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    Help Text Messagae and Phone call issues

    Hello everyone, I have an HTC EVO 4G and starting on July 21st I noted my text messages were acting up. I my text messages were failing when I sent them which caused me to resend text messages multiple times. In a four day span I would say I had 15-20 messages that "failed" when I tried sending...
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    Help No volume when I play my EVO videos on my Samsung HDTV

    I have a HTC EVO and I recorded many videos using my EVO. Using the usb cord I can connect the EVO to my Samsung tv to watch the videos, however there is no volume. Is there something I can do so that I can have volume with my videos when I watch them on the TV from my phone?
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    Help vibrating setting

    One thing I'm really not liking about the EVO is the ringing/vibrating settings. When I have the volume all the way up I want the vibrating option to be turned off. When I set the phone to vibrate I want it to vibrate. But since I have that option disbabled I have to go in and activate the...
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    What does it mean to be "rooted"?

    I've come across some web pages that talk about the evo being "rooted"...what does that mean?
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    sprint tv not really that clear

    So I was trying to watch the World Cup on my evo and the clarity wasn't that great. At times it looked good but others it seems as if my EVO couldn't keep up with the action. I thought this phone was a power house and that the TV streaming would be off the hook. Is it the sprint tv app? I tried...
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    EVO gmail notification

    I've noticed that my gmail notifications at times arrives to my phone within the same minute that the email was sent and can take up to 4 minutes before I get the email. Is that normal?
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    full body coverage for EVO

    I stumbled upon this today. I never heard of a clear full body cover skin for cell phones. I'm interested in getting it for my EVO. Anyone already have it? how does it work on the edges? And, was it easy/difficult to install? I've been searching the web for a how-to video but haven't found one.
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    landscape view taking forever...

    To activate...I'll be holding the phone in portrait view and when I turn the phone to text or type on the web the landscape view takes a while to activate...like 30 or more seconds sometimes... am I holding it front or do I need to give the phone a little shake or should it just go to landscape...
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    problem with auto-sync

    I have background data checked, auto-sync checked and my gmail (I only have one account set on my phone) set checked to sync. So, correct me if I'm wrong but when I get an email sent to my gmail account shouldn't it show up in my stock gmail app within a few minutes. I checked my email at 10:07...
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    ringtones for the evo using myxer

    i'm trying to get a ringtone from myxer but everytime i download a ringtone it downloads as a .gcd file and therefore not useable as a ringtone. I had it delivered via text and i even signed on myxer using my phone directly with no luck. i know i can use the mp3 player on the phone to make...
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    email not pushing through right away

    I was using the stock gmail app and up until today it seemed to be working fine. However, today I noticed that I wasn't getting instance pings when I received emails. I would get delays of 5-15 minutes prior to finally being "pinged" That I had gotten new email. I tested this out with a friend...
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    Cell standby vs Phone idle

    What is the difference between the two?
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    Help change GSM auto prl to CDMA auto

    I saw this suggestion on a post somewhere and I was wondering what does this change and how (other than better battery life...supposedly) will this affect my phone? Will it continue to work the same as before? or will it only work in sprint network with no roaming or what? Can anyone fill me in?
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    Help watching video sent from iphone via gmail

    My friend sent me a video that she recorded using her iPhone via email. I couldn't open the attachment through the stock gmail app. I went on the browser to access the desktop version of gmail and when I went to download the video a message came up saying I didn't have a program to march the...
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    where do apps go...

    when I download them from the market? to my SD card? or internal memory? I'm hoping the SD card...but how do I know?
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    Day in the life of a EVO battery

    I unplugged my EVO at 7:08 AM and did not charge it for over 14 hours. When I finally put it on the charger it still had 20% life left. I spoke on the phone for a total of 50 minutes. I sent/received a total of 65 texts today. I was on the net surfing through this forum, reading up on ESPN, did...
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    how to read sc card on evo

    How do I access my sd card from my evo to see what is saved on there? Or must I connect it to the computer to view what's on the sd card?
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    Can you open up multiple websites with stock browser?

    Anyone know? and if so how do you do it?:)
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    Clear case for EVO???

    So I was on ebay and I have found some clear cases to use for the EVO. But, then I was thinking...the phone is big enough already...do i really want the clear protective case and make it even bigger? What do you guys think? Should I get one or just rock the EVO as is? Holla!!!
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    What is the best browser to use?

    I am new to the andriod line of phones and downloading apps and stuff. I see there is opera mini...dolphin browser...and then of course the regular browser that came on the phone. Is there really a big difference between using the regular browser or one of the other ones? Let me know. Thanks...
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    gmail trash not deleting forever

    I have a HTC EVO and I can't seem to clear my trash file from my phone. Once I delete a message from my phone it then goes to the trash. I try to delete that same message from the trash but it doesn't delete forever like it is suppose to. I have to either go on my PC to do it or use my internet...
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    Andriod Newbie with a question...

    Hello all, My question is how do I know what apps or programs are running that might be potentially draining my battery. I am aware that Advanced Task Killer is a program that might help, but with the debate with whether it does more harm than good I don't want to use ATK. I just want to make...