :mad: according to the map. I am at 3g with three bars (strong 3g). on the flip side my location has 4glte from metro CDMA :confused: with data speed around...
  23. akmsr

    my dillemma, to switch or not to from boost to metro

    hi all, I live in south florida. currently with boost prevail 35$ a month plan. since sprint started rolling out 4g lte, the service went to dogs. dropped call, barely one signal bar at my location, 300 kbps down on 3g. on a bad day can't call my voice mail :mad:. I tether occasionally to my...